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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1783-1951''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1189/ Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1783-1991''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61085/ Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books, 1783-1991] at Ancestry - index ($) | *'''1783-1991''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61085/ Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books, 1783-1991] at Ancestry - index ($) | ||
*'''1869-1948''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61637/ Sweden, Emigration Registers, 1869-1948] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1943-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61742/ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Records, 1943-1947 (USHMM)] at Ancestry — index ($) | *'''1943-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61742/ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Records, 1943-1947 (USHMM)] at Ancestry — index ($) | ||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1gEPDH-Y5EEmL_78yhM2a4zc81C6_yVU&ll=44.667225129560414%2C-27.848331045285764&z=4 World Passenger Lists Maps] | |||
== The History of Emigration from Sweden == | == The History of Emigration from Sweden == | ||
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Most Swedish emigrants left from the port of Göteborg (Gothenburg). Emigrants from southern Sweden left from Malmö. Relatively few left from Stockholm and Norrköping. Some Swedish emigrants who lived in Värmland county, which borders Norway, left via the port of Oslo. Emigrants from other parts of Sweden may also have gone through that port. Indexes for Oslo are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library and online at [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/ The Digital Archive]. | Most Swedish emigrants left from the port of Göteborg (Gothenburg). Emigrants from southern Sweden left from Malmö. Relatively few left from Stockholm and Norrköping. Some Swedish emigrants who lived in Värmland county, which borders Norway, left via the port of Oslo. Emigrants from other parts of Sweden may also have gone through that port. Indexes for Oslo are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library and online at [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/ The Digital Archive]. | ||
Others may have gone through the port of Copenhagen, Denmark. These records have been microfilmed. They are "letter grouped" which means all the "A" surnames are together chronologically, all the "B" surnames, and so forth. There is also an index which may be accessed at [http://ddd.dda.dk/ddd_en.htm Danish Demographic Database]. Transcribed passenger lists may also be found at [ | Others may have gone through the port of Copenhagen, Denmark. These records have been microfilmed. They are "letter grouped" which means all the "A" surnames are together chronologically, all the "B" surnames, and so forth. There is also an index which may be accessed at [http://ddd.dda.dk/ddd_en.htm Danish Demographic Database]. Transcribed passenger lists may also be found at [https://web.archive.org/web/20240805101250/https://www.theshipslist.com/ The Ships List]. | ||
The Swedish passenger lists are indexed. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of both the indexes and the original passenger lists. Descriptions of the library's holdings can be found in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. | The Swedish passenger lists are indexed. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of both the indexes and the original passenger lists. Descriptions of the library's holdings can be found in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. | ||
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=== Emigranten === | === Emigranten === | ||
A special emigration database, called Emigranten, is available at the FamilySearch Library on a 2 computer disc set with the library catalog number CD Rom No. 574 pt 1 & 2. | A special emigration database, called Emigranten, is available at the FamilySearch Library on a 2 computer disc set with the library catalog number CD Rom No. 574 pt 1 & 2. | ||
*'''1700s-1900s''' {{FSC|1051796|title-id|disp=The Swedish Emigrant : version 2001/ The Swedish Emigrant Institute in Växjö; The Emigrant Register in Karlstad; The Gothenburg Emigrant}}(*); Svenska Emigrantinstitutet at FamilySearch Catalog - CD ROM | |||
It is also available to purchase in the new updated and abridged form called Emigranten Populär 2006 from the Ancestors Swedish Online Store. | It is also available to purchase in the new updated and abridged form called Emigranten Populär 2006 from the Ancestors Swedish Online Store. | ||
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The records of the Swedish-American Lutheran churches are also available on microfilm through the Swenson Swedish Research Center.<br> | The records of the Swedish-American Lutheran churches are also available on microfilm through the Swenson Swedish Research Center.<br> | ||
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center<br>Augustana College<br>639 38th Street<br>Rock Island IL 61201-2296<br>Tel: 309.794.7204<br>Fax: 309.794.7443<br> | Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center<br>Augustana College<br>639 38th Street<br>Rock Island IL 61201-2296<br>Tel: 309.794.7204<br>Fax: 309.794.7443<br>Email: sag@augustana.edu | ||
== Swedish-American Oral Interviews == | == Swedish-American Oral Interviews == | ||
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