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In 1555 King Gustav Vasa ordered that all merchants must carry a passport issued by the city where they lived when traveling on business in areas outside where they were known. Regulations regarding these domestic travel passports (''inrikespas'') changed over the years until being discontinued in 1860. Additional information on these passports can be found at the Genealogiska Föreningen's page [https://www.genealogi.net/om-gf/projekt/inrikespass-1700-tal/internal-passports-in-sweden/ Internal Passports in Sweden]. | In 1555 King Gustav Vasa ordered that all merchants must carry a passport issued by the city where they lived when traveling on business in areas outside where they were known. Regulations regarding these domestic travel passports (''inrikespas'') changed over the years until being discontinued in 1860. Additional information on these passports can be found at the Genealogiska Föreningen's page [https://www.genealogi.net/om-gf/projekt/inrikespass-1700-tal/internal-passports-in-sweden/ Internal Passports in Sweden]. | ||
==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1943-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61742/ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Records, 1943-1947 (USHMM)] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
== The History of Emigration from Sweden == | == The History of Emigration from Sweden == | ||
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The Swedish-American Line began carrying passengers directly from Sweden to America in 1915. Before that, ships left Swedish ports and went to other European countries where the passengers changed ships for their transatlantic voyage. | The Swedish-American Line began carrying passengers directly from Sweden to America in 1915. Before that, ships left Swedish ports and went to other European countries where the passengers changed ships for their transatlantic voyage. | ||
Swedes emigrated for several reasons. Among them were poor economic conditions, avoidance of military service, glowing accounts from emigration agents, availability of free land and encouragement from other family members in the new land, and religious persecution. | Swedes emigrated for several reasons. Among them were poor economic conditions, avoidance of military service, glowing accounts from emigration agents, availability of free land and encouragement from other family members in the new land, and religious persecution. | ||
== Finding the Emigrant's Parish of Origin == | == Finding the Emigrant's Parish of Origin == | ||