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=== Records of Sweden Emigrants in Their Destination Countries === | === Records of Sweden Emigrants in Their Destination Countries === | ||
Sometimes the best sources for information about your immigrant ancestor are found in the country he or she emigrated to. The records there may provide the town or place of origin and other information. To learn about these records, use handbooks, manuals, and the research outline for that country (if available). | Sometimes the best sources for information about your immigrant ancestor are found in the country he or she emigrated to. The records there may provide the town or place of origin and other information. To learn about these records, use handbooks, manuals, and the research outline for that country (if available). <br> | ||
Many of the emigrating Swedes settled in the upper mid-west of the United States. States like Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa, plus the Dakotas received the bulk of the Swedish emigrants. It was not uncommon for Swedes to cluster in spots and form their own communities. Many also affiliated with Lutheran churches once they arrived in America. The | Many of the emigrating Swedes settled in the upper mid-west of the United States. States like Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa, plus the Dakotas received the bulk of the Swedish emigrants. It was not uncommon for Swedes to cluster in spots and form their own communities. Many also affiliated with Lutheran churches once they arrived in America. The American-Lutheran Church membership records can be very informative for finding more information about your emigrating Swedish ancestor. These registers are on file with the Swenson Institute located at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.<br> | ||
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has microfilmed most Swedish immigrant church records in the United States. Its address is: | The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has microfilmed most Swedish immigrant church records in the United States. Its address is: <br> | ||
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)<br> | |||
8765 West Higgins Road <br> | |||
Chicago, Illinois 60631-4198 <br> | |||
USA <br> | |||
Telephone: 312-380-2818 <br> | |||
Internet: http://www.elca.org/<br> | |||
The microfilms are available through the Augustana College. See "[[Sweden Societies|Societies]]" section of this outline for the address. | The microfilms are available through the Augustana College. See "[[Sweden: Societies|Societies]]" section of this outline for the address.<br> | ||
===Naturalization Records=== | |||
US Naturalization records can sometimes provide the necessary information regarding place of origin. However, these kinds of records frequently only list the name of the country from where the individual came and the name of the king, etc. of that country. Naturalization records are found in the FHLC at the county level of the state in which the county is located. First papers are filed with the clerk’s office at the time the individual first applied for citizenship. However, citizenship was not granted until the residency requirement, which was 5-7 years had been satisfied. | US Naturalization records can sometimes provide the necessary information regarding place of origin. However, these kinds of records frequently only list the name of the country from where the individual came and the name of the king, etc. of that country. Naturalization records are found in the FHLC at the county level of the state in which the county is located. First papers are filed with the clerk’s office at the time the individual first applied for citizenship. However, citizenship was not granted until the residency requirement, which was 5-7 years had been satisfied.<br> | ||
===Passenger Arrivals=== | |||
Most Swedish immigrants to the United States arrived at the ports of New York and Quebec. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records and some indexes.<br> | |||
An important book on Sweden immigrants to the United States is: | An important book on Sweden immigrants to the United States is: <br> | ||
Olsson, Nils William and Erik Wikèn. | Olsson, Nils William and Erik Wikèn. Swedish Passenger Arrivals in U.S. Ports 1820-1850<br> | ||
Stockholm, Sweden: N. W. Olsson and E. Wikèn, 1995. (FHL book 973 W3on.) <br> | |||
===County Histories=== | |||
Histories from the counties where Swedish immigrants settled sometimes provide the immigrants' town of origin.<br> | |||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||