PLF Database

The genealogical society of Oskarshamn, called PLF (Person-och Lokalhistoriskt Forskarcentrum, Oskarshamn) has created a database of people born, married, or died in Kalmar county. Their project has now extended into the nearby counties of Jönköping Kronoberg, Blekinge and Östergötland. It is a four disc set. Periodically new versions are produced. The 2009 version contains index of vital records (births, marriages, deaths) as follows:

Disc 1

Norra Länet (Northern part of Kalmar county)

Kalmar Municipalities – Vimmerby, Västervik,
Östergötland Municipalities – Kinda, Linköping, Norrköping, Söderköping, Valdemarsvik, Åtvidaberg.

Disc 2

Mellersta Länet (Middle part of Kalmar county)

Kalmar municipalities – Oskarshamn, Hultsfred, Mönsterås, Högsby,
Jönköping county municipalities – Aneby, Eksjö, Jönköping, Nässjö, Sävsjö, Vetlanda.

Disc 3

Södra Länet (Southern part of Kalmar county)

Kalmar municipalities – Emmaboda, Kalmar, Nybro, Torsås,
Kronoberg municipalities – Lessebo, Uppvidinge,
Blekinge municipalities – Karlskrona, Ronneby,

Disc 4

Öland (Island part of Kalmar county)

Kalmar municipalities – Borgholm (northern half of island),
Mörbylånga (southern half of island)

Vocabulary to help with reading discs

Alla -- all

Begravnings -- burial’s

Datum -- date

Dopdatum -- christening date

Dopvittnen -- witness to christening

Döda -- died

Döds -- death’s

Dödsorsak -- cause of death

Dödsort -- place of death

Efternamn -- surname

Eller -- or

Faderns -- father’s

Födda -- born

Födelsedatum -- birth date

Födelseförsamling -- birth parish

Förnamn -- first name

Hemort -- residence

Klar -- exit

Kvinnans -- the woman’s

Källa -- source

Lysnings -- betrothal's

Mannens -- the man’s (husband's)

Moderns -- the mother’s

Namn -- name

Om -- about

Rensa -- clear

Skriv ut -- print

Sök -- search

uppgifter -- information

Valda -- select

Vigda -- married

Vigsel -- marriage

Vigselförsamling -- marriage parish

Övriga -- other

Spelling

To use the database, correct Swedish spelling must be used. This means that the letters Å, Ä, and Ö must be typed with the diacritics. For help typing these letters, please refer to the Family Search Wiki at https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portal:Sweden Go to Research Tools and the tool called “Type the Letters Å, Ä, and Ö”.

Availability

This set of CD-ROMs may be purchased from the Person-och Lokalhistorisk Forskarcentrum and ordered online.

This CD-ROM may be available at local Swedish-American research centers in various states.

The CD-ROM is available at the Family History Library but not at the Family History Centers. It is CD-Rom no. 6393 in the Family Hsitory Library Catalog.