Swipe card: Sweden
DNA genealogy provided a breakthrough in a 20-year-old murder mystery – genealogy not...
A man has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of a brutal double murder from 2005, after police used DNA-based genealogy. The method, which connects...
Updated Sweden's 1930 census
The Swedish National Archives is still working to update the 1930 census with people who are no longer covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Unlike in...
What do Swedes think happens after death - and why do women think...
What happens after death? Does everything go black or does it continue in a way we can't explain? A major study in Sweden has provided...
Updated Sweden's 1930 census
The Swedish National Archives is still working to update the 1930 census with people who are no longer covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Unlike in...
Sveriges Dödbok is now available version 10
Two years ago, Sveriges Släktforskarforbund published Sveriges dødbok number 9, now number 10 is available and the period covered is increased by 17 years....
Grave memorial registers in Scandinavia
Cemeteries are full of them, and they can be found all over the country: gravestones. They contain names and often dates of birth and death, and in some cases...
New AI feature makes old sources easier to read
For many genealogists, one of the biggest challenges is the handwriting in old protocols and court books. The ink has faded, the letters are unusual, and the language can...
Three new textbooks on genealogy in Sweden
A lot of exciting things are happening on the genealogy front in Sweden these days. No less than three new textbooks on genealogy in Sweden are being published these days....
Swedish family? Use «Swedish newspapers»
The Royal Library of Sweden recently received a grant from three savings bank foundations for Tjustbygden, Alingsås and Varberg. This contribution has helped to create a larger...
