Sweden

1. Basics: Learn about Swedish research in these Wiki articles.
   
   FS—Wiki: Sweden Genealogy
   MH Wiki— Swedish Genealogy


2. Here's an article on Swedish family history for beginners, using FamilySearch.
   
   FS—Swedish Family History for Beginners - 2018


3. Get an overview of Swedish family history on the Archives.com site.
   
   AR—Swedish Family History


4. Get started finding Swedish ancestors.
   
   AC—Beginning Swedish Research—35:45 - 2014   
   • Immigration history
   • Immigration routes
   • Census and naturalization
   • Passenger lists
   • Family and other records
   • Challenges
   • Researching Swedish records
   
   
   
   BYU—Swedish Research Tips—17:35 - 2014   
   • Swedish alphabet
   • Where do I start?
   • A few good books
   • Swedish parish registers
   • Five online resources
   
   
   
   


5. Resources: Explore Your Guide to Researching Swedish Ancestors by Barb Snow.


6. Learn about methods for extending paternal lines in your Swedish research.
   
   FS—Find the Unknown Father in Sweden—65:18 - 2019

Swedish Records



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1. Record Finder: Use the Sweden Record Finder to understand record types for research.
   
   FS—Wiki: Sweden Record Finder


2. ArkivDigital: Learn how to use the ArkivDigital record source, available for free at family history centers.
   
   FS—Using Name Searchable Databases in ArkivDigital—53:54
   FS—How to Use Swedish Collections in ArkivDigital—55:26


3. Learn about jurisdictions and records for Swedish research.
   
   RT—Jurisdictions and Records for Swedish Genealogy—19:29 - 2022   
   • Learning Center, Ancestry Wiki
   • Diocese
   • Parish
   • Chapelry
   • Parish boundary evolution
   • Parish records
   • Civil jurisdictions
   • County
   • Judicial jurisdictions
   
   
   
   
4. Swedish Roots: Explore the Swedish Roots site for help in getting started with Swedish research.
5. Explore the Forebears.io site for research records.

1. Words: Learn the Swedish words you'll need for research.
   
     FS—Swedish Genealogical Words
   AC—Swedish Dictionary and Abbreviations


2. Spelling & Phonetics: Understand spelling and phonetics for Swedish genealogy.
   
   Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy—12:20 - 2015   
   • Spelling
   • Symbols and abbreviations
   • Understand some phonetics
   • Vowel phonetics
   • Letter J
   • Look for the root word
   • Swedish Historical Dictionary database
   
   
   
   

Names

1. Naming Customs: Learn about Swedish naming customs.
   
   FS—Sweden Names   
   • Surnames
   • Given Names

   
   Swedish Roots: Personal Names


2. Watch this video to learn more about naming customs.
   
   FS—Swedish Naming Customs—66:45 - 2017


3. Surnames: Learn more about Swedish surnames in these articles.
   
   FS—Swedish Surnames - 2018
   MH Wiki—Swedish Surnames


4. Search the Geneanet site for Sweden surnames.

Records and Handwriting

1. See examples of how to read Swedish records.
   
   AC—Reading Swedish Ancestry


2. Learn the basics of Swedish language and handwriting.
   
   Swedish Language and Handwriting—17:55 - 2020
   
   
   


3. Learn how to read Gothic handwriting for Swedish records.
   
   Reading Gothic Handwriting, Part 1—17:57 - 2015   
   • Swedish alphabet
   • Parish book example, 1778
   • Letter A
   • Letters B and L
   • Letter D
   • Letter E
   • Letters E, N, and U (and more)
   • Swedish alphabet samples
   • Process of writing
   • Learn by doing
   
   
   
   Reading Gothic Handwriting, Part 3—10:34 - 2016
   
   
   

1. Follow along with the actual research done to find Swedish ancestors in a family and extend the tree.
   
   FS—Beyond Parish Registers


2. Examine this Swedish case study from Thoughtco and Ancestry Magazine.
   
   AC—Finding Grandpa Svenson