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• 12 Nov, 2018
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Did you know that Swedish parishes have been keeping records since 1686? Although individual parishes may have a few records from earlier dates, church law required Swedish church records to be diligently recorded after this time. Search Swedish Church Re

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• 09 Nov, 2018
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Learn more about traditional Swedish foods from native Swedes and families with strong Swedish heritage. Recipes are included so you can try them yourself! Do you have Swedish ancestors? Discover your Swedish heritage with FamilySearch. Search Sweden Reco

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• 09 Nov, 2018
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If you’ve been to Sweden, you might have noticed that most Swedish pancakes are eaten during brunch, lunch, or dinner—not for breakfast. Two popular types of potato pancakes are perfect for trying at your next meal: råraka and raggmunk. Some Swed

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• 09 Nov, 2018
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So popular are chocolate balls (chokladbollar) in Sweden that they have their own holiday—May 11, Chokladbollens Dag. “The rule in our family was that we could make them anytime of the year because they were so yummy and satisfying to eat,”

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• 09 Nov, 2018
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Köttbullar, as meatballs are known, are made with ground meat and breadcrumbs softened in milk. The exact preparation varies from kitchen to kitchen. Sometimes the meatballs include ground pork or diced onion, and sometimes they are served with gravy. Ac

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• 09 Nov, 2018
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A favorite food for many people with Swedish heritage is Swedish pancakes. They “are simple, yet super good, and we eat them throughout the year,” says Dee Wilhite. Traditional Swedish pancakes are light and thin—comparable to crepes—with

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• 08 Nov, 2018
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Have you ever poked around your family tree and run across a line of people with Swedish names such as Lars Andersson, Karen Svensdotter, Britta Johansdotter, and Per Lindström? Were you confused when the family surname changed a lot? Why didn’t Nils H

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• 03 Nov, 2018
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Perhaps you’ve heard that Swedish records are some of the best resources in the world to find ancestors. It’s true! If you have Swedish ancestry, then you are among the fortunate. But how do you do Swedish genealogy? Here are some simple steps

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• 01 Nov, 2018
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FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in October 2018 with over 12 million new indexed family history records and nearly 400,000 digital images from around the world. New historical records were added from Belgium, Chile, Colombia, France, French