A Brief Overview of Blekinge Länâ by Beverly Harbourt ~ SGSC President
 âA Brief Overview of Blekinge Länâ is the first in a series of presentations designed to give our members some background regarding the areas from which our ancestors emigrated. It provides a some information about the smallest province by area on the Swedish mainland and its history.
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âThat Aha Moment: When You Discover a Story About Your Ancestorsâ by Beverly Harbourt ~ SGSC President
âThat Aha Momentâ walks through an afternoon research session in Arkiv Digital records that demonstrates how information to fill in gaps in birth, death, and marriage data was found. In the course of this research we arrived at one of those aha moments when a story about an ancestor was possibly discovered.
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âAre We Kissing Cousins?â by Beverly Harbourt ~ SGSC President
âAre We Kissing Cousins?â takes a brief look at how you are related to your ancestors and other âfamilyâ members using me and a âcousinâ as the example. It examines what a first and second cousin really are and what it means when someone says they are a cousin âxâ times removed.
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âWhoâs Interested in Old Post Cards?â by Ron Floberg ~ SGSC Program Chair
In the early 1900âs, photographers traveled America photographing local citizens and scenes around town. Those photos, on âpennyâ post cards, became popular. What might a post card disclose about your ancestorâs past?
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âWhat is a Torp?â by Kjell S Andersson ~ SGSC Research and Mentoring Chair
âWhat is a torpâ describes the history of the Swedish âtorpâ, the differences between a âtorpâ, a âbackstugaâ and a âfarmâ and the importance of the âtorpareâ.
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