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Review of ArkivDigital’s Searchable Name Indexes

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During the last years, ArkivDigital has added and expanded many searchable name indexes for the church books,estate inventories, censuses, passenger ship manifests and other collections making it easier for the Swedish researcher. These indexes include name searchable indexes such the Population of Sweden 1820-1947 which is a name searchable index of all the household/congregation records for all of Sweden for the years 1820 -1947. This index includes also the Rotemansarkivet for persons living in Stockholm for the years 1878-1926.

You can find the indexes by:

  • Go to the application – app.arkivdigital.se
  • Select Index search
  • Under index source click on the down arrow and a drop-down menu will show you a list of indexes

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Today the searchable name indexes include the following:

  • Population of Sweden 1820-1947
  • Population of Sweden 1940
  • Population of Sweden 1950
  • Population of Sweden 1960
  • Population of Sweden 1975
  • Population of Sweden 1985
  • Population of Stockholm 1945
  • Estate inventories
  • Land registrations Northern Gotland
  • Military service cards,
  • Swedes in the US 1940
  • Emigrants
  • Birth index, parts of Sweden
  • Marriage index, parts of Sweden
  • Death index, parts of Sweden
  • Portrait Collection
  • Agriculture Statistics 1944
  • Boatswain active list
  • Employees at Papyrus
  • Riddarhuset, collection of photos

Below are blogs that provide additional detail about each index:

Population of Sweden 1820-1947
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/more-than-19-million-new-posts-in-the-population-of-sweden-index/

Population of Sweden 1940
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/population-of-sweden-1940-now-available-in-arkivdigital/

Population of Sweden 1950
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/advanced-searching/

Population of Sweden 1960
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/arkivdigital-launches-two-new-powerful-registers/

Population of Sweden 1975
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/population-of-sweden-1975/

Population of Sweden 1985
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/population-of-sweden-1985/

Population of Stockholm 1945
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/population-of-stockholm-1945/

Estate Inventory
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/searching-for-estate-inventories-in-arkivdigital/

Land registrations Northern Gotland
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/new-land-registration-index-for-the-northern-gotland-district-archive/ 

Military service cards|
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/military-service-cards-stamkort-search-index

Swedes in US 1940
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/new-register-swedes-in-us-1940/

Emigrants
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/search-for-passenger-ship-manifests

Birth, marriage and death indexes, part of Sweden
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/new-searchable-information-for-births-marriages-and-deaths-from-slaktdata/

Portrait collection
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/a-quarter-of-a-million-portrait-images/

Agriculture statistics 1944
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/new-search-index-for-agricultural-statistics-1944/

Boatswain active list
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/name-index-for-boatman-rolls-batsmansrullor

Employees at Papyrus
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/name-index-of-papyrus-paper-mill-employees/

Riddarhuset, collection of photos
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/new-name-index-for-the-house-of-nobilitys-portrait-collection/

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Quick Find Indexes

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There are special indexes in ArkivDigital that will help you quickly search in three  sources: SCB extracts (birth, marriage and death records), tax records (mantalslängder) and the general muster rolls (generalmönsterrullor).

To find the special search indexes, go to Index search and you will find the following indexes:

  • Quick find: SCB
  • Quick find: Mantals tax records
  • Quick find: General Muster rolls

Quick find tool

QUICK FIND SCB EXTRACTS

ArkivDigital earlier photographed the Statistiska centralbyrån (Statistics Sweden) or SCB extracts for the years 1925-1947 (1930-1947 for Stockholm city). The SCB extracts consist of transcripts of birth, marriage and death records that were sent yearly to the government department, Statistics Sweden (SCB).

Up until now, finding the right SCB extract has not been so easy. The extracts are organized by county, which means that each volume includes a large number of parishes. Thus, it has been very time-consuming to find the desired record type, parish and year. Now the problem has been solved. ArkivDigital has now introduced a new feature, Quick Find: SCB Extracts, which makes finding a desired extract a simple search.

To search for a SCB extract, do the following:

  • Select Index search.
  • Select “Quick find: SCB” in the index source list.
  • You can begin your search by using the “Simple search” routine by writing in the desired year, parish and/or the type of record (födda/vigda/döda) or fill in the desired search terms in the “Advanced search” routine.

For more information, click here.

QUICK FIND: MANTALS TAX RECORDS

When the household records and other church books are missing, the tax registers (mantalslängder) become an important source for researchers. To easily find the correct tax register for a particular parish for a certain year has often been up until now a challenge.

The index, Quick find: Mantals Tax Records, makes this much easier.

  • Select Index search.
  • Under index source, select Quick find: mantals tax records.
  • Enter the desired parish name and year and click search.
  • Click open image for the desired entry in the result list and the first page of the tax register appears.

For more information, click here.

QUICK FIND: GENERAL MUSTER ROLLS

Do you have a soldier ancestor? We have now made it simpler for you to search in the general muster rolls in our archive. You can use the new Quick Find: General Muster Rolls index to quickly find the correct year, regiment and company. Then, you look for the soldier you are seeking.

To access the Quick Find: General Muster Rolls index:

  • Login at app.arkivdigital.se
  • Select index search.
  • Select Quick Find: General Muster Rolls index under Index Source.

For more information, click here.

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ArkivDigital Videos in English on YouTube

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RootsTech 2021 Connect is over and we wish to thank those who attended our open house. We enjoyed meeting you and answering your questions about ArkivDigital and Swedish genealogy. Each day we gave two presentations and these live presentations were recorded and have been added to ArkivDigital’s YouTube channel.

Each presentation is approximately 30 minutes in duration. The titles of the four presentations are:

  • Introduction to ArkivDigital
  • Introduction to Swedish Church Books
  • Introduction to Swedish Estate Inventories
  • Introduction to Swedish Military Research

Click here, to view the open house presentations.

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2020 Virtual Winter Swedish Genealogy Workshop

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The McPherson County Old Mill Museum in Lindsborg, Kansas will be hosting a virtual ArkivDigital genealogy workshop on Saturday, December 12 from 9:15 AM to 12 PM Central Standard Time. Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be giving two presentations. Registration will be limited to 100 attendees.

 

There will be two presentations:

  • Introduction to Swedish Estate Inventories
  • Exploring Swedish Military Records

Click here for program details and click here for registration.

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Review of Swedish Military Research Blogs

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We receive many questions about Swedish military research at conferences and trade shows in North America. Many North Americans discover that one of their ancestors was in the Swedish military serving in the infantry, cavalry or as a båtsman in the Swedish Navy and wish to discover more about their ancestor’s military service.

You will find many military documents in ArkivDigital’s online library from the 1600’s to the 20th century. In our blog, you will find articles about some of the military records in ArkivDigital as well as a few tutorials detailing how to research your Swedish military ancestor. Today, we present a summary of our English blogs related to Swedish military research.

general muster rollGeneralmönsterrullor – Skaraborgs regemente (R) 475 (1859-1863) Image 22 (AID: v60287.b22, NAD: SE/KrA/0023)

Military Rolls (1620-1723)
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/military-rolls-rullor-1620-1723/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/military-rolls-rullor-1620-1723-now-complete/

General Muster Rolls
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/general-muster-rolls/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/general-muster-roll-column-headings/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/research-soldiers-in-the-general-muster-rolls-example-jan-fras/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/easier-to-find-a-soldier-in-the-general-muster-rolls-using-table-of-content-general-muster-list/

Naval (Flottan)
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/navy-flottan-documents-an-overview/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/boatman-rolls-batsmansrullor-a-unique-source/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/name-index-for-boatman-rolls-batsmansrullor/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/naval-ship-muster-rolls-skeppsmonsterrullor/

Military Pension Records
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/soldier-pension-documents-pensioner-olof-ceder/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/more-military-pension-documents-in-arkivdigital/

Officers and Non-commissioned Officers Service Records
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/armys-pension-funds-list-of-qualifications-armens-pensionskassas-meritband/

War Documents of the Great Northern War
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/swedish-soldiers-captured-at-poltava-what-can-one-discover-about-them/

Military Service Cards (1901-1950)
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/military-service-cards-stamkort-search-index/
http://blog.arkivdigital.net/additions-to-the-military-service-cards-stamkort-index/

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Military Rolls (rullor) 1620-1723 now complete

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A few years ago, we wrote a blog about the photographing of the Rullor 1620-1723. At that time, we had photographed the documents for the years 1620–1659. We have now photographed the rolls up to and including the year 1723.

military rolls 1620An example from the Rullor 1620-1723. Rullor 1620-1723 1720:4 (1712-1720) Image 90 (AID: v752417.b90, NAD: SE/KrA/0022)

The Rullor 1620-1723 are earlier military records to the general muster rolls and contain about 550,000 images and about 1800 volumes. Most genealogists sooner or later find an ancestor who served in the Swedish military and can benefit from these records that show the military units mustered year by year. The general muster rolls began to be introduced in the middle of the 1680s and so therefore up until the year 1723, the Rullor 1620-1723 are a complement to the general muster rolls.

You can find these records by:

  • Log in at app.arkivdigital.se
  • Select Archive search.
  • Enter Rullor 1620-1723 in the box under Archive holder.

If you want more tips on how to search in the Rullor 1620-1723, click here to read an earlier blog about these records.

 

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Easier to find a soldier in the general muster rolls using Table of content general-muster list!

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Do you have a soldier ancestor? We have now made it simpler for you to search in the general muster rolls in our archive. You can use the new Table of content General-muster list index to quickly find the correct year, regiment and company. Then, you look for the soldier you are seeking.

The Table of contents General-muster list covers the general muster rolls for Swedish regiments.

search general muster roll indexSearching for the Skaraborg general muster rolls between 1680 and 1750

The information that is searchable in the index includes:

  • Year
  • Regiment
  • Company/Page Content

The general muster rolls are records of those who served in the Swedish regiments from the 1680’s to the 1880’s. Approximately every three years, a general muster was held where information about each soldier was recorded. In these rolls, one can find information about a soldier from the time of recruitment to his discharge. Types of information, you can find in the rolls include the soldier’s name, age, height, marital status, date he joined the military, if he participated in a war, discharge date, physical condition and any injuries.

skaraborg vilskeGeneral muster roll for Vilske company in the Skaraborg regiment for 1719

To access the table of content general-muster list:

  • Login at app.arkivdigital.se
  • Select index search.
  • Select Table of content General-muster list under Index Source.

Read original blog in Swedish.

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Name Index for Boatman Rolls (Båtsmansrullor)

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During the late 1800’s, the boatman rolls (båtsmansrullorna) were created for the Navy seamen (båtsmän). These records are a gold mine for those interested in researching Navy seamen. Each seaman was given his own little book where one can follow his career from admission to discharge. We can discover a description of his physical appearance, where and how he served and even if he was punished for any infractions. In a previous blog, Boatman rolls (Båtsmansrullor) a unique source, which was published a few years ago, you can get more information about these records and also see a detailed example showing the Naval career for Gustaf Johansson Blå.

In order to make it easier to find the correct boatman roll, we have now published a new name searchable index, Boatswain active list. The register covers the entire country and includes about 4,600 index entries.

boatman roll indexWith the help of the index, we have found the record for Eric Eliasson Bergström. He became a boatman at the age of 18 years and 9 months. In the upper right hand corner, there is a description of his physical appearance. He was of medium build, had light brown hair and blue eyes.

In order to access the index to the boatman rolls, you must have an All-in-one subscription. In order to access the index:

  1. Login at app.arkivdigital.se
  2. Select Index search.
  3. Select Boatswain active list in the index source list.

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Additions to the Military Service Cards (Stamkort) Index

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In August 2018, we added the searchable name index, military service cards, to ArkivDigital. This index consists of nearly two million index entries for persons who enrolled in the military service from 1902 to 1941 (persons born between 1881 and-1921). The index makes it much easier to find draft registration cards from the various archives which used different methods for organizing these cards.

We have now added more entries to the military service cards index. It now includes persons who enrolled in the years from 1942 to 1950 (persons born in the years 1922-1931). Approximately 400,000 additional draft registration cards are now searchable by name.

military service index May

The conscription military card gives details about the enlistee from enlistment (at 20 or 21 years) till he became 47 years or left the military. It is not only information recorded at the time of enrollment but also data referring emergency preparations activities during World War II and additional training exercises. You can find more information about these military service cards by clicking here.

In order to access the military service card index, one must have an All-in-one subscription.

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Search by name in the Swedish historical records!

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One common question that one hears from Swedish-Americans new to Swedish records, “Are the records searchable by name?” Today, we can say that increasingly more and more Swedish records such as the church books, estate inventories and other record types are searchable by name.  One of ArkivDigital’s primary goals is to make Swedish research easier and one method is name searchable indexes.

search population of 1860 to 1947Searching in the Population of 1860 to 1947 Index

Today, we will review the name searchable indexes that are available in ArkivDigital’s All-in-one subscription.

Church Books

  • Household/Congregations Books (Population of Sweden 1860-1947) – All of the household/congregation books for all of Sweden have been indexed by name for the years from 1860 to 1947. For more information, click here.
  • Birth, marriage and death book indexes – (Birth index- parts of Sweden, Marriage Index- parts of Sweden, Death index- parts of Sweden) Searchable name indexes for birth, marriage and death books for all of the parishes within Kronoberg county and some parishes in nearby counties, around 60 parishes in Södermanland county as well as Nederluleå parish in Norrbotten county. Most of these indexes are from the earliest times (1600’s) up to the second half of the nineteenth century. The end year varies by parish. For some parishes, the end year is 1920. This is an ongoing project and the goal is to index by name the birth, marriage and death books for all of Sweden. Click here for more information.

Estate Inventories (Inventory of estate)

  • Name searchable indexes exist for estate inventories from the following counties: Gotland, Gävleborg, Göteborg och Bohus, Jämtland, Jönköping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Stockholm, Uppsala, Värmland, Västerbotten, Västernorrland, Älvsborg and Östergötland. This is an ongoing project. For a complete list of the district and city courts that have been indexed, click here.

Swedish Census Indexes

  • ArkivDigital has searchable name indexes for the years 1950, 1960, 1975 and 1985. Click here for additional information.
    • Population of Sweden 1950
    • Population of Sweden 1960
    • Population of Sweden 1975
    • Population of Sweden 1985

Military records (Military Service Cards)

  • The Military Service Cards index is a name searchable index of all draft registration and service cards for those who served in the Swedish military between 1902 and 1941. Click here for more information.

Swedes in U.S. 1940 Census

  • The Swedes in U.S. 1940 Census index includes all the persons in the 1940 U.S. Census who stated that their birth place was Sweden. Click here for more information.

Other indexes

  • Portrait Collection – Collection of photographs from three Stockholm photography studios from the 1920’s to 1970’s. Click here for more information.
  • Agriculture Census 1944 - Index to 1944 year’s agriculture statistics done by Statistics Sweden (SCB). Click here for more information.

To access the name searchable indexes within ArkivDigital’s All-in-one subscription:

  • Access the web version by going to https://app.arkivdigital.se/
  • Select “Index Search”.
  • Select the desired index under “Index source”.

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