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Monday, October 25, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Swede roots - Poem
from today's (Garrison Keillor), The Writer's Almanac (also available in 5min. podcasts)
We came to a beautiful little farm. From photos
I'd seen I knew this was the place. The house
and barn were painted in the traditional Falu
red, trimmed with white. It was nearly mid-
summer, the trees and grass, lush green, when
we arrived the family was gathered at a table
on the lawn for coffee and fresh strawberries.
Introductions were made all around, Grandpa
Sven, Lars-Olaf and Marie, Eric and Gudren,
Cousin Inge and her two children… It made me
think of a Carl Larsson painting. But, of course,
it was all modern, the Swedes are very up-to-
date, Lars-Olaf was an engineer for Volvo, and
they all spoke perfect English, except for
Grandpa, and there was a great deal of laughter
over my attempts at Swedish. We stayed for a
long time laughing and talking, It was late in
the day, but the sun was still high. I felt a won-
derful kinship. It seemed to me that I had
known these people all my life, they even
looked like family back in the States. But as it
turned out, we had come to the wrong farm.
Lars-Olaf said, "I think I know your people, they
live about three miles from here. If you like I
could give them a call." I said that no, it wasn't
necessary, this was close enough.
My Ancestral Home
We came to a beautiful little farm. From photos
I'd seen I knew this was the place. The house
and barn were painted in the traditional Falu
red, trimmed with white. It was nearly mid-
summer, the trees and grass, lush green, when
we arrived the family was gathered at a table
on the lawn for coffee and fresh strawberries.
Introductions were made all around, Grandpa
Sven, Lars-Olaf and Marie, Eric and Gudren,
Cousin Inge and her two children… It made me
think of a Carl Larsson painting. But, of course,
it was all modern, the Swedes are very up-to-
date, Lars-Olaf was an engineer for Volvo, and
they all spoke perfect English, except for
Grandpa, and there was a great deal of laughter
over my attempts at Swedish. We stayed for a
long time laughing and talking, It was late in
the day, but the sun was still high. I felt a won-
derful kinship. It seemed to me that I had
known these people all my life, they even
looked like family back in the States. But as it
turned out, we had come to the wrong farm.
Lars-Olaf said, "I think I know your people, they
live about three miles from here. If you like I
could give them a call." I said that no, it wasn't
necessary, this was close enough.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
look up your Swedish roots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Emigrant_Institute (links at bottom of article include "how to" sections). Funding is threatened for the host building of the SEI, so it may be mothballed or closed in August 2010.
links/references from the wikip article include:
^ Your Swedish Roots: A Step by Step Handbook (by Per Clemensson and Kjell Andersson, Ancestry Publishing, 2004)
^ Tracing Your Swedish Ancestry http://www.explorenorth.com/library/history/tracingyourswedishancestry.pdf
^ The House of Emigrants http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Sweden-Facts/Worth-knowing-about-Sweden/Heritage/
^ The Emigrants From Småland, Sweden. The American Dream (by Ken Sawyer. July, 1999) http://fantasticsweden.co.uk/emigrants/theemigrantsfromsmalandsweden.pdf
A Review of Swedish Emigration to America
links/references from the wikip article include:
^ Your Swedish Roots: A Step by Step Handbook (by Per Clemensson and Kjell Andersson, Ancestry Publishing, 2004)
^ Tracing Your Swedish Ancestry http://www.explorenorth.com/library/history/tracingyourswedishancestry.pdf
^ The House of Emigrants http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Sweden-Facts/Worth-knowing-about-Sweden/Heritage/
^ The Emigrants From Småland, Sweden. The American Dream (by Ken Sawyer. July, 1999) http://fantasticsweden.co.uk/emigrants/theemigrantsfromsmalandsweden.pdf
external links
Official WebsiteA Review of Swedish Emigration to America
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Malmo with 20-25% Muslim population?
UK's Rob Gifford reports from Malmo,
Europe - Cartoon Furor Met With Muted Response In Sweden
Europe - Cartoon Furor Met With Muted Response In Sweden
[7 min 0 sec]
Swedish trilogy now as movie
Punk Hacker, Meet Punk'd Hack:
Based on a popular novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo follows the unlikely partnership between a brilliant young hacker and a discredited investigative journalist who team up to solve a 40-year-old murder.
Hollywood already plans to remake it, but you're better off catching the original.
[www.npr.org/programs/atc for Friday 19 March 2010]
Hollywood already plans to remake it, but you're better off catching the original.
[www.npr.org/programs/atc for Friday 19 March 2010]
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