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I headed down to Vagnhärad today to drop off a few things for our upcoming move in a few months. While I was there I took the opportunity to join my parents and their two Golden Retrievers, Trixie and Cleo, to Lake Gisesjön outside of Västerljung. The sun has been shining today and it really…
Nynäshamn is a seaside town south of the Swedish capital, Stockholm. It lies within the boundaries of the historical province of Södermanland but is today the seat of its own municipality and a part of Stockholm County. The town is known for its harbor, which connects Stockholm with Gotland – the largest island of Sweden….
Östhammar is a town in Roslagen, a part of the historical province of Uppland. The town has for over a century been a popular seaside resort, right at the shores of the Baltic Sea. The population of around 5.000 inhabitants increases many times over during the summer. The coastal area of Roslagen is popular for…
Öregrund is a popular seaside resort along the shores of Roslagen, a region within the historical province of Uppland. This locality has gone from being a small seaside settlement to becoming an important town with a harbor used for shipping the region’s iron production. At times, it has experienced the dark ages all over again…
Film was earlier at the center of Film Parish, the settlement growing around the parish church. This is today a smaller village with around 100 adult inhabitants in the areas Film Kyrkby and Tallbacken. It is a few kilometers from the former ironworks at Österbybruk and is today a part of Östhammar Municipality in Uppsala…
Österbybruk is a former company town and ironworks in a region that is today Roslagen. This is a part of the historical province of Uppland and an area famous for its historical mining and many ironworks. Österbybruk is today a locality with around 2.300 inhabitants and it has been able to preserve a big part…
Örbyhus is both a locality and a castle in the historical province of Uppland. The castle’s royal past might be history, but its importance meant it received a stop along the new railway. In the past century, a settlement has grown around the station. Industries have opened, disappeared, and been replaced since, but the castle…
Cospicua is a fortified city in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is part of a larger urban area known as the Three Cities, along with its neighbors Birgu and Senglea. The city is located in the Grand Harbour, just across the bay from the capital, Valletta. Known as Bormla in Maltese, Cospicua has…
Lövstabruk is a small village, and former company town, of around 100 inhabitants in the historical province of Uppland. Today it might be only a small part of the Tierp Municipality and Uppsala County, but the history is a lot grander. This was once the home of the largest ironworks in Sweden and even though…
Finding your way in the Swedish church records and other historical archives is a science all in itself. Mamy Swedish genealogical societies have already written numerous guides regarding that. So let us instead have a look at the ever-changing world of digital sources. The old-school genealogy researcher might still exist, by at least I have…
Ecerkö was once the westernmost point of both Finland and the Russian Empire. This is where the mail to and from mainland Sweden either arrived or departed. Local men rowed across the dangerous sea to make sure deliveries arrived at their destination. It is in their memory that the mail route monument stands on a…
Simundö is a small settlement in the historical province of Uppland. The area was once a part of Börstil Parish and is today included in Östhammar Municipality in Uppsala County. This is a former farming community in rural Sweden and has today a bit over 20 permanent residents. A Short History of Simundö Simundö was…