
Broad project to list European immigrants from any European country. From any European country and any date (Century). Everyone is welcome to collaborate and add more profiles.
Hats' Russian War (1741-1743) The Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743 was instigated by the Hats , a Swedish political party that aspired to regain the territories lost to Russia during the Great Northern War , and by French diplomacy, which sought to divert Russia's attention from supporting its long-standing ally, the Habsburg monarchy , in the War of the Austrian Succession . Swedish preparations...
Sweden The Sweden project is a forum for genealogy studies for families or persons living in Sweden or with any other connection to Sweden - or for any person who is interested in Swedish history. This page is a main portal for finding your way to local, regional, or tematic project groups in Sweden of today or that is connected to areas former belonging to Sweden. You can find muncipality proj...
Projekti aloitettu 22.8.2017. Tähän projektiin voi etsiä ja liittää Turussa asuneiden henkilöiden profiileja. Toivotaan profiili liitettäväksi myös Varsinais-Suomi ja Satakunta ja Suomi ja Karjala -projekteihin. Turku suomeksi Åbo på svenska Turku in English Lähipaikkakuntien projekteja Varsinais-Suomi Perustettu 22.8.2016 projektipohjia. Paikkakuntiin voi liittyä, Lisätä sis...
A collection of genealogical profiles related to Locality Uumaja - Umeå, Västerbotten, Swede Svenska städer Bjurholm I Gävle I Norsjö I Robertsfors I Skellefteå I Stockholm I Umeå Uppsala I Vinden I Vännnäs I
Lapin, Norrbottenin ja Finnmarkin alueiden sukututkimusprojekti======Släktforskningsprojekt för Lapplands, Norrbottens och Finnmarks områden======Slektforskningsprosjekt for Lappland, Norrbotten og Finnmark regioner======Genealogy project for Lapland, Norrbotten and Finnmark regions====Lappi, Norrbotten & Finnmark Project in Brief====Regions===The project's regions include the current region of...
Karjala (Finnish) / Karelen (Swedish) / Karelia (English)=== Karelia can generally be defined as the region of land between the Baltic Sea and White Sea settled by the Karelian ethnic group approximately 8,000 years ago.The region has been culturally divided since the 13th century into two halves, Western Karelia (also known as Swedish Karelia or Finnish Karelia) and Eastern Karelia (also known...
Great Northern War==== The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony – Poland–Lithuania . Frederick IV...
Apotek i Sverige 1500-1921 Syftet med detta projekt är att för släktforskare göra tillgängligt apotekare med familjer, som drivit apotek i Sverige. Profilerna måste därför vara offentliga. "Först på slutet af 1500-talet började apotek att anläggas i Sverige. De förste apotekarna voro i allmänhet tyskar och anlitades äfven såsom läkare. Mäster Lukas antogs af Gustaf I omkring 1552 att hålla a...
Genealogia Sursilliana Genealogia Sursilliana is an ancient genealogy project, stemming from the 1500’s. It concerns Erik Ångerman and his family, later known as Sursill, from Teg (now Umeå) Sweden. The history and the study of the family has reached almost legendary proportions. According to some current research the name Sursill was first adopted by those members of the family who moved ov...
Småland, Sweden Småland is an province ( landskap ) in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania (Swedish: Skåne), Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. The Latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages. (Source: English Wikipedia. Read 2019-01-19.) KMunicipalities in Småland There are 33 ...
Municipality of Växjö, Kronoberg County, Småland, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Växjö , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the...
Municipality of Örebro, Närke, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Örebro , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. You might a...
Return to Lands of Sweden Project Dalarna is a province in Sweden Dalarna is a province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Borders of the province mostly coincide with the modern administrative Dalarna Cou...
Falun, Dalecarlia, Sweden This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Falun , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. You should also consid...
Jönköping, Smolandia, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Jönköping , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. You should also c...
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden=This projectgroup started 2017 and is continously expanding. In this projectgroup you may add people that was born, has lived or died in Stockholm. The aim with the group is to help each other to find our common ancestors. Stockholm is a town that was founded in 1200s. At first the geographical area for the town was only the small island that is called the Old T...
Municipality of Linköping, East Gothland, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Linköping, Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town...
Lidköping, Västra Götaland, Sweden This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Lidköping , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This proj...
Projekti aloitettu/start 11.11.2017.===History===Old town (Gamla stan)It is believed that the name Gävle derives from the word gavel, meaning river banks in Old Swedish and referring to the Gavleån (Gävle River). The oldest settlement was called Gävle-ägarna, which means "Gavel-owners". This name was shortened to Gävle, then Gefle, and finally Gävle.Gävle is first mentioned as a town in officia...
Jukkasjärvi Locality Project =Genealogy project for Jukkasjärvi, Sweden.== Jukkasjärvi village projects ==No village projects yet.== Regional Locality Projects == Finnmark: Alta I Berlevåg I Båtsfjord I Gamvik I Hammerfest I Hasvik I Karasjok I Kautokeino I Kvalsund I Lebesby I Loppa I Måsøy I Nesseby I Nordkapp I Nord-Varanger I Polmak I Porsanger I Sør-Varanger I Sørøysund I Talvik I Tana I V...
Essunga, West Gothland, Sweden This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Essunga , Sweden. Everybody interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part...
Scania, Sweden====Scania, known in Scandinavia as Skåne is the southernmost province of Sweden. Within Scania, there are 33 municipalities that are autonomous within the Scania Regional Council. Scania's largest city is Malmö, which is also the third largest in Sweden, as well as the fifth largest in Scandinavia.=== To the north, Scania borders the provinces of Halland and Småland, to the north...
Project start 15.6.2018. Under constructionNote that this is a project about the urban area of Ystad, not the present municipality. ===History===After the time of Absalon, Bishop of Roskilde and Archbishop of Lund, peace was brought to the area in the 11th century, fishing families settled at the mouth of the river Vassa as herring fishing became the main source of trade. Ystad was not mentione...
Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790) The Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790 , known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden, Gustav III's War in Finland and Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. Background The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons. Despite having established himself as an autocra...