Genealogy

  1. Home
  2. Parenting & Family
  3. Genealogy
Tracing Your Swedish Ancestry
By James E. Erickson and Nils William Olsson

 

Amerikabrev - 'America Letter'
Amerikabrev (America letter) sent by Carl Johan Svensson from St. Louis, Missouri, 18 July 1853, to his mother and sister in the province of Skåne. Some of these early letters are invaluable for the local color and for the first-hand impressions they convey.

 

> Back to Article

 

community

Stay in touch with what's new in Genealogy by subscribing to our newsletter, About Ancestry,  joining us in chat, or posting messages and/or surname queries in the Genealogy Forum.

Subscribe to the Newsletter
Name
 Email

 

New posts to the Genealogy forums:

holdenUnicode cross symbolInteractive pedigree chart

 

Amerikabrev image courtesy of the Swedish Information Service.
Remaining images © 2000 Kimberly Powell.  All Rights Reserved.

Explore Genealogy

More from About.com

Browse All About.com

Genealogy

  1. Home
  2. Parenting & Family
  3. Genealogy

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.