FROM KARLSKOGA?
The records of the Karlskoga Heritage Society are jam-packed with information about emigrants from Karlskoga. From 1849 to 1935 nearly 7000 people left the Karlskoga area, sailed to the United States and fanned out over the continent. Every year descendants of these emigrants visit the archives of our Heritage Society, where archivists are ready to help them in their search for Swedish roots. The Society, in turn, seeks to learn the fate in the new country of a large number of former Karlskoga residents.
If you are making a trip to Sweden, contact the
Society at Hembygdsforeningen, Torget 10, 691 31 Karlskoga.
We invite you to come tell us the story of your
ancestors and their emigration. We try to provide
good service, guidance and help with research.
Our offices are located adjacent to the Kariskoga
Tourist Office, on the second floor of the public
library, which is situated in the center of Karlskoga.
Come visit!
Many Karlskoga emigrants covered the first stage of their
passage to America from Gothenburg to Hull in England on
board the ship Orlando. They usually continued by train to
Liverpool, from where the big America liners left.
© 1999 - 2001 Kjell Nordqvist
an active member of the Karlskoga
Heritage Society since the 1960´s and
served for seven years as its Chairman.
Bom in 1919, I taught school for thirty
years before I retired in 1982 to devote
myself full-time to research in local
history, emigration, and genealogy. I will
give you a warm welcome if you come to
visit our Society. But even if you are not
in the opportunity of coming here, I hope
you will write a letter to the address above
or contact me by
E-Mail at
kjell.nordqvist@telia.com
More about Karlskoga Heritage Society
http://www.karlskoga.se/kulturhistoria/hembygdsforeningen/hembygdsforeningen.htm
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