Here's another idea. I just returned from the LDS (Mormon) Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and they have the Central Bureau for Statistics lists of emigrants. You can check the LDS catalog (FHLC) for Hallands län and for the year he emigrated. You'll have to read the film parish by parish, but I've looked at Halland county for my ancestor, and it doesn't take very long. Once you find him in these records, it will give you the parish he came from. They list the name of the emigrant and usually the exact birthdate, although sometimes only the year of birth or the age. It will at least give you a parish in Halland in which to start your search without having to write to Sweden. It takes anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks to get a roll of microfilm from Salt Lake (at your nearest local LDS Family History Center) for a nominal fee (our center in Sacramento charges $4.00 per roll). Good Luck!! Michael VanBaaren Doug Holtz <dholtz@execpc.com> wrote in article <39e1388b$0$75981$392904a7@news.execpc.com>... > Hello; > > My g grandfather can not be traced. He was born in Sweden (Halland County) > and shows up in the US at age 13 or so. > > How can I get anything on him from Sweden? We know nothing. > > TNX > > -- > Doug Holtz > dholtz@execpc.com > > >