Thanks Michael. Doug Michael VanBaaren <norseman@jps.net> wrote in message news:01c0363b$996e7fe0$683477d8@vanbaarm... > 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 > > > > > >