----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Irvine" <[email protected]> To: "Kajukenb" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:00 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-NORDIC] Help with Databases at Arkion.se > Hi, > I saw your message on the Gen-Nordic rootsweb site. > I too am trying to trace my Swedish grandfather who was a seaman. > I have found this site very helpful and they have an English page too. > > www.ddss.nu/Sjoman/Sjomansoksida2.asp > > I have found that Arkion.se have an English page but their searches are not > free. > Good luck, > > Sue Irvine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kajukenb" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 7:32 PM > Subject: [GEN-NORDIC] Help with Databases at Arkion.se > > > > > > Has anyone used the databases at http://www.arkion.se? > > > > They are a part of the National Archive of Sweden, and have have Swedish > Census > > 1890-1900, Seaman Houses 1752-1960 and several others. > > Since my g. grandfather was a swedish seamen, he is probably in the Seaman > > Houses database. > > > > My main problem is that they do not have a English web page, so I do not > know > > how to find the information. Are their databases free? > > > > Can someone tell me how to use their site, and get the information on the > > Seamen Houses? > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > >