Dennis, I saw your post about the Swedish community in Worcester. Like you, I have family who lived in that area. My maternal grandmother's mother was born Gladys Carlson (c1898-1924). She was born in Worcester, I believe her family lived in the Quinsigamond village area. They were John and Gerhardine (Hanson) Carlson. Beside Gladys, they had Clara, Julia, Fritjof "Fritz", Olga, Blanche & Conrad "Connie" whom I believe were all born in Worcester. Clara, Julia and Olga remained unmarried. Blanche married Charles Noonan. Frits was the father of Richard Carlson, of Grafton. He was a selectman and ran the Keith Hill Nursing Home for many years. I believe this family was in the Quinsigamond Village area between 1895-1910. They lived on Greenwood St., Worcester, and then in Millbury, on Park Hill. Later they lived on 146 (Main St.) Millbury near the Worcester Border. I think John worked as a "wire puller" or for a piano maker in Worcester. In the 1920 Census, when the family lived on Park Hill, Millbury, they stated their immigration years as 1890 for John, and 1898 for Hardine. So if they married here, it would have been a very short courtship, for Gladys was born about 1898-1899. It is possible they knew each other in Sweden. I know that Gladys, with her husband Frederick P. Alger, was associated with Calvary Lutheran Church, which was in Worcester in 1924, but I cannot find any information on it now. Possibly it merged with another parish. Gladys and her son Fred Jr., died in a trolley accident on Grafton St., on 02 Sep 1924, and their funerals were held through that church. They are buried in the Old Swedish Cemetery. I got the church name from a record of their funeral arrangements, which I obtained from Graham Funeral Home, 838 Main St., Worcester. I got the funeral home name from a short funeral announcement in the Worcester Post newspaper. I got the clipping from the Worcester Library. Their services have been invaluable to me with this family, for I knew next to nothing about them when I started. I would be interested to know some of your research tips. The name 'Carlson' is probably the most common name in Sweden! Due to the fact that this surname could be taken by anyone who was a 'son' of 'Carl'. The Worcester City Clerk refused to look for John and Hardine Carlson's death records because I could not specify a narrow time period. I would so like to find out something about these two. and when they came to America, and from where. I need to know more about them here before I can find out about the old country. Any suggestions you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Joel B. Keith Lakeland, FL Born in Worcester, Grew up in Grafton.