Thank you for the great tip and of course it helps if I would use the correct spelling. Carol in KY where it has suddenly become chilly. -----Original Message----- From: Pono (Norm) <kapono@maui.net> To: sweden <sweden@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 1:35 pm Subject: Re: [SWEDEN] Information about Luffars Carol When looking for Swedish things, I find Google.se to be much more effective. Try it with luffarna. Aloha, Pono Norman A. Sandin POB 1602 Kihei, HI 96753 http://www.sandinfamily.com [pau] -----Original Message----- From: sweden-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sweden-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carol Larson Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:16 AM To: sweden@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SWEDEN] Information about Luffars Bo, Thank you so much for the link. Yes, that was the connect to the Museum and now it is time to work on my translations. I had visited the museum several years ago and I knew it was in the Kingdom of Glass area but were Luffarna all over Sweden or only in Småland? Thanks again, Carol in KY -----Original Message----- From: Bo Johansson <bo.h.johan56@telia.com> To: sweden <sweden@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 10:47 am Subject: Re: [SWEDEN] Information about Luffars Carol Larson wrote 2012-10-27 10:21: > > When I do a search I only come up with movie titles, so I must not be > asking the right questions, so here goes again. > > Can someone please help me with more information about Luffars. > I don't know where to look for more information (like a Swedish > resource > in English.) I understand they were the "vagabond" (tramp) who traveled > from farm to farm doing odd jobs and making repairs. They also made things > out of wire (like wire baskets and wisks.) Where did they live? > Did they have families? How did they get into that line of work? > I have heard older Swedes talk about seeing them when they were young. Some pages in Swedish, perhaps you can use Google translate: http://www.popularhistoria.se/artiklar/luffarna-–-vagarnas-vagabonder/ http://www.luffarmuseum.se/luffare.htm en luffare = one vagabond flera luffare = several vagabonds luffaren = the vagabond luffarna = the vagabonds // Bo Johansson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message