Tracing My Swedish Family Names
What might seem simple—a person’s name—turns out to be full of complexity. When looking into family history I found there…
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Jacobson, Jacobsson, Jakobsson
Caring for the Globe
No, I’m not talking about the Earth. Rather, the world globe given to my father upon his graduation from high…
New York-Bound, 1902
After traveling by train across Sweden from Norberg, his hometown, Carl Albin Jacobsson arrived Göteborg Central Station at 7:03 on…
Eskilstuna in Miniature ~ Brooklyn, New York
When you arrive in New York for the first time, you can be more than a little astonished at the…
“Till Amerika” Newly Translated
Sunday, the 20th of April 1902, the departure date of my trip, had arrived. With mixed feelings, I anticipated saying…
Norberg, 2018
During a 10-day visit to Sweden I visited Norberg, the home parish of my paternal grandfather Carl Albin Jacobsson. The…
Ellis Island 107 Years Later
I think my grandfather would be proud. On Tuesday evening I attended a black-tie event in the Great Hall at…
My Family’s Names
Select a surname below to see biographical facts about individuals in my extended family, such as birth and death dates,…