Swedish American Genealogist
Volume 28 | Number 1 Article 15
3-1-2008 The Last Page
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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Swedish American Genealogist by an authorized editor of Augustana Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Last Page Dear friends, By now summer is here in Sweden, to be very rich during the 30 Year county officials to more or less de- everything is green and there are lots War down in Germany, and then prive the Swedish Emigrant Insti- of wild flowers everywhere, and we wanted just as nice a home as his tute [SEI] of its independence, and hope for a long, sunny summer, as the German colleagues. Unfortunately merge it with a local museum. winter was not much fun. he died in 1676 and the work on the The politicians do not understand American friends tend to come here castle stopped, as there was no more that the SEI is an international in- during the nice part of the year, and money. His heirs did not have any stitution, and should not be handled we always enjoy showing them some money either, so the castle is still un- this way. of the sights of Stockholm. There are finished, and gives a vivid glimpse More than 1,600 genealogists and manys things to see here besides The of the 1600s. emigrant researchers have signed a Vasa Museum and Skansen. Among the many items in Wrang- petition to these authorities to leave One nice tour is to take the E18 el’s collections are a number of In- the SEI alone and increase their towards Enköping and after about 25 dian artefacts from New Sweden, funding, instead of taking it away. minutes we exit from the highway supposed to be among the oldest in SAG will of course follow this prob- and drive on a small rural road for a the world. lem, and report back to you as the while, and then, suddenly you see the After all this history it is nice with matter develops further. Lets all towers of Skokloster Castle, by Lake a cup of coffee in the quaint old town hope for the best! Mälaren, looking a bit odd among the of Sigtuna. Till next time! little red houses. The castle was built On the agenda now in Sweden is Elisabeth Thorsell from the 1650s and onwards by the efforts of the local city govern- Count Carl Gustaf Wrangel, who got ment of Växjö and the Kronoberg
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