Deputies: Bertil Stensgård, Strängnäs Tel: 0705-685 041, [email protected] Kerstin Malm, Eskilstuna Tel: 0733-223 228 [email protected] Gunnel Ohlson, Kalmar Tel: 0730-671 073, [email protected] Auditors: Gerd Ireman, Oskarshamn tel: 0491-165 33 Christer Andersson, Hultsfred tel: 0491-740 35 President: Staffan Svensson, Rolf Svensson, Nyköping (sammankallande) Törnholmsv 41, SE-572 63 Oskarshamn, Sweden Nominations: Tel: 0706-639 505, [email protected] Phone: +46 91-845 05, [email protected] Hans Nilsson, Trelleborg Board members: Birger Bring, Oskarhamn 2015 www.sabelskjold.com Tel: 0410-180 18, [email protected] Phone: +46 491-730 21, [email protected] Sture Karlsson, Bockara Peder Nilsson, Kristdala Tel: 0703-153 621 Phone: +46 491-711 21, [email protected] Annica Triberg, Kalmar A word from our president Sabelskjöldarn: Phone: +46 705-611 407, [email protected] The past year has been a year full of events in the Sabelskjöld when they visited Kristdala, which we are more than happy to Editing and layout: Thina Rydell and Annica Triberg Thina Rydell, Kalmar family for example the big family gathering and the annual mee- show. There was a lot of coffee and cinnamon rolls along with Phone: 0733-544 569, [email protected] ting at Julita manor in Södermanland. For those of you who interesting conversations, in our yard. My term as president Do you have an opinion or idea about the content of the paper? Deputies: Britt Stenervall, Enskede didn’t have the opportunity to attend, I can announce that our of the association covers four years and during that time we Do you want to write a line or two? Please let us know! Also please Tel: 0707-122 353 [email protected] previous president Rolf Svensson after many years as president will celebrate our big anniversary. Our 400-year anniversary! A remember to inform us about any address changes. decided not to seek re-election. I now have the honor to con- good part of our work will be around this celebration - there tinue his work as president of the association. Who am I? My is a lot of planning to be done. Further- name is Staffan Svensson and have my roots in the Kristdala more, I would like to invite you to submit A family question Eleven times connected area. My interest in our family history came to me through my articles to our magazine. Later this year, we mother, who was active in the Sabelskjöld Family Association. will have an ”in-between meeting” at the I have also been on the board since 1998. My immediate fa- House of Emigrants in Växjö, see below. Question: mily also manage the Sabelskjöld bridal crown, which in 2014 I thank you for your attention and hope to was a popular object. Several of our American relatives, who see you soon. A couple of days ago I searched the birth records for 1697 for Yet another member of the family is born! On 6 November were visiting Sweden last year, wanted to see the bridal crown Staffan Svensson, president Råby-Rönö parish in Nyköping. As a Sabelskjöld descendant I last year, Melinda and Hans Kastman’s son Noel was born. was startled when the name ”Brita Sabbelsköld” appeared as Investigation from the genealogy research group has clarified witness in a baptism. I have not been able to figure out from that he is related to the ”six well born ladies at Bråhult” eleven Meeting at the House of New banknotes the Sabelskjöld- and Kristdala books who she was and what times! He connects to Märta Sabelskjöld six times, Elisabet Emigrants in Växjö she did there in 1697. Was she perhaps living at Blacksta, which Sabelskjöld four times and Ingeborg Sabelskjöld once. Many On Saturday 22 August the society will arrange a meeting for is not so far away? relatives have multiple ties to our family but Noel Kastman is, what we know at present, the one with the most connections. those of you who are intrested in the Sabelskjöld genealogy or to meet other relatives at Yours sincerely Leif Tengholm från Nyköping the House of Emigrants in Sabelskjöld descendant on my mothers side Växjö. Answer: We begin at 11 am with a guided tour. After lunch This is interesting and, as far as I can judge, not previously we’ll meet in the newly known information. No doubt, she belongs to the Sabel- renovated reading room at skjöld family, since there was no other family with that name 1-5 pm. The association’s then. The only Brita Sabelskjöld known from this time is Carl research team will also Sabelskjöld’s daughter in his second marriage. He had two participate and can answer daughters named Brita. The daughter Brita in his first mar- some of our questions. riage died before 1678. Brita appears in Maria Agrigonia’s diary, We will also organize see Sabelskjöldarn 1997, where the two sisters in law are said a dinner Friday night at to have travelled a lot. The diary shows that Brita’s first hus- the Kafé de Luxe in Växjö band John Grubb died in 1669 and the couple had at least where we can talk about two children, but nothing is known about their lives as adults. what we will expect the House of Emigrants to show us. For Brita remarried Anders Andersson but he died in 1695. It has booking hotels, see special offers at hotels.com or book at not been known if Brita also survived her second husband but Stadshotellet, phone +46 470-134 00 or Hotel Värend, phone Sveriges Riksbank (The National Bank of Sweden) will in your data seem to show that this was the case. We continue to +46 470-77 67 00. These two are within walking distance from autumn 2015 and autumn 2016 issue new banknotes. These look for Brita’s descendants - there might be a new branch of the House of Emigrants. Price: Only Saturday 350 SEK / will carry pictures of well-known Swedes. Of course we are our family tree. person including lunch. Friday dinner and Saturday lunch in- pleased that our cousin Greta Garbo will adorn the new 100 Karin Larsson cluded 575 SEK / person. kronor banknote. Göran Österlund is the artist and he has cal- Genealogy research team Register before May 22 through our website or e-mail to led the collection “a cultural journey”. Garbo has prominent Noel Kastman Staffan Svensson: [email protected]. When we company - other notes portrait Astrid Lindgren, Ingmar Berg- have recieved your registration we will send out payment form man, Evert Taube, Birgit Nilsson and Dag Hammarskjold. and detailed program. We look forward to a nice meeting! Birger Bring The Sabelskjöld musical About Brita Lisa’s (Lisken’s) further life heritage Within such a large family like ours, it is obvious that many Olrog award. Crafoord In Sabelsköldarn 2012, Peder Nilsson wrote about “Manslaugh- Peter Karlsson. Johan Peter is to become the key person in the professions and skills are represented. Most of us are not any also became World ter in Humleryd”. One of the main characters in that story drama that follows; public persons, but there are exceptions. Several members of Championship win- was Brita Lisa (Lisken) Jaensdotter. Brita Lisa was one of my The year is 1885. Brita Lisa had died nine years earlier so she the Sabelskjöld family have been, or are, active in the music ner in Helsinki in 2010, antcestries. My grandmother never mentioned anything about was spared yet another tragedy in the family. Johan Peter is over industry. Here are some well-known names, at least i Sweden. when he, as a member these events or about the people who were involved. Probably 60 and is on his way home travelling by horse and cart from a of the Swedish “snaps- she knew nothing about it. Brita Lisa’s father is mentioned in business trip to Oskarshamn. His wife Stina Kajsa is waiting for The Körling family viselandslag” won the contemporary files with slightly different first name: Jaen, Jan, him to come home. Down the road he sees a neighbor. Johan world championship in John and Jon. Surname is always Svensson. I choose to call him offers him a ride, they’re going in the same direction. Shortly a 1. Sven Magnus Körling “snapsvisediktning” Jaen, that was how I saw his name the first time. The mother’s murder will be committed. The neighbor is Sven Magnus Nils- 1 was for many years, Singing snapsvisor name was Ingeborg Persdotter (Phersdotter). 20 years old Brita son born in 1855, a married man with two small children and a organist in Kristdala (shot songs) is the old Lisa was accused in 1818 with her parents, Jaen and Ingeborg third on it’s way. 30 year-old Sven Magnus suffers from severe church. His musical ac- and odd Scandinavian to have killed their neighbor. The whole story from beginning mental disorder. He hears voices, voices that order him to kill. tivity was mainly perfor- art of drinking and to end seems both contradictory and complicated. Over time, In the court proceedings Nilsson later states that he received med within the church. singing at a party. New a conflict between the families escalates, provocations, rumors, an “order by an evil spirit, or from Satan” to assassinate John His son Sven August drinking songs are com- fears and speculation takes the upper hand over common sense Peter Karlsson. Using a kitchen knife Nilsson stabs his victim was a trained music di- posed all the time and and reason.