(ISSN 0275-9314) CONTENTS Folk Life in Sweden 1871 65 by A.H Guernsey Mathias Bernard Pederson Found 85 by Elisabeth Thorsell Finding Surprising Ties to Halland Swedes 87 by Carl O. Helstrom, Jr. Using the Demographic Database for S. Sweden 96 by Dean Wood Old Issue Revisited 109 fry Carol J. Bern Swenson Center Serendipity 114 by Jill Seaholm The Poor Y ou Always Have with You 124 by Elisabeth Thorsell Genealogical Queries 126 Vol. XXIII June 2003 No. 2 Copyright ©2003 (ISSN 0275-9314) Swedish American Genealogist Publisher: Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center Augustana College Rock Island, IL 61201-2296 Telephone: 309-794-7204 Fax: 309-794-7443 E-mail:
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