Register to the descriptions over persons in the book.
The portraites
“Svenskarne i Illinois”, printed 1880.
The adverts
Illinois, one of the states in Amerikansk, to which many Swedes emigrated to during 1850 – 1920.
Here, to the left, you finds a book that tells, quite a lot, about Swedes who emigrated, and settled in Illinois. Click on it and brouse it .. .
In the end of the book there is a quite extensive section with descriptions over persons. It includes 903 persons. Often also wife/husband and/or parents is mentioned. Total about 1 400 persons is mentioned.
If you click on the register above to the left you will find a register you can search and sort.
Yes, I spent some hours on this before the writing and processing was compleated ….
To the left, you find the portraits and adverts from the book. Click on the pictures!
The state Illinois, with the town Chicago,
that my grandfather, Lennart,
visited but returned from.
Click on a picture above and you will find the other illustations from the book.