Genealogy Session ONLINE
BackCategory
Genealogy
Start date
Sat, Mar 26 10:00 AM
End date
Sat, Mar 26 12:00 PM
Address / City
5211 N Clark St Chicago
Location
Sweden
“Historical Weights, Measures, and Money of Sweden” presented by Robert Johnson
Many of the typical genealogical documents used in Swedish research (probate records, marriage records, church account books, tax records, property records, and others) often include references to weight, measures, and money. But how do we understand these often culturally laden words like lod, mark, ain, and dozens of others?
This presentation is intended to give you basic knowledge to recognize the meaning of the most common weights, measures, and money terms. We will also review a couple handy tools for conversion from historic to modern units.
Many of the typical genealogical documents used in Swedish research (probate records, marriage records, church account books, tax records, property records, and others) often include references to weight, measures, and money. But how do we understand these often culturally laden words like lod, mark, ain, and dozens of others?
This presentation is intended to give you basic knowledge to recognize the meaning of the most common weights, measures, and money terms. We will also review a couple handy tools for conversion from historic to modern units.
Organizer
Swedish American Museum
Phone
773.728.8111
Email
museum@samac.org
