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The Soderlunds of Chicago, Il

Updated March 4, 2003

Ernest Eric Soderlund
esoder@core.com

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I am researching the families of my grandmother, Alma Mathilda Karlson and my grandfather, Erik Alfred Soderlund, both from the Åland Islands, Finland. Both immigrated to Chicago from Åland (Erik 1893 and Alma 1905). I have been able to trace all their lines back to the late 1700's, with some going back as far as the late 1600's--the beginning of the church record keeping. I've gotten information on ancestors in one line going back to the late 1400's.

Much of my information on their ancestors came from the church records in Åland kept before 1895. These were microfilmed by the Mormon Church in the early 1950's. Transcription of that information to the HISKI database by the Finnish Genealogy Society started in the early 1990's, and is still ongoing. I've also received a lot of information from relatives who researched the records in Åland directly. Information on my grandparent's family members since their immigration has come from various sources. If anyone has any additional information or questions I'd like to hear from you.



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  • Family photos (107 KB)
    Erik, Erik and Alma Wedding photo taken June 1906, family photo taken 1916, four boys (left to right) Clarence, Al, Walter, Ernie--taken about 1918
  • Alma's mother, Amanda (132 KB)
    This picture was taken in 1878 in Aland, when Amanda was 27.
  • Farm in Aland where Alma grew up (308 KB)
    Alma's grandfather and his family-1913, and the farm as it looks today.
 

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