The Falbygden Genealogical Society (working in Falköping district) looking for persons who emigrated from the parishes (below) Falköping in Skaraborg län, Sweden. The "new found" are publiched in the yearly book by the persons names, birthdate and -place, deathdate and -place.
Did your ancestor/-s came from the area, one of the parishes? Maybe we can help each other with exchange information? And by this, You may find about Your familymembers here in Sweden and Swedes may find
familymembers of a long lost member in the family who emigrated. I keep from whom I get the info so a match may can be made later also.
The parishes are:
Bjurum, Bolum, Borgunda, Brismene, Broddetorp, Brunnhem, Börstig
Dala
Falköping (2 parishes), Fivlered, Floby, Friggeråker
Grolanda, Gudhem, Gökhem, Göteve
Hornborga, Håkantorp, Hällestad, Högstena
Jäla, Karleby, Kinneved, Kälvene, Luttra
Marka, Mularp, N Åsarp, Näs
Segerstad, Skörstorp, Slöta, Smula, Solberga, Stenstorp, Sätuna, S Kyrketorp, Sörby
Tiarp, Torbjörntorp, Trävattna, Ugglum, Ullene
Valtorp, Vartofta-Åsaka, Vilske-Kleva, Vistorp, Vårkumla
Yllestad, Åsle and Östra (East) Tunhem.
Please also take a look at the website
http://fsf.falbygden.com to find out more about the Falbygden Gen Soc and the area.
Myself have a personal intresst as I have found out in my research that a lot of persons in my family emigrated to North America.
Regards,
Annelie Jonsson
Webbmaster and emigrantresearcher of FSF