Gärdserum Valley The Svanströms were soldiers, crofters and tailors in and around Gärdserum and Ukna in the county of Kalmar in Småland, Sweden. The earliest known ancestor of the family is Petter Jönsson Cavat, an infantry soldier who was taken prisoner by the Prussians at the Battle of Demmin and never returned to Sweden. He was probably put to death by the Prussians, who hated the Swedes...
Sweden was once one of the superpowers of Europe but by 1672, when Carl XI came of age, its power was beginning to decline. The country was too poor to maintain the troops it needed to defend its borders. It had become a client state of France and was expending its energies in foreign wars to serve French interests. In 1680, Carl XI reorganized the Swedish military. Under the new system, called...
transcribed by Margaret (Porter) Riley Thursday, April 3rd 1913 I am at home once more and very happy to be here although my trip was enjoyable all the way through. I came from Piney to Dunhame yesterday and Bert brought me from there home to-day on horseback. Poor Bert I am sure that his shoulder ached after carrying my suit case strapped over his shoulder for such a distance and at such a rate...
Svensk Sundet by Per Lundqvist Soldattorp no 16 Sundet Sevedes kompani Kalmar regemente. Från början ett torp under frälsegården, efter laga skiftet 1843-1847 även soldattorp. Det ligger längst ned i sydöst på Ekvik utmed sjön, och på kartan 1847 finns där tre stycken byggnader. Bostadshuset ligger troligen på samma ställe som idag, men där dagens lagård ligger finns två mindre byggnader, kartan...
Svensk Strömsborg by Per Lundqvist Strömsborg är ett torp som ligger på Sundets västra kant, precis utmed gränsen till Korsbo. Det är från början byggt som undantagsstuga till knekten, när han pensionerades från sin tjänst. Men när man sålde av Sundet från frälset 1911 följde Strömsborg med i affären, men styckades 1929 ? av och blev ett eget torp (Ekvik 3:11). Knekten Svanström hade dock rätt...