NordNorth of Nälden

From the book

Maps and charts

A few of the maps and family charts drawn for the book. The book has more, in nearly every chapter.

Map of western Canada and the northwestern United States marking New Stockholm, 1906, the 1908 claim, the homestead of 1909 to 1913, Roanwood and Opheim, Addy, Chewelah and Enterprise, with the 1922 Alberta claim in a dashed circle.
The Nords in North America. The family’s places in North America, from New Stockholm in 1906 and the Saskatchewan claims of 1908 and 1909 to Addy, Chewelah and Hugh’s motor court at Enterprise. The 1922 Alberta claim is marked as less certain. From chapter 7, Bertha and her sons. Open full size
Map of the North Atlantic tracing the journey of May 1905 from Krokom to Trondheim, by the Salmo to Hull, by rail to Liverpool, by the Lake Erie to Quebec, and by rail through Winnipeg to Moose Jaw and New Stockholm.
The way to Saskatchewan. The journey of May 1905: from Krokom by Trondheim, Hull and Liverpool to Quebec, and by rail through Winnipeg to Saskatchewan. The lines give the order of the journey, not the ships’ courses. From chapter 4, Deckerville. Open full size
Map of the parishes around Krokom, northwest of Östersund, marking Nordannälden, Västerkälen, Ytterhallen and Näset among the lakes.
The Krokom district. The parishes around Krokom, northwest of Östersund. Nordannälden was Nils’s home, Västerkälen Brita’s at their marriage, and Ytterhallen the family’s last home in Sweden. From chapter 1, Nordannälden and Västerkälen. Open full size
Family chart of Nils Zakrisson’s parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, numbered from his son Hugo, with Zacharias Blom among the oldest generation.
Nils’s ancestors. Nils’s ancestors. Numbers count from his son Hugo (1): a father is twice his child’s number and a mother twice plus one. A dashed line marks a link the records suggest but do not prove. From chapter 3, Nils’s family. Open full size
Family chart of Brita Nilsdotter’s ancestors over five generations, numbered from her son Hugo, back to the farmers of Nygården in Aspås and Klösta in Lit.
Brita’s ancestors. Brita’s ancestors, numbered the same way. From chapter 2, Brita’s family. Open full size
Lifelines of the five children of Zakris Jönsson and Märet Nilsdotter, drawn to one scale of years, with Nils, born in 1875, picked out.
Zakris and Märet’s children. Nils and his brothers and sisters, each life drawn to the same scale of years. For Margareta and Nils, whose deaths are not known, the line runs to the last record of each and ends in dashes. From chapter 3, Nils’s family. Open full size

Map data: Natural Earth, in the public domain; lakes and rivers of the Krokom district © OpenStreetMap contributors. The charts use the book’s family tree.