It's All Relative
The entry mural at the UTVANDRARNAS HUS (Emigration Museum) in Vaxjo, Sweden Over the weekend, Wes and I headed out on a "roots" sort of trip. All of my great grandparents emigrated from Sweden and Wes had a grandfather and great grandparents emigrate as well. We made many stops over the course of our three-day weekend and these stops are highlighted here. Stop #1: Boda Boda is so small that you can miss this sign for it if you blink an eye! Thanks to Mark, Wes was able to get the GPS coordinates for this destination to find the home of his paternal Great Grandparents, Gust(av) and Emma. Gust and Emma were neighboring sweethearts who emigrated once they married. Mission accomplished! And, no, we didn't meet the current owners at Gust's former home. ...