Jake Peterson

Title Jörgen Pålman, f. 1597, kapten Description Standing, full figure, phase right. Right hand at side, cane and hat in left hand. Red sweater with skirt and trousers with silver galleons, lace collar. Pink armband, sword, red socks, black shoes. Inscription at top right: "CAPITIN JORGEN POLMAN NATVS ANNO

A Swedish infantry sword from around the year 1800. Belonged to Colonel Adolf Fredrik Påhlman (1743-1825) and thence by descent.

Alongside an illustrious military career that culminated as a decorated colonel, Adolf Fredrik Påhlman was a sympathetic, devout man who lived a well-rounded life.

With his new book, Göran Mörner hopes that people will finally know what their Coat of Arms should look like. “I realized that there had been a great misconception of the objects and colors in some Coats of Arms. These letter patents hadn’t been shown to the public in 350 years.”

In the early 17th century, an agitated Jürgen Polman penned a desperate letter to Axel Oxenstierna, the Lord High Chancellor of Sweden, appealing to him and the King for help in a matter regarding his land in Finland.

We are proud to announce our first-ever physical acquisition, a collection of 18th and 17th-century manuscripts related to the Pohlmann family from Hille, where the family originated. This collection is not just an addition to our archives, but a tangible link to the very roots of the family tree.

In 1623, the field marshal Herman Wrangel commissioned life-sized portraits of his officers, which adorn the walls of the magnificent baroque castle Skokloster. But how did they get there?

Explore the travel journals of Lieutenant Påhlman chronicling his adventures across Germany, France, and Italy in the nineteenth century.

Uncover centuries of captivating history through the fervent letters of the Polmans.

Travel across Northern Europe and explore the beautiful manor houses in Estonia & Sweden.

The portraits of a man who could wield the paint brush as readily as the sword.

I am bursting with excitement to share my latest announcement! In the prologue of my debut novel, Arcadia: Peterson Family History and the Secrets of a Swedish Nobleman, I briefly introduced the Polmans of Estonia and Sweden in the 16th and 17th centuries. And now, I am thrilled to reveal