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Close up of Jöran Polman's portrait at Skokloster

The Flight of Jöran Polman

History remembers him as a Major who died for the Crown. But in 1635, Jöran Polman was a fugitive selling his wife's morning gift to escape a scandal — and leaving his widow to rewrite his legacy.

Jake Peterson

13 min read

The Colourful Characters of Nygård Inn

The tale of an important guest house in Ryssby and the people who passed through.

Kriti Bajaj & Jake Peterson

6 min read

Tallinn: An Offbeat Travel Guide for History Lovers

Join us on a chronological journey of Tallinn through the 13th-19th centuries at some of the city's most enchanting landmarks.

Kriti Bajaj

12 min read

Sector News

A curated look at the latest developments and insights from the worlds of genealogy, archives, and cultural history.

Riksarkivet’s AI Unlocks Centuries of Handwritten Swedish Archives

A significant new tool from Riksarkivet is making millions of pages of handwritten documents searchable for the first time. Discover how this technology is changing Swedish genealogical research and what it means for Polmanarkivet.

Jake Peterson

2 min read

Carl Fredrik Påhlman’s Travel Journals Published by Riksarkivet

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

Jake Peterson

1 min read

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