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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

The first floor corridor of Skokloster Castle

The Officers of Skokloster Castle

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?

Jake Peterson

19 min read

The One Where Jöran Polman Ripped Off a Beard

Contrary to his image as a steadfast captain, this chapter of Jöran Polman's story catches him red-handed in a drunken brawl.

Kriti Bajaj & Jake Peterson

9 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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