Homeland Tour June 2008 -------- The Wilsons Discover Sweden June 16-22, 2009 Exploring Sweden Wilson’s homeland. Tour areas from which the Wilsons originated in Sweden: Gothenburg, Uddevalla and the Parishes of Dragsmark, Bokenas. We met wonderful relatives (3rd & 4th cousins) shared the Mid Summer’s celebrations and fun meals with singing, visited museums, cemeteries & other relevant sites which were prominent in the Wilson ancestral lives.

1. Wilsons Visit Sweden The Homeland Tour June 2009

6. Your Tour Leader: Helga!

7. Team Mike

8. Our adventuring…tour GROUP! Tomima Hilde Alexandra Cassie Claire Jane Mike EMily Tori Nonie

9. The first few days in Sweden: From The Province of Bohuslan , our Swedish relatives departed Goteborg to the New World: American & places far beyond…

16. Departing Swedes headed to the New World left from this dock in Goteborg

42. Göteborg Church oversees the Harbor

46. We have dinner with cousin Carl Spalde….and we meet some new family

55. Cousins take us to the Botanical Gardens in Goteborg

56. Cousins Andreas & Solveig

57. Goteborg Botanical Gardens

70. Uddevalla=Largest city near Bokenas. Wilsons originated close by

76. Cousins Helene & Jonas Larsson

77. Helene helped to research book. Emily 1 st visited Helen in 1991

85. Annette’s Grave

99. Katarina Hillevi Grave of Charles R. Wilson’s mother

106. Alice Simonson was daughter of Adolf Carlsson. She was born in Aberdeen

117. The Secret Chalice

119. Johan Sterner, he was 6 years old when I last saw him. He likes to watch “Deadliest Catch” a Seattle based TV show

168. Swedes love Yellow Houses, Decorative Windows & Lots of Flowers

215. Christina’s House

220. All too soon, we must go home

221. The Wilsons Visited Sweden!

222. to reconnect with our roots & family