What I want to let potential buyers know is that the current edition of this book (2002) is a sloppy reprint of the 30 year old original. Putting the two books side by side, I had first thought that only the typeface and binding had been updated, to make it appear new. There is no admission anywhere in the book, copyright notice, preface, frontspiece or otherwise that acknowledges that this is a reprinted edition.
After completely reading this reprint I did notice a few mentions of material made public in the 1990's. In the biblography, there are recent articles included that couldn't possibly have been source material for the pertinent sections of this book.
There is no indication of who added the new material. Was it author, editor or publisher? None of the original material appears to have been altered, thank goodness. What would have been better would have been an acknowledged reprint of the old edition with a new preface covering the release of new source material and a new bibliography/appendix.
Another problem is that the book does not cover ANY online material, databases, organizations or otherwise. Sweden is home to the oldest genealogy organization on the net, DISBYT, founded in 1981. DISBYT is also bilingual; Swedish/English and is essential to anyone online interested in his/her Swedish roots.
It does not cover Swedish census records and parish records available online. Using online sources ONLY I was able to find the bare bones of my Swedish roots from my grandmother's christening in 1923, to the birth of my 8g grandmother in 1688. Needless to say, these sources deserve mention.
So, buy the book and use the step by step material and glossary, but keep your eyes open for further source material and insights.
