Selma olsen/olson

[Carol Thomassen Spiegel]

I have been searching for three years for the birthplace of my grandmother. Selma Mathilde Olsen was born March 1873 and went to America in 1890. She lived in New York then moved to New Jersey. I have searched every available on line site with no luck. Any help would be deeply appreciated.
 
Thank you,
 
Carol Thomassen Spiegel
caspieg@sigmaweb.net

[Chris Troy]

Carol, You need information regarding what part of Sweden she came from, otherwise the chances of finding her are not good.  Have you had an Emigrant CD lookup?  Have you checked her Declaration of Intent when she applied for US citizenship?  Have you looked for her on the 1910 and 1920 US Census?  Have you searched the SSDI for her?  All of these sources may give her home parish or home town in Sweden.
 
I would also recommend the Sweden-L, Swedegen and Smultron e-mail lists as good research mediums.  There's also an excellent Sweden Research Outline on this URL:
 
http://www.FamilySearch.org/sg/Sweden.html
 
Good luck with your search,
Chris