What is the GaW database?
A Multi-faceted Tool
The GaW database is
- an aid to help in the analysis of historical sources
- a channel for the dissemination of research
- a means to make research data accessible
- a collection of source texts that is open for any and every person to use and pose questions to
A rich collection of sources
The texts in the database are drawn from different geographical areas, and different time periods, in Sweden 1550-1880. All of the texts contain information concerning what people did to support and sustain themselves, but they also include a good deal of information that tells us about other aspects of life in the past.
- The registration of a large number of individuals performing activities amounts to a rich material for personal histories and genealogy.
- The names of people and places are recorded with variations in form and spelling.
- The digitized source texts entail a large and varied linguistic-historical material from early modern Sweden.
- Thorough archival references make GaW a useful entry point in the search for further source material.
CEDAR
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Database structure
Learn how the database is structured and organised