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The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide

Author : David A. Fryxell

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 15,4 MB

Release : 2019-12-17

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1440300755

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Book Description

Trace your Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish ancestors! This convenient guide will help you discover your Northern European family history while optimizing your research time. Highlights include: • Strategies for identifying immigrant Scandinavian ancestors, plus how to trace them back to Europe from North America • Methods for locating Swedish genealogy records, Norwegian genealogy records, or Danish genealogy records within your family's town of origin • Detailed guides to finding and decoding common Scandinavian records, including: church records, civil registration records, census returns, property deeds, military records, and many more • Quick guides to Scandinavian history, geography, and language • Historical timelines, sample records, and resource lists that will bring your family history to life If your family tree includes Swedish roots, Danish roots, or Norwegian roots, The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide is a must-have for your genealogy research.



A Practical Guide to Swedish Church Records

Author : Geoffrey Fröberg Morris

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 32,32 MB

Release : 2020-08-31

Category :

ISBN : 9781735579214

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Looking for ancestors in Swedish church records? A Practical Guide to Swedish Church Records is a step by step handbook that provides depth, guidance, and vital tools for success. First, discover the depth of parish records and how to access them online. Next, learn the main research strategy using a case study and up to date explanations of important databases. Lastly, discover how to tackle 14 common problems with experience-based solutions. This book also includes 30 documents with transcription and translation from all over the kingdom in 5 different time periods so that you can learn to read the records. Focused word lists are also included to help with translation of the main record types.



Your Swedish Roots

Author : Per Clemensson

Publisher : Turner Publishing Company

Page : 419 pages

File Size : 45,89 MB

Release : 2004-11-01

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1618589695

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Get a start on your Swedish family history with Your Swedish Roots, a step-by-step handbook to help guide you in researching your Swedish ancestors. First, learn general information about Sweden, Swedish naming practices, and the Swedish language. These basics will help you research names of ancestors and search through Swedish records with greater ease. Next, learn what Swedish records are available, where to find them, and how to use them. Swedish church records will be one of the most value to you, as they are very complete and well preserved. Finally, follow sample cases on particular Swedish families to learn helpful research steps for your own family history. As you learn about your Swedish ancestry, you will experience the rewarding feelings that come from seeking out and discovering your ancestors.



A Research Guide for Norwegian Genealogy

Author : Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,9 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Norwegian Americans

ISBN : 9789798613166

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"The Research Guide for Norwegian Genealogy provides the building blocks of knowledge and methods for Norwegian Americans who are trying to discover their Norwegian ancestors. As we think about our ancestors, we want to know where they lived and what they were like. We wonder why they left their beautiful homeland and why they chose top relocate where they did in North America. This guide will take you through the different types of records available in the US and in Norway to helkp you locate the place (or places) in Norway your ancestors left behind and perhaps answer some of those questions about why they hay have left and what their lives were like"--



The Languages of Scandinavia

Author : Ruth H. Sanders

Publisher : University of Chicago Press

Page : 222 pages

File Size : 14,51 MB

Release : 2021-03-15

Category : History

ISBN : 022675975X

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Introduction: Dead man talking -- Prologue to history -- Gemini, the twins: Faroese and Icelandic -- East is East: heralding the birth of Danish and Swedish -- The ties that bind: Finnish is visited by Swedish -- The black death comes for Norwegian: Danish makes a house call -- Faroese emerges -- Sámi, language of the far North: encounters with Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish -- Epilogue: the seven sisters now and in the future.





The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide

Author : David A. Fryxell

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 12,67 MB

Release : 2019-12-17

Category : Reference

ISBN : 0593190904

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Book Description

Trace your Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish ancestors! This convenient guide will help you discover your Northern European family history while optimizing your research time. Highlights include: • Strategies for identifying immigrant Scandinavian ancestors, plus how to trace them back to Europe from North America • Methods for locating Swedish genealogy records, Norwegian genealogy records, or Danish genealogy records within your family's town of origin • Detailed guides to finding and decoding common Scandinavian records, including: church records, civil registration records, census returns, property deeds, military records, and many more • Quick guides to Scandinavian history, geography, and language • Historical timelines, sample records, and resource lists that will bring your family history to life If your family tree includes Swedish roots, Danish roots, or Norwegian roots, The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide is a must-have for your genealogy research.



Organizing Your Family History Search

Author : Sharon DeBartolo Carmack

Publisher : North Light Books

Page : 360 pages

File Size : 13,20 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9781558705111

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Book Description

Presents methods for tracing your family history with tips and sample charts to follow.



Cradled in Sweden

Author : Carl Erik Johansson

Publisher : Everton Pub

Page : 380 pages

File Size : 44,13 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9781932088014

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History of the Scandinavian Mission

Author : Andrew Jenson

Publisher :

Page : 600 pages

File Size : 37,13 MB

Release : 1979

Category : Religion

ISBN :

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Descriptions of emigrants from 1852-1890.