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== Tip #4: Use Available Online Danish Resources  ==
== Tip #4: Use Available Online Danish Resources  ==


=== Translations  ===
==== Translations  ====


The first problem many English speaking researchers encounter is the fact that they don't speak the Danish language.  Fortunately, there are now many Danish translating programs available online.  Check out the following website:  [http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/].  Type the Danish phrase you wish to translate into the box to the left.  Above the box, there is a dropdown menu which states "From: Detect Language".  Select Danish from that menu.  This should give you a fairly good translation of the Danish phrase you need translated.  Keep in mind that this is a computer--sentences particularly are not always translated exactly the way a person would translate them.  However, this will give an idea of what is intended to be said.  
The first problem many English speaking researchers encounter is the fact that they don't speak the Danish language.  Fortunately, there are now many Danish translating programs available online.  Check out the following website:  [http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/].  Type the Danish phrase you wish to translate into the box to the left.  Above the box, there is a dropdown menu which states "From: Detect Language".  Select Danish from that menu.  This should give you a fairly good translation of the Danish phrase you need translated.  Keep in mind that this is a computer--sentences particularly are not always translated exactly the way a person would translate them.  However, this will give an idea of what is intended to be said.  


=== Dansk Demografisk Database  ===
==== Dansk Demografisk Database  ====


The Danish Archives has been scanning and placing original Danish records online. There are two main sites where these can be reached.  
The Danish Archives has been scanning and placing original Danish records online. There are two main sites where these can be reached.  
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If you are able to locate an ancestor in these census records, you will then know the place the ancestor lived, the age of the individual, and possibly family members.  Please remember that people were listed on the census according to where they were working.  An occupation is usually listed--children are specifically listed as children, and servants are specifically listed as servants.  The censuses beginning in 1845 also list a birthplace.  
If you are able to locate an ancestor in these census records, you will then know the place the ancestor lived, the age of the individual, and possibly family members.  Please remember that people were listed on the census according to where they were working.  An occupation is usually listed--children are specifically listed as children, and servants are specifically listed as servants.  The censuses beginning in 1845 also list a birthplace.  


=== Arkivalieronline.dk  ===
===== Arkivalieronline.dk  =====


The second helpful website is called ''Arkivalieronline.dk'' ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/ http://www.sa.dk/ao/]).  This website does not have an English translation other than an overall English description found here ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/English/default.aspx http://www.sa.dk/ao/English/default.aspx]). This website accesses original scans of the census records and the church records.  These are NOT indexed, so the only way to use them is to actually look through all the records.  However, they are categorized by location and year. 
The second helpful website is called ''Arkivalieronline.dk'' ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/ http://www.sa.dk/ao/]).  This website does not have an English translation; however, there is a wiki page describing the website ([[Danish_Church_Records_Online|Danish Church Records Online]]). There is also an overall English description found here ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/English/default.aspx http://www.sa.dk/ao/English/default.aspx]). This website accesses original scans of the census records and the church records.  These are NOT indexed, so the only way to use them is to actually look through all the records.  However, they are categorized by location and year.


Don't be intimidated by the fact this website is in Danish.&nbsp; Use the translator mentioned above ([http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/]) and copy and paste the words.&nbsp; You will eventually become familiar with the basic Danish terms needed for research.<br>
Don't be intimidated by the fact this website is in Danish.&nbsp; Use the translator mentioned above ([http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/]) and copy and paste the words.&nbsp; You will eventually become familiar with the basic Danish terms needed for research.<br>  


The Church records typically appear in a certain order.&nbsp; The birth records always appear first, followed by the confirmations.&nbsp; Next will come the marriages.&nbsp; Finally, the deaths and remaining records.&nbsp; There is no way to tell where a set of records (for example, confirmations) begins and ends.&nbsp; You merely need to open the image and find out.&nbsp; It is also extremely important to realize that often the men and women are listed in separate books.&nbsp; For example, if I were looking for the birth of a female in 1847, and I were looking at a set of records that extended from 1838 to 1855, I would find all the males born from 1838 to 1855 listed first--they would be in order according to birth date.&nbsp; Next, the females would be listed beginning with the females born in 1838 and moving forward according to the date.&nbsp; Thus it is logical to expect that the female born in 1847 would be several "opslags" down on the list.  
The Church records typically appear in a certain order.&nbsp; The birth records always appear first, followed by the confirmations.&nbsp; Next will come the marriages.&nbsp; Finally, the deaths and remaining records.&nbsp; There is no way to tell where a set of records (for example, confirmations) begins and ends.&nbsp; You merely need to open the image and find out.&nbsp; It is also extremely important to realize that often the men and women are listed in separate books.&nbsp; For example, if I were looking for the birth of a female in 1847, and I were looking at a set of records that extended from 1838 to 1855, I would find all the males born from 1838 to 1855 listed first--they would be in order according to birth date.&nbsp; Next, the females would be listed beginning with the females born in 1838 and moving forward according to the date.&nbsp; Thus it is logical to expect that the female born in 1847 would be several "opslags" down on the list.  


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