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 *9:00-10:00 AM MDT: '''''What's New in Arkiv Digital''''' (Kathy Meade)
+::Arkiv Digital has over 73 million images of records with about 600,000 new images added monthly! Further, Arkiv Digital has created a new web based viewer along with amazing databases to make genealogy easier. Come discover the latest in Arkiv Digital.
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 *10:15-11:15 AM MDT: '''''Name Searchable Databases in Arkiv Digital''''' (Kathy Meade)
+::In this presentation, you will become familiar with the new index searching or people searching features in ArkivDigital. The databases include estate inventory name indexing, register archive, registers in city parishes and registers on arkivdigital.se.
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 *1:15-2:15 PM MDT: '''''Swedish Naming Customs''''' (Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, BA, AG<sup>®</sup>)
+::Have you been confused by a first or last name in Swedish records? Maybe you cannot find your ancestor because their given name was recorded differently? Or, maybe their last name changed completely? People changed their given name, or surname depending on the time-period, social standing, and the laws at the time. Come learn the what, when, and why to understand Swedish naming customs.
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 *2:30-3:30 PM MDT: '''''Military Records in Arkiv Digital''''' (Kathy Meade)
+::For those who are interested in Swedish military history, a wealth of documents has been preserved documenting the Swedish military. Most of these documents are housed at the Military Archives in Stockholm. Today, many military documents have been digitized and are available online through Arkiv Digital. This presentation will give you an overview of military conscription and the records they kept.
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 *9:00-10:00 AM MDT: '''''Probate Laws and Records for Swedish Genealogy''''' (Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, BA, AG<sup>®</sup>)
+::Swedish probate records (also known as estate inventories) are known for having rich genealogical information. We usually glean the key information and move on, but what’s the bigger picture? Why are there more probates than wills? What are the laws behind them? This presentation will focus on the probate laws and how they help us understand the probate records.
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 *10:15-11:15 AM MDT: '''''Databases for Swedish Genealogy''''' (Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, BA, AG<sup>®</sup>)
+::With the advancement of technology, and interest in genealogy, we are fortunate to have so many great databases for Swedish genealogy. This presentation will focus on the databases that we use the most to help guests at the F.H.L. with ancestors from Sweden.
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 *11:30 AM-12:30 PM MDT: '''''Scandinavian Handwriting, Part 1''''' (Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG<sup>®</sup>)
 ::In this two-part class, you will be introduced to handwriting found in old documents in Scandinavia and strategies that professionals use to translate those documents.  Please download the handout before class because there will be in-class activities (even for those who are accessing the class online!)