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| ==Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records==
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| *'''Free Online Database: '''
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| ::The vast majority of research you do in Denmark will be in church parish registers, which are held in the Danish State Archives available online at [https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/geo/geo-collection/5 ARKIVALIERONLINE]. Select your county and parish from the drop-down lists. <br>
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| *'''Help Reading Danish Records:'''
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| ::[[Denmark Parish Register Headings|Denmark Parish Register Headings]] provides translated examples of parish headings. You will be able to interpret much of what is in the records using these headings. [[Danish Word List|Danish Word List]] covers typical terms found in the records. [[Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark|Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark]] will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study [[Denmark Names, Personal]]. <br>
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| *'''Help Reading Old Handwriting: '''
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| ::FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting:
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| ::*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-handwriting Scandinavian Handwriting]
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| ::*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-handwriting-part-3 Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3] - ''no part 2 available''
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| ::*[https://www.gotisk.dk/brug-bogen/loesninger-til-gotiske-tekster/ Gothic Script and examples (Danish)]<br>
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| ::*[http://www.gotisk.dk/index.php/links Gothic script help links (Danish)]
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| *'''Knowing What to Look for Next''':
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| ::To understand the best research strategies for these records, see [[Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide|Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide]].
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