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::The Nordic countries are a focus for FamilySearch in 2017. There are many exciting record collections that will be published. I will go over what we plan to publish and when we hope to publish them. We will review why these collections are beneficial for Nordic research, how to access the collections on FamilySearch, as well as where to access them (on partner sites) before they are available on FamilySearch.

::The panel members for this discussion come from the FamilySearch digital publication team, field relations, and FamilySearch Indexing. The panel will take questions from the classroom in the FS Library, online participants, and from a presentation moderator.

::This class will teach patrons how to use a Feast Day recorded in the Church records for Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, and translate that date to a modern date by using the Feast Day Calendar for each one of these countries.

::Scandinavian-American resources can be extremely helpful in researching your Scandinavian ancestral lines. Information will be shared on what records are available and where they can be found (specific libraries, archives, organizations, museums) for Danish-Americans, Finnish-Americans, Norwegian-Americans, and Swedish-Americans.  

::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.

::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.

::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.  

::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.

::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.

::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.

::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!)

::This class is designed to introduce patrons to what kind of information can be found in the Church Records for Iceland, as well as explaining how to use the online Census records for Iceland

::Finland is the Land of 1000 lakes, but it doesn’t have to be the land of mystery when it comes to researching one’s family! This class will teach you how history affects Finnish research, the quirky surname rules, patronymics in Swedish and Finnish and some methodology in searching for immigrant ancestors. By the end of this class, you will gain confidence and hopefully feel ready to tackle your Finnish family.

::This class is designed to teach patrons about the different types of Church Records available in the online records for "Digitalarkivet" of Norway.

::The objectives for this class is to help you understand the marriage customs and traditions in Norway. We will talk a little about our ancestors' journey toward marriage, and look at the various marriage records found in the parish registers.

::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!)

::This class will discuss migration within Norway's borders; the "why and where". We will talk a little about who immigrated to Norway, where they came from, and why they came to Norway.

::Most of us use the Danish "Arkivalieronline" to search parish registers, census records, probate, and military records. This class will show you that there are so many more record types, sources, and collections to be searched on "arkivalieronline"; records that can be of great help in your search for your ancestors.

::This class teaches how to use three types of Danish tax records: Cadastral lists (Matrikler), Fire Insurance (Brandforsikring), and Tax Account Books (Skattehovedbog). It demonstrates how they can be used to learn more about Danish ancestor's and their lives.

::This class will cover strategies in Copenhagen and will introduce the student to various records that are unique to that city. Several case studies will be presented