FamilySearch Library Nordic Day: Difference between revisions

The Family History Library and the Research Specialists of the Nordic Reference Team invite you to a free Saturday Seminar focused exclusively on Nordic genealogy topics. This one-day seminar will be offered once a quarter beginning on September 19, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Nordic Day on September 19th will not be open for public attendance. All classes will be presented as webinars. Each class will be recorded and added to the [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/ Help Center] on FamilySearch.org.

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|'''Nordic Locality Research: Why It's Important and What to Include.'''

|It’s easy to make mistakes or miss crucial clues when you don’t know much about the area you’re researching in. This class will demonstrate how locality research can save you time and frustration. It will also walk you through important websites and sources to help you as you conduct locality research in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.

|Savannah Larson, BA

|[[Media:Nordic Locality Research.pdf|Class Handout]]

|'''1891 Norway Census:  Searching Indexes and Images.'''

|The 1891 Census of Norway has been kept somewhat different from most of the other Norwegian censuses. Therefore, this class is intended to help family history researchers learn some simple steps that will make it easy to find a person in both the indexed and original images.

|[[Media:1891 Norway Census Searching Indexed and Images L Anderson Sep 2019 JMR .pdf|Class Handout]]

|'''Sorting Nordic Identities 2: The Case of Three Ane Rasmussens.'''

|Using the case of Anne Kirstine Rasmussen, this class will demonstrate how to separate out multiple identities that have been merged or compiled into one person in the FamilySearch Family Tree. The class will review Nordic naming practices, Family Tree merging and sourcing guidelines, and discuss methodologies for sorting identities.

|Forrest Emmett, BA

|[[Media:Sorting Nordic Identities 2 F Emmett Sep 2020 JMR.pdf|Class Handout]]

|'''Denmark Copyhold Deeds'''

|Copyhold deeds generally begin in 1719 and are agreements between lords and the peasants who leased land from them. These records often record the name of the tenant his place of birth and relationship to the new tenant if any. This class will teach you how to locate and use these records to extend your ancestry.

|Tanner B. Tolman, AG^®

|[[Media:Denmark Copyhold Deeds Class Handout.pdf|Class Handout]]

|'''Swedish Genealogy Files: Mystery of the Soldier Lars Holm'''

|Thirty-five years ago, a letter was received from the military archive in Stockholm stating very little had been found about the soldier Lars Holm of Västerlövsta parish. This end of line ancestor was well documented in military and parish records with no success. Revisited in 2015, this mystery was solved using an innovative combination of military, parish, and court records.

|Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, AG^®

|[[Media:Swedish Genealogy Files, Mystery of the Soldier Lars Holm.pdf|Class Handout]]

 

 

'''Geoffrey Fröberg Morris''', BA, AG^® Geoffrey began family history research as a teen when he was mentored by his mother (a native of Sweden) who was accredited in Swedish research. He received a bachelors degree from the University of Utah in Philosophy with a minor in Swedish. He has been employed for over 15 years at the Family History Library as a member of the Nordic research team. Among his work assignments, Geoff has engaged in many archival visits in Sweden and Denmark. He has authored hundreds of pages to the Family Search Wiki, and presents at conferences routinely.  

'''Savannah Larson,''' BA, Savannah is especially fond of stories.  She has a bachelor's degree in Family History from Brigham Young University and has accumulated over ten years of family history experience. She's personally researched families in the United States, Mexico, and the Nordic Countries. Nordic Research became her obsession after she spent time in Sweden and learned to speak Swedish. She has a deep love of Swedish culture, food, language, and people that has stayed with her ever since. Aside from her job at the Family History Library, Savannah spends her time painting, writing, and playing with her two little boys (who will speak Swedish of course!)