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Swedish Research: Searching Records (view source)
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Remember to search from the known to the unknown, building evidence as you go. Let’s look at each of these steps more closely.<br> | Remember to search from the known to the unknown, building evidence as you go. Let’s look at each of these steps more closely.<br> | ||
=== 1- Obtaining Background Information === | === 1- Obtaining Background Information === | ||
You may need some geographical and historical information. This can save you time and effort by helping you focus your research in the correct place and time period. | You may need some geographical and historical information. This can save you time and effort by helping you focus your research in the correct place and time period. | ||
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Local customs may have affected the way individuals were recorded in the records. Illegitimacy, marital customs, and local conditions are discussed in the "Social Life and Customs" section of the Sweden: Portal on the FamilySearch Wiki. | Local customs may have affected the way individuals were recorded in the records. Illegitimacy, marital customs, and local conditions are discussed in the "Social Life and Customs" section of the Sweden: Portal on the FamilySearch Wiki. | ||
=== 2- Look for any research that someone else may have done === | === 2- Look for any research that someone else may have done === | ||
Most genealogists evaluate the research previously done by others. This can save time and give you valuable information. You may want to look in: | Most genealogists evaluate the research previously done by others. This can save time and give you valuable information. You may want to look in: | ||
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Remember that the information in these sources might be wrong, depending on who did the research. Therefore, you need to analyze and verify the information you find from these secondary sources. | Remember that the information in these sources might be wrong, depending on who did the research. Therefore, you need to analyze and verify the information you find from these secondary sources. | ||
=== 3- Search Original | === 3- Search Original Records === | ||
After surveying previous records you will be ready to begin original research. Original research is the process of searching through original documents (often copied on microfilm, or available online), which are usually handwritten in the native language. The documents can provide primary information about your family because they were generally recorded near the time of an event by a reliable witness. To do thorough research, you should search each place where your ancestor lived, during the time period he or she lived there. You need to search all the jurisdictions that kept records which might mention your ancestor (town, parish, province, and nation). You will be most successful with Swedish research if you can examine the original records online or in microform. In some cases, transcripts of the original records are available. Although these may be easier to read, they may be less accurate than the original record. | After surveying previous records you will be ready to begin original research. Original research is the process of searching through original documents (often copied on microfilm, or available online), which are usually handwritten in the native language. The documents can provide primary information about your family because they were generally recorded near the time of an event by a reliable witness. To do thorough research, you should search each place where your ancestor lived, during the time period he or she lived there. You need to search all the jurisdictions that kept records which might mention your ancestor (town, parish, province, and nation). You will be most successful with Swedish research if you can examine the original records online or in microform. In some cases, transcripts of the original records are available. Although these may be easier to read, they may be less accurate than the original record. | ||