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''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Getting Started''' | |||
== How Do I Get Started? == | |||
Begin with family and home sources. Look for names, dates, and places on certificates ([[Denmark: Attester (Certificates)|attester in Danish]]), family Bibles, obituaries, diaries, and similar sources. Ask your relatives for any additional information they may have. It's likely that your second cousin, great-aunt, or other relative already has some family information. Organize the information you find, and record it on pedigree charts and family group records. | Begin with family and home sources. Look for names, dates, and places on certificates ([[Denmark: Attester (Certificates)|attester in Danish]]), family Bibles, obituaries, diaries, and similar sources. Ask your relatives for any additional information they may have. It's likely that your second cousin, great-aunt, or other relative already has some family information. Organize the information you find, and record it on pedigree charts and family group records. | ||
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|Make sure to record exactly where you obtained the information. Knowing whether the information came from an original birth certificate or from Family hearsay will determine the quality of the information and whether or not you need to verify what you have. | |||
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<br> Parish Registers<br>Starting in 1645, all pastors in Denmark have been obliged by law to keep Parish Registers. Most of these have survived from around the 1750s. Some are older and date back to the 1670s or even earlier. Other parishes have been less fortunate and fires, mice, insects etc., destroyed all church records prior to 1814. | <br> Parish Registers<br>Starting in 1645, all pastors in Denmark have been obliged by law to keep Parish Registers. Most of these have survived from around the 1750s. Some are older and date back to the 1670s or even earlier. Other parishes have been less fortunate and fires, mice, insects etc., destroyed all church records prior to 1814. | ||
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After 1812-14 the registers were kept in forms. Older records may have a more "individual" character. Usually, a parish register can provide you with this information: | After 1812-14 the registers were kept in forms. Older records may have a more "individual" character. Usually, a parish register can provide you with this information: | ||
== What's Next? == | == What's Next? == | ||
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1. [[ | 1. [[Danish Research: Getting Started|Getting Started]]<br>2. [[Denmark: Finding Birth Information|Birth Information]]<br>3. [[Denmark: Finding Marriage Information|Marriage Information]]<br>4. [[Denmark: Finding Death Information|Death Information]]<br>5. Place of Origin in Denmark<br>6. Moving within Denmark | ||
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