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Danish Research: Tips for Beginners (view source)
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==== Arkivalieronline.dk ==== | ==== Arkivalieronline.dk ==== | ||
The second helpful website is called ''Arkivalieronline.dk'' ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/ http://www.sa.dk/ao/]). This website does not have an English translation; however, there is a wiki page describing the website ([[ | The second helpful website is called ''Arkivalieronline.dk'' ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/ http://www.sa.dk/ao/]). This website does not have an English translation; however, there is a wiki page describing the website ([[Digitized_Danish_Records_Online_-_Arkivalieronline|Digitized Danish Records Online]]). There is also an overall English description found here ([http://www.sa.dk/ao/English/default.aspx http://www.sa.dk/ao/English/default.aspx]). This website accesses original scans of the census records and the church records. These are NOT indexed, so the only way to use them is to actually look through all the records. However, they are categorized by location and year. | ||
Don't be intimidated by the fact this website is in Danish. Use the translator mentioned above ([http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/]) and copy and paste the words. You will eventually become familiar with the basic Danish terms needed for research.<br> | Don't be intimidated by the fact this website is in Danish. Use the translator mentioned above ([http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/]) and copy and paste the words. You will eventually become familiar with the basic Danish terms needed for research.<br> | ||
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The Church records typically appear in a certain order. The birth records always appear first, followed by the confirmations. Next will come the marriages. Finally, the deaths and remaining records. There is no way to tell where a set of records (for example, confirmations) begins and ends. You merely need to open the image and find out. It is also extremely important to realize that often the men and women are listed in separate books. For example, if I were looking for the birth of a female in 1847, and I were looking at a set of records that extended from 1838 to 1855, I would find all the males born from 1838 to 1855 listed first--they would be in order according to birth date. Next, the females would be listed beginning with the females born in 1838 and moving forward according to the date. Thus it is logical to expect that the female born in 1847 would be several "opslags" down on the list. | The Church records typically appear in a certain order. The birth records always appear first, followed by the confirmations. Next will come the marriages. Finally, the deaths and remaining records. There is no way to tell where a set of records (for example, confirmations) begins and ends. You merely need to open the image and find out. It is also extremely important to realize that often the men and women are listed in separate books. For example, if I were looking for the birth of a female in 1847, and I were looking at a set of records that extended from 1838 to 1855, I would find all the males born from 1838 to 1855 listed first--they would be in order according to birth date. Next, the females would be listed beginning with the females born in 1838 and moving forward according to the date. Thus it is logical to expect that the female born in 1847 would be several "opslags" down on the list. | ||
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== What's Next? == | == What's Next? == | ||