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*Danish American Societies: The Danish Immigrant Museum and Family History & Genealogy Center http://www.danishmuseum.org. | *Danish American Societies: The Danish Immigrant Museum and Family History & Genealogy Center http://www.danishmuseum.org. | ||
*Danish American Heritage Society http://www.danishamericanheritagesociety.org. | *Danish American Heritage Society http://www.danishamericanheritagesociety.org. | ||
*Archives and Libraries: The Danish Emigration Archives http://www.emiarch.dk/ | *Archives and Libraries: The Danish Emigration Archives http://www.emiarch.dk/info.php?l=en | ||
*Historical Societies: County historical societies where your Danish ancestors lived. | *Historical Societies: County historical societies where your Danish ancestors lived. | ||
=== Gazetteers === | === Gazetteers === | ||
After having used American sources and Danish American sources, you should now hopefully have a place-name to tie your family to a specific place in Denmark. Many Scandinavians used place-names as their last names, or give reference to a place in journals, letters, etc. If you are lucky enough to have a place-name reference, Danish gazetteers will help you place a locality in a parish or at least a county. [http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase] (Danish place-names gazetteer online) | After having used American sources and Danish American sources, you should now hopefully have a place-name to tie your family to a specific place in Denmark. Many Scandinavians used place-names as their last names, or give reference to a place in journals, letters, etc. If you are lucky enough to have a place-name reference, Danish gazetteers will help you place a locality in a parish or at least a county. [http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase] (Danish place-names gazetteer online) | ||
== SEARCH DANISH RECORDS == | == SEARCH DANISH RECORDS == | ||