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'''Dr. Fritz Juengling''', Ph.D., MA, BA, BA, AG<sup>®</sup> received his Bachelor’s degrees in German Studies and Secondary Education at Western Oregon University, his Master’s and Doctorate in Germanic Philology with minors in both English and Linguistics at the University of Minnesota. He has taught all levels of German, English, Latin and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) at the high school and university levels. He is an Accredited Genealogist<sup>®</sup> for Germany and the Netherlands through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists and a German, Dutch, and Scandinavian Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. | '''Dr. Fritz Juengling''', Ph.D., MA, BA, BA, AG<sup>®</sup> received his Bachelor’s degrees in German Studies and Secondary Education at Western Oregon University, his Master’s and Doctorate in Germanic Philology with minors in both English and Linguistics at the University of Minnesota. He has taught all levels of German, English, Latin and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) at the high school and university levels. He is an Accredited Genealogist<sup>®</sup> for Germany and the Netherlands through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists and a German, Dutch, and Scandinavian Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
'''Anka Magee''', BS, AG<sup>®</sup> Anka is currently working as an International Research Consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has presented classes at various conferences and Libraries: National Genealogical Society (NGS), ICAPGen conferences, UGA Salt Lake Institute, BYU Genealogical conferences, and has taught numerous classes at the Family History Library in SLC. She worked as an instructor at BYU for a number of years. There have been numerous field trip experiences in Scandinavia, England and Germany. She has done research in various archives in Scandinavia and the British Isles. Anka is a proud native of Norway and is accredited in Norwegian and | '''Anka Magee''', BS, AG<sup>®</sup> Anka is currently working as an International Research Consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has presented classes at various conferences and Libraries: National Genealogical Society (NGS), ICAPGen conferences, UGA Salt Lake Institute, BYU Genealogical conferences, and has taught numerous classes at the Family History Library in SLC. She worked as an instructor at BYU for a number of years. There have been numerous field trip experiences in Scandinavia, England and Germany. She has done research in various archives in Scandinavia and the British Isles. Anka is a proud native of Norway and is accredited in Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish research through ICAPGen. | ||
'''Kathy Meade''', </sup> Kathy Meade has been assisting persons with their Swedish research for more than ten years. She is the North American representative for ArkivDigital, a company that offers an online subscription service to Swedish historical records. She has given many presentations throughout the country as well as written genealogy articles for the Nordstjernan newspaper. She serves on the advisory board for the | '''Kathy Meade''', </sup> Kathy Meade has been assisting persons with their Swedish research for more than ten years. She is the North American representative for ArkivDigital, a company that offers an online subscription service to Swedish historical records. She has given many presentations throughout the country as well as written genealogy articles for the Nordstjernan newspaper. She serves on the advisory board for the | ||
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'''Geoffrey Fröberg Morris''', BA, AG<sup>®</sup> He 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. | '''Geoffrey Fröberg Morris''', BA, AG<sup>®</sup> He 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. | ||
'''Bradley Marchant,''' BA, AG<sup>®</sup> | |||
'''A. Boyd Nielsen''', BA, AG<sup>®</sup> A. Boyd Nielsen, founder of Nielsen Genealogical Services, has been involved in genealogical research for over 50 years. He specializes in Scandinavian, Germanic, British, and North American research. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English and German from Utah State University. He is an accredited genealogist through ICAPGen®. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Utah Genealogical Association, a Commisssioner on the ICAPGen® Board and on the grading committee for ICAPGen®. He also serves as the Scandinavian Chair for ICAPGen®. | '''A. Boyd Nielsen''', BA, AG<sup>®</sup> A. Boyd Nielsen, founder of Nielsen Genealogical Services, has been involved in genealogical research for over 50 years. He specializes in Scandinavian, Germanic, British, and North American research. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English and German from Utah State University. He is an accredited genealogist through ICAPGen®. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Utah Genealogical Association, a Commisssioner on the ICAPGen® Board and on the grading committee for ICAPGen®. He also serves as the Scandinavian Chair for ICAPGen®. | ||
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| In order to attend these classes you must register. To attend in person click here. If you are going to attend online click here. When registering please check ALL of the boxes you wish to attend. We will use Eventbrite to process your registration. Your information will be processed in accordance with their privacy policy located at Eventbrite's Privacy Policy. IN PERSON CLASSES ARE GOING TO BE HELD IN 2ND FLOOR NORTH LAB. Click here to attend the webinars: http://bit.ly/2bkRNpd. | |||||
| TIME | Monday, 11 September | Tuesday, 12 September | Wednesday, 13 September | Thursday, 14 September | Friday, 15 September |
| 9:00-10:00 AM MDT | Records Collections: New releases | What's New in Arkiv Digital | Probate Laws and Records for Swedish Genealogy | Norwegian Church Records | Danish Estates |
| 10:15-11:15 PM AM MDT | Records Collections | Name Searchable Databases in Arkiv Digital | Databases for Swedish Genealogy | Norway: We're getting married! Traditions and Records. | Little Used records on the "Arkivalieronline" |
| 11:30 AM-12:30 PM MDT | |||||
| 1:15-2:15 PM | Exploring European Feast-Day Calendars | Swedish Naming Customs | Introduction to Icelandic Church and Census Records | "Lensrekneskapsbøker" in Norway | Danish Tax Records ? |
| 2:30-3:30 PM | Military Records in Arkiv Digital | “Finnish Immigration and Methodology: How to tackle Finnish challenges” | Norwegian Migration and Immigration | Research in Copenhagen | |
Nordic Family History Conference[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library and the Research Specialists of the Nordic Reference team invite you to a free, week-long conference focused exclusively on Nordic research. The conference, which will be held September 11th - 15th , 2017, is perfect for beginning and intermediate genealogists interested in learning about records of Nordic localities, and Family History Library collections.
Come and spend a week at the world renowned Family History Library learning from our expert staff of genealogists as well as experienced guest genealogists. Learn how to effectively use historical records, and how to do research in the Nordic countries. Explore such topics as census, church, immigration, and vital records. Learn more about Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish research. And discover new techniques, strategies, and methodology to apply to your genealogical research problems.
Seating in the Family History Library Classrooms, is limited to 26 participants, so be sure to register early to secure a spot.
Registration for the conference begins on 17 September 2016 at this link for Webinar guests:
(https://www.eventbrite.com/myevents/)
at this link for in-house attendees [link here]
Please bring your free tickets provided through your Eventbrite registration for entrance at the door. 500 spots will be available to webinar attendees and (add number) seats.
500 spots will be available to webinar attendees and (26) seats available for in-person LABS which will all be held in the Family History Library B2 floor LAB. 500 spots available for webinar LABs.
A Syllabus can be downloaded from the FamilySearch Wiki. They are available for individual download:
- Best Practices for Nordic Ancestors in FamilySearch Family Tree
- Feast Dates and Calendars
- FamilySearch Wiki for Nordic Countries
- Scandinavian Handwriting, Part 1 & 2
- Research Your Swedish Heritage Using Arkiv Digital
- Figure Out Place Names for Swedish Genealogy
- Using Name Searchable Registers in Arkiv Digital
- Parish Record Substitution
- Introduction to Swedish Estate Inventories
- Migration, Travel papers, and Government Inns in Sweden
- Jurisdictions for Swedish Genealogy
- Learn by Doing: Mistaken Identity of Johanna Andersdotter (Lab)
- Finland: An Introduction to Finnish Church Record Online Resources, Handout 2, Handout 3
- Danish Military Research
- Finland: A Case Study Using HisKi and Digitized Online Church Records
- An Introduction to Danish Census Records
- Danish Church Record research: A Case Study
- Using Witnesses to Find Your Danish Ancestors
- Danish Probate Records
- Research in Copenhagen
- Introduction to Danish Land Records
- How to find ancestors in the Norwegian Digital Archives
- Norwegian Military Records
- Understanding Probate records in Norway
- Finding Ancestors in Online Norwegian Farm Books
- The Norwegian Emigration Experience
- Danish Military Research
- Danish Church Record Research
- Using Witnesses to Find Your Ancestors
We hope this conference will not only be informative and instructive, but that it will also encourage and inspire you to continue your family history research. Perhaps this will be just what you need to break through that 20 year old brick wall research problem. We look forward to working with you!
Please note that there are 2 classes running concurrently with the Finnish classes on Wednesday.
Class Descriptions[edit | edit source]
Monday, September 11, 2017[edit | edit source]
9:00 am - 10:00 am[edit | edit source]
10:15 am - 11:15 am[edit | edit source]
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch[edit | edit source]
1:15pm - 2:15 pm[edit | edit source]
Exploring European Feast-Day Calendar (Liv Anderson, CG, AG®)[edit | edit source]
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm[edit | edit source]
Tuesday, September 12, 2017[edit | edit source]
9:00 am - 10:00 am[edit | edit source]
What's New in Arkiv Digital (Kathy Meade)[edit | edit source]
10:15 am - 11:15 am[edit | edit source]
Name Searchable Databases in Arkiv Digital (Kathy Meade)[edit | edit source]
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch[edit | edit source]
1:15- 2:15pm[edit | edit source]
Swedish Naming Customs (Geoffrey Morris AG®)[edit | edit source]
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm[edit | edit source]
MIlitary Records in Arkiv Digital (Kathy Meade)[edit | edit source]
Wednesday, September 13, 2017[edit | edit source]
9:00 am - 10:00 am[edit | edit source]
Probate Laws and Records for Swedish Genealogy (Geoffrey Morris, AG®)[edit | edit source]
10:15 am - 11:15 am[edit | edit source]
Databases for Swedish Genealogy (Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, AG®)[edit | edit source]
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch[edit | edit source]
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm[edit | edit source]
Introduction to Icelandic Church and Census Records[edit | edit source]
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm[edit | edit source]
“Finnish Immigration and Methodology: How to tackle Finnish challenges”. (Bradley Marchant AG®)[edit | edit source]
Thursday, September 14, 2017[edit | edit source]
9:00 am - 10:00 am[edit | edit source]
Norwegian Church Records (Liv Anderson, CG, AG®)[edit | edit source]
10:15 am - 11:15 am[edit | edit source]
Norway: We're getting married. Traditions and Records. (Anka Magee, AG®)[edit | edit source]
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch[edit | edit source]
1:15 PM - 2:15 pm[edit | edit source]
Norway: "Lensrekneskapsbøker" (Jeff Svare, AG®)[edit | edit source]
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm[edit | edit source]
Norwegian Migration and Immigration (Anka Magee, AG®)[edit | edit source]
Friday, September 15, 2017[edit | edit source]
9:00 am - 10:00 am[edit | edit source]
Danish Estates (Jeff Svare, AG®)[edit | edit source]
10:15 am - 11:15 am[edit | edit source]
Little Used Records on the "Arkivalieronline" (Anka Magee, AG®)[edit | edit source]
11:30- 12:30 pm Lunch[edit | edit source]
1:15 PM - 2:15 pm[edit | edit source]
Danish Tax Records[edit | edit source]
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm[edit | edit source]
Research in Copenhagen (Boyd Nielsen, AG®)[edit | edit source]
Presenters[edit | edit source]
Liv H. Anderson, CG, AG® a native of Kristiansund, Norway with her first encounter with genealogy at the Trondheim Archive when she was 12 years old. Liv has worked for FamilySearch for over 35 years. The first 5 years in the Evaluation Department, processing individual and marriage entry sheets; the next 11 years in the Cataloging Department, and since November of 1995 as a Scandinavian Research Consultant. Liv is a Certified Genealogist through the Board of Certified Genealogists, Washington, DC and has accreditation in Norwegian research through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists, ICAPGen.
Dr. Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., MA, BA, BA, AG® received his Bachelor’s degrees in German Studies and Secondary Education at Western Oregon University, his Master’s and Doctorate in Germanic Philology with minors in both English and Linguistics at the University of Minnesota. He has taught all levels of German, English, Latin and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) at the high school and university levels. He is an Accredited Genealogist® for Germany and the Netherlands through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists and a German, Dutch, and Scandinavian Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Anka Magee, BS, AG® Anka is currently working as an International Research Consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has presented classes at various conferences and Libraries: National Genealogical Society (NGS), ICAPGen conferences, UGA Salt Lake Institute, BYU Genealogical conferences, and has taught numerous classes at the Family History Library in SLC. She worked as an instructor at BYU for a number of years. There have been numerous field trip experiences in Scandinavia, England and Germany. She has done research in various archives in Scandinavia and the British Isles. Anka is a proud native of Norway and is accredited in Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish research through ICAPGen.
Kathy Meade, Kathy Meade has been assisting persons with their Swedish research for more than ten years. She is the North American representative for ArkivDigital, a company that offers an online subscription service to Swedish historical records. She has given many presentations throughout the country as well as written genealogy articles for the Nordstjernan newspaper. She serves on the advisory board for the Swedish American Genealogy Center at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago and volunteers at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library helping patrons with their Swedish research.
Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, BA, AG® He 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.
Bradley Marchant, BA, AG®
A. Boyd Nielsen, BA, AG® A. Boyd Nielsen, founder of Nielsen Genealogical Services, has been involved in genealogical research for over 50 years. He specializes in Scandinavian, Germanic, British, and North American research. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English and German from Utah State University. He is an accredited genealogist through ICAPGen®. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Utah Genealogical Association, a Commisssioner on the ICAPGen® Board and on the grading committee for ICAPGen®. He also serves as the Scandinavian Chair for ICAPGen®.