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Danish Research: Tips for Beginners (view source)
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It will help to understand Denmark's history. If possible, study a history of the areas where your ancestors lived. Look for clues about the people, places, and events that may have affected their lives and the records about them. Records with information about migration routes, nearby cities, county boundaries, governmental jurisdictions, and local historical events may be described in periodicals from the area. | It will help to understand Denmark's history. If possible, study a history of the areas where your ancestors lived. Look for clues about the people, places, and events that may have affected their lives and the records about them. Records with information about migration routes, nearby cities, county boundaries, governmental jurisdictions, and local historical events may be described in periodicals from the area. | ||
• | • Learn about Danish jurisdictions. <br> | ||
You will need to know how Denmark is divided into counties and how each county is divided into parishes and other jurisdictions. | You will need to know how Denmark is divided into counties and how each county is divided into parishes and other jurisdictions. | ||