FamilySearch Library Nordic Day

The Nordic Specialists at the Family History Library invite you to a free Saturday Seminar focused exclusively on Nordic genealogy topics. This is the second quarterly Nordic Day seminar in 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Nordic Day on May 1, 2021 will not be open for public attendance. All classes will be presented as webinars. Each class will be recorded and added to the Help Center on FamilySearch.org.

Come learn from our expert staff of genealogists and special guest presenters. Learn how to effectively 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. Discover new techniques, strategies, and methodology to apply to your genealogical research problems.

In order to attend these classes you must register. To attend the webinars please go to this link: . We will use Zoom for these presentations. Your information will be processed in accordance with their privacy & security policy located at Zoom Privacy & Security Policy.

For a complete list of classes offered by the Family History Library see the Family History Library Classes and Webinars page.

Family History Library Nordic Day
Saturday, 9 January 2021	Title	Description	Presenter	Class Handout
9:00-10:00 AM MDT	Getting Started with Finnish Research	This class will introduce basic history as it pertains to Finnish genealogy and give you the tools and knowledge you need to start finding your Finnish Ancestors.	Savannah Larson, BA	Class Handout
10:15-11:15 AM MDT	Denmark Regional Series: Bornholm	This class will present the history of the island of Bornholm and provide the strategies and knowledge needed to have success in this part of the Kingdom. It will explain which parts of the normal strategies apply and which ones do not.	Tanner B. Tolman, AG®	Class Handout
11:30 AM -12:30 PM MDT	Lunch Break	Lunch Break	Lunch Break	Lunch Break
12:30-1:30 PM	Early Tax Records of Sweden, part 1 (1535-1577)	Jurisdictions can be complicated in any country, but they are especially so in Denmark. This class will teach you how to figure out which jurisdictions or estate your ancestor belonged to so you can find their records	Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, AG®	Class Handout
1:45-2:45 PM MDT	Early Tax Records of Sweden, part 2 (1535-1577)	This continues the fascinating journey of early tax records from 1599 up to the mantals tax records.	Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, AG®	Class Handout
3:00-4:00 PM MDT	University of Tromsø: Norwegian Historical Data Centre	Here we will learn how to use online Census Records, Church Records as well as the “Matrikkel” 1838 (Register of farms) In Norway.	Liv H. Anderson, CGSM, AG® diate)	Class Handout

Presenters

Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, BA, AG^® has been doing Swedish genealogical research for over 35 years. He lived in Sweden for two years and then received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah in Philosophy with a minor in Swedish. He has been employed for twenty years at the Family History Library as a Nordic research specialist. Among his work assignments Geoff has helped thousands of people search for their Swedish ancestor’s, engaged in many archival visits in Sweden, authored hundreds of pages into the Family Search Wiki, and routinely presents at conferences. In his spare time, Geoff founded The Swedish Genealogy Guide LLC where he offers additional tools for Swedish genealogy from his website and published A Practical Guide to Swedish Church Records for Genealogy and Family History in 2020.

Liv H. Anderson, CG^SM, 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.

Savannah Larson, BA, is especially fond of stories. She has a bachelor's degree in Family History from Brigham Young University and has accumulated over ten years of family history experience. She's personally researched families in the United States, Mexico, and the Nordic Countries. Nordic Research became her obsession after she spent time in Sweden and learned to speak Swedish. She has a deep love of Swedish culture, food, language, and people that has stayed with her ever since. Aside from her job at the Family History Library, Savannah spends her time painting, writing, and playing with her two little boys (who will obviously speak Swedish!).

Tanner B. Tolman, BA, AG^® is accredited through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen) for research in the Denmark Region. He has a deep passion for Danish genealogy and has worked to deepen his knowledge of the different records available. Through this, he has discovered obscure records that have made it possible to extend lines that were previously considered dead ends. He is a research consultant at the Family History Library on the Nordic team.