Denmark Genealogy

Getting started with Danish research Welcome to the Denmark page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Denmark page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Danish records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Denmark page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! Featured Content Learning about your ancestor’s everyday life, social structure, religious practices, customs, and traditions will enhance your research abilities. This information is especially helpful if you choose to write your family's history. There are 4 new articles found under Topic: Denmark: Social Life and Customs Read more... Research Tools County List Copenhagen Dictionary District List Feast Day Calendar (Moveable) Feast Days (Fixed and Moveable) Gazetteers (Finding Place Names) Given Names List Handwriting Examples Handwriting Guide Maps Military Levy Numbers (Lægdnummer) Military Levying Roll Abbreviations (Army) Parish List Parish registers and population censuses on the Internet Record Selection Table Strategies for Danish Research Timeline of Events in your Ancestors Life Typing Æ, Ø, and Å Websites Word Lists, Danish and Latin FamilySearch Wikiprojects You can help build the Danish content on the FamilySearch Wiki by participating with a FamilySearch Wikiproject. FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Articles Needing Revision FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Directories FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Jurisdictions FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Lægd Numbers after 1869 FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Newspapers FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Orphanages Here's a quick reference to specific activities: Expand an article or short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Related Pages (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) Beginners Corner Getting Started What's the next step? Finding your ancestor in the records Tips for Beginners Tips for Danish American Researchers News and Events Dansk Mødekalender U.S. Events Get Help Reading Records Click here Topics Archives and Libraries Biographies Cemeteries Census Church Records Birth / Christening Confirmation Engagement / Marriage Death / Burial Civil Registration Colonies (Virgin Islands) Copenhagen Court Records Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller) Directories Emigration and Immigration Genealogies Geography Geography (Historical) Handwriting History Jurisdictions Land and Property Language Military Naming Customs Newspapers Nobility Occupations Orphanage Periodicals Place Names Probate Records Schools Social Life and Customs Societies Taxation Vital Records Other...