Nordic Research – 4 Countries in 60 minutes!
This class will present an overview of the key resources for researching your Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish heritage. The instructor will outline the steps for identifying key information about your ancestor so you can jump the pond. Identifying this information will include looking at key U.S. resources; unique Swedish-American, Danish-American, Norwegian American and Finnish-American sources and research centers. This will be followed by looking at the various record types for each country and where you can find these resources: online (both free and subscription sites) as well as physical archives and research centers. Presented by Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital.
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