Learn about online church records, censuses, citizenship lists and other resources to help you find your Swiss ancestors.*The Learning Center demonstrated from minutes 2:00-3:30 is no longer the same. The functionality of the page has changed. The website demonstrated from 38:30-42:45 is slightly different.*

Describes the best methods for inserting information onto Familysearch.org's, Family Tree feature

This class will cover a brief history, what records are available and where to find them.*The link in the FamilySearch Wiki found at minute 31:40, no longer takes you to the Learning Center search page.*

Swiss town court records. Identify documents to verify your Swiss ancestors in Canton Bern and breathe some life into your ancestors' lives.

This class will discuss the known census records and how to access them.*The link for the Basel census in the handout and found at minute 21:30-24:40 no longer works.*

Advanced Research Strategies for Finding Your Copenhagen Ancestors

How to use Danish Land Records

This class teaches how to use Sjeleregister records created by the parish priest in order to extend Norwegian lines and better understand their lives.

Find people in the online register of farms 1838 for Norway. These records are called Matrikkel. This will give the name of the farmer, the name of the farm with the farm number, and how much that was owed on each farm.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was one of the great powers of central Europe from 1867 to 1918 and many descendants of so-called “Eastern European” immigrants can trace their families back to this area. However, because it covered so much ground and there were many border changes in the 20th century, it can be confusing to know how to find your ancestor’s records. Having a basic understanding of which countries were part of Austria-Hungary and how to narrow down your ancestor’s hometown can help.