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Nordic 2017 Conference, 10 Lessons

Swedish Naming Customs

Presenter: Geoffrey Fröberg Morris

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This lesson teaches the Swedish naming customs that were popular during the time of genealogical records as well as a few laws that affected surnames.

Language: English

Nordic 2017 Conference

10 Lessons

Introduction to Church and Census Records in Iceland

This lesson teaches how to read and find Icelandic parish and census records at a beginner level.
Lensregnskaper

This lesson teaches how to use lensregnskaper. These are advanced Norwegian records that are often used to create farm histories (bygdeboker)
Swedish Naming Customs

This lesson teaches the Swedish naming customs that were popular during the time of genealogical records as well as a few laws that affected surnames.
Estates in Denmark and Norway

This lesson teaches how to use estate records in Denmark and Norway. It also teaches what an estate was, how estates are organized, and why they are important for genealogy.
Norway: We are Getting Married!

This lesson teaches what marriage was like in Norwegian culture. It explains the customs, food, outfits, etc.
Little Used Records on Arkivalieronline

This class teaches how to use miscellaneous records on Arkivalieronline, the main website for Danish research such as prison records and work house records
Finnish Emigration and Methodology: How to Tackle Finnish Challenges

This lesson explains the basics of Finnish Genealogy and demonstrates how to solve problems in the original records.
Probate Laws and Customs for Swedish Genealogy

The first couple minutes of this class weren't recorded, but if you read the handout before starting the class, you should be able to follow along just fine. This is a wonderful class that teaches the probate laws in Sweden from 1350 down to the present day.
Databases for Swedish Genealogy

In this class, Geoff Morris goes live and demonstrates several of the most useful online tools for Swedish genealogy such as ArkivDigital, MyHeritage, DISBYT, EmiWeb, the Swedish Death Index, etc.
Military Records in ArkivDigital

This class teaches how to use many of the wonderful genealogical records available for Swedish military personnel from the early 17th century down to the modern day.

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