This class discusses the history of the Swedish Mantals Tax, and the laws behind it and then presents a case study showing their genealogical value.
Describes the legal jurisdictions of Sweden during the early modern period to the present day
How to figure out place names in Sweden when the written word does not make the place's location obvious
This is a case study in which a certain Johanna Andersdotter of Sweden is traced through the genealogical records in order to be correctly identified.
This class teaches the best methods for trying to find the unknown father in Swedish research and the chances of success in different time periods and circumstances
How to continue research in Sweden in the parish records fail
This class discusses some of the common pitfalls that can occur while researching in the Nordic countries and teaches how to research your lines accurately.
This class teaches how to use FamilySearch Wiki to solve common problems in the Nordic countries including reading difficult names, translation, Scandinavian feast day conversions, and the Danish military levying rolls.
Instruction on how to convert the Scandinavian fixed and movable feast days into standard modern dates
This class discusses the research cycle used in the Scandinavian countries and discusses key laws and events that affected record keeping in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway.
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.
This class continues on from the lesson presented at the 2017 Nordic conference, Old Scandinavian Script. It teaches how to decipher the Gothic handwriting used in the Scandinavian countries.
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