This research guide takes you deep into the records, resources, and strategies available for the Nordic countries, more commonly known as Scandinavia.
These countries include Denmark, Finland, the F r e Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Finland's language base is totally different from the other Scandinavian countries, but was under Swedish monarchial rule for much of its history.
Finland's official records are in the Swedish language from the beginning of record-keeping to about 1867.
The following topics are covered: Naming practices: Depending upon your ancestor's country of origin, his or her surname (family name) may lead you to the exact spot in the country where they were born, or leave you amidst a mass of -sens or -ssons.
Germanic and Scandinavian Gothic Script: Remember, you learn to read Gothic script by reading it and you learn to read Gothic script by writing it Emigration and Immigration: Scandinavians immigrated to America to improve their circumstances by becoming land owners or mortgagers, to practice freely their learned trades, to participate in the political process, and some came to join family or friends who had emigrated earlier.
Effectively using Gazetteers: A gazetteer by definition is a place name index and/or description source.
It contains names of small places generally listed in alphabetical order by the language of that country which may be different than here in the US.
Learn the details.
Scandinavian (Nordic) Church Records: The Lutheran Church was the official recording keeping body of Scandinavia from 1535 into the 1900s.
Religious freedom was granted about 1850, but births and deaths of non-Lutherans were still required to be reported.
Feast day dates are introduced with some detail.
Scandinavian Census Records: Though your ancestors are only represented by a date, a name, a place in a record, you can add a great deal of information to the framework of their lives by finding them in what are generally known as c.
| Covered | Naming practicesdepending upon your ancestors country of origin his or her surname (family name) may lead you to the exact spot in the country where they were born or leave you amidst a mass of sens or ssons |
|---|---|
| Script | Remember you learn to read |
| Immigration | Scandinavians immigrated to |
| Gazetteers | A gazetteer by definition is a place name index andor description source |
| Records | The Though your ancestors are only represented by a date a name a place in a record you can add a great deal of information to the framework of their lives by finding them in what are generally known as c |
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