Many of our patrons tell us that they have Scandinavian heritage. There are several good sources to locate and to research the Scandinavian area: Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland and smaller countries, islands near.
This article presents two excellent Scandinavian research sources:
#1 - MyHeritage -
#2 - Family Search
From My Heritage:
We recently hosted a webinar - "Uncover your Scandinavian Roots" - featuring two of MyHeritage's experts: Director of Content Production Mike Mansfield and Senior Program Manager Jason Oler.
Mike and Jason demonstrated how to navigate through the Scandinavian records and provided other research tips to help explore your Scandinavian heritage and family history.
Did you miss it? Don't worry! Click on the video below to watch the full webinar.
This article presents two excellent Scandinavian research sources:
#1 - MyHeritage -
#2 - Family Search
From My Heritage:
We recently hosted a webinar - "Uncover your Scandinavian Roots" - featuring two of MyHeritage's experts: Director of Content Production Mike Mansfield and Senior Program Manager Jason Oler.
Mike and Jason demonstrated how to navigate through the Scandinavian records and provided other research tips to help explore your Scandinavian heritage and family history.
Did you miss it? Don't worry! Click on the video below to watch the full webinar.
Published on Apr 27, 2015 from MyHeritage/Blog
Join Mike Mansfield, MyHeritage Director of Content Production and Jason Oler, MyHeritage Senior Program Manager, as they provide research tips and tools to help navigate through millions of new Scandinavian records to help you explore your family history and make new discoveries. This is a full hour, but it is highly informative.
FamilySearch Research Sources
Join Mike Mansfield, MyHeritage Director of Content Production and Jason Oler, MyHeritage Senior Program Manager, as they provide research tips and tools to help navigate through millions of new Scandinavian records to help you explore your family history and make new discoveries. This is a full hour, but it is highly informative.
FamilySearch Research Sources
Picture from FamilySearch Wiki FamilySearch is also an excellent location to find Scandinavian Records. One of the best ways is to use the Wiki. This is very easy. Following the steps below.
To find the Wiki - Go to Search (if you do not see it at the top of the page, click on the three black bars on the top right. Find Search and then click on "Wiki" In the information box, type Scandinavia or narrow the search with a specific country. Scan through the topics that come up. Click on the ones describing the topics you want to see.
Try this Easy Step by Step Method
If you do not know where to start, an easy way to get a good start is to click on or type in "Finland (or Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, or Scandinavia) Related Pages" in the subject box in the Wiki. When the page comes up, click on the flag of the country of your choice. Scan down the page that comes up. Go all the way to the bottom looking at the variety of linked topics that are being offered as well as the information in the center of the pages.
As you choose a topic by clicking on it, it will open in a similar manner. Using the arrow at the top left will get you back allowing you to make other choices.
Some of the Topics you can expect to find may include:
To find the Wiki - Go to Search (if you do not see it at the top of the page, click on the three black bars on the top right. Find Search and then click on "Wiki" In the information box, type Scandinavia or narrow the search with a specific country. Scan through the topics that come up. Click on the ones describing the topics you want to see.
Try this Easy Step by Step Method
If you do not know where to start, an easy way to get a good start is to click on or type in "Finland (or Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, or Scandinavia) Related Pages" in the subject box in the Wiki. When the page comes up, click on the flag of the country of your choice. Scan down the page that comes up. Go all the way to the bottom looking at the variety of linked topics that are being offered as well as the information in the center of the pages.
As you choose a topic by clicking on it, it will open in a similar manner. Using the arrow at the top left will get you back allowing you to make other choices.
Some of the Topics you can expect to find may include:
Picture shared by MyHeritage/Blog Getting Started
What's the next step?
Finding your ancestor in the records
Tips for Beginners
Tips for Swedish American
What are you looking for?
1. Birth Information
2. Marriage Information
3. Death Information
4. Records showing Family Structure
5. Records of Moving and Migration
6. Place of Origin in Sweden
7. People in Major Cities
8. Information about soldiers or sailors
9. Father of Illegitimate Child
10. Historical Maps
11. Databases that might help
12.Post-1900 Research
13. Land records
and much, much more.
What's the next step?
Finding your ancestor in the records
Tips for Beginners
Tips for Swedish American
What are you looking for?
1. Birth Information
2. Marriage Information
3. Death Information
4. Records showing Family Structure
5. Records of Moving and Migration
6. Place of Origin in Sweden
7. People in Major Cities
8. Information about soldiers or sailors
9. Father of Illegitimate Child
10. Historical Maps
11. Databases that might help
12.Post-1900 Research
13. Land records
and much, much more.
Research Tools
Every page will offer some of the same and more.