“Extra” Danish Place Names

What do you do with places within a parish?

Were Your Norwegian Ancestors Zombies?

Three dates on a death record.

Going to Church in the US

Scandinavian church records in the US can jump-start your research. When they settled in the US, Scandinavian immigrants founded churches and other religious institutions—mostly but not entirely Lutheran….

Finding Your Danes Online

While reviewing the last time I wrote about Danish genealogy for Family Tree Magazine in preparation for my article on that topic in the October-November 2019 issue, I was struck by how many Danish records are now online. Originally, my article referenced the various records available on microfilm. Now, however, most of those resources have been digitized and many of them are even searchable. In fact, when I was researching my cousin’s Danish ancestors, I was able to go back hundreds of years without ever having to squint at old-fashioned microfilm. Let’s take a quick tour of some of the key records you can click on…