The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway

by David A. Fryxell

Trace your Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish ancestors! This convenient guide will help you discover your Northern European family history while optimizing your research time.

Highlights

   • Strategies for identifying immigrant Scandinavian ancestors, plus how to trace them back to Europe from North America
   • Methods for locating Swedish genealogy records, Norwegian genealogy records, or Danish genealogy records within your family's town of origin
   • Detailed guides to finding and decoding common Scandinavian records, church records, civil registration records, census returns, property deeds, military records, and many more
   • Quick guides to Scandinavian history, geography, and language
   • Historical timelines, sample records, and resource lists that will bring your family history to life

If your family tree includes Swedish roots, Danish roots, or Norwegian roots,  The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide  is a must-have for your genealogy research.

Genres: Scandinavian Literature

256 pages, Paperback

Published December 17, 2019

Reviews

[Shanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good and I will definitely keep it on my shelf as a research tool for later. I bought it on a pre-order because I was so excited to read it! After researching for several months in 2018, I was finally able to trace my ancestors back to Norway with the help of some friends. As I got more invested, I found I was soon e-mailing with Norwegians and even got in contact with a few distant relatives! In 2019, I traveled to Norway to see where my ancestors walked and it was life-changing! I was able to visit the family farm, see the churches and burial sites, and meet distant cousins. Fryxell seems to have gone on a very similar journey as me but I still have learned a lot from him. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to study their Scandinavian heritage! 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇩🇰

[Colette Hokanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reference guide

This a great beginners guide for Scandinavian research. Great list of links to websites for research. A great part of your Scandinavian library.

[Karen Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part history lesson, part genealogy. Fryxell has done an excellent job of simplifying research skills and genealogy sites for Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. There are a lot of photographic examples of forms and site pages. Even if you do not have Scandinavian ancestors, you can use all the tips and relevant sites for your own family history.