Research Resources

ArkivDigital is a subscription-based website for Swedish genealogy that provides access to color images of original historical records from archives throughout Sweden. Researchers can search a variety of records, including church books, estate inventories, military records, court records, tax records, and other archival materials. The site also offers searchable indexes, machine-transcribed text for many records, educational resources, and a family tree feature for organizing research.

Danish Genealogical Society (Danske Slægtsforskere) provides guidance, research tools, and educational resources for Danish family history research. The Getting Started section includes articles on Danish records, research methods, Gothic handwriting, documentation, naming practices, archives, and other topics to help both beginning and experienced genealogists.

Introduction to Genealogy Research in Denmark, written by Kirsten Sanders for the Danish Genealogical Society, is an introductory guide to Danish family history research. It explains Danish naming practices, church records, census records, probate records, military records, emigration records, archival resources, and other key resources, making it an excellent starting point for English-speaking researchers with Danish ancestry.

Denmark Parish Register Headings is a FamilySearch Wiki reference that provides English translations of column headings commonly found in Danish parish registers. The guide helps researchers interpret baptism, confirmation, marriage, death, burial, and other church records by explaining the Danish terms used in parish register forms, making it easier to read and understand original records.

WieWasWie is a free genealogy website that provides access to historical records from archives throughout the Netherlands. Researchers can search civil registration records, church records, population registers, and many other genealogical sources. The site also includes user-contributed family trees and biographies, making it a valuable starting point for researching Dutch ancestors.

Scandinavian Naming Patterns explains how patronymic surnames and traditional naming customs were used in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The guide describes how surnames were formed from a father's given name, how names changed from generation to generation, traditional naming patterns for children, and other naming customs that can help genealogists identify the correct ancestors in Scandinavian records.

The Swedish Genealogy Learning Center offers educational articles, tutorials, and research guides to help family historians learn Swedish genealogy. Topics include Swedish records, historical sources, naming practices, geography, and research methods for tracing Swedish ancestors.

Swedish Roots is the English-language genealogy portal of Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (The Federation of Swedish Genealogical Societies). The site provides guides for beginning Swedish genealogy research, explanations of Swedish records and naming practices, research tips, and links to Swedish archives, databases, and other genealogy resources.