We try to be good researchers and exercise good habits. But sometimes it feels too big and way too technical! One thing that can give us hang-ups is citing sources. There are giant books explaining how to cite sources. You can attend workshops to learn how to cite sources. All Read more…
A few weeks ago I posted a short description of the Danish Estate system. This is a tricky key to being really proficient in Danish research, and if I’m being honest, I feel like it’s my Achille’s Heel. I still get very intimidated by using the estate records because I Read more…
I’m always trying to find ways to keep my skills sharp and learn the latest and greatest in research and technology within the genealogy world. One of the best ways I have found for doing this is by participating in research institutes and online courses. I’ve taken a few Scandinavian Read more…
My family recently returned from a pretty amazing river trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in the Idaho wilderness. One of the campsites along this river is called “Whitie Cox,” named after the man who was buried here. His story is pretty amazing. Whitie Cox was a Read more…
I really enjoy seeing the cycling culture in Denmark. Maybe I love my bike because it’s in my DNA. I hope everyone is having a great Summer!
Just some more of my favorite cycling scenes in Scandinavia. Check out the double-decker bicylce parking.
It was only a few years ago that I really began to understand how important the estates were in the lives in our Scandinavian ancestors. An estate consists of one main, large farm and manor with many other smaller farms supporting it. While we may think of this just as Read more…
I love to ride my road bike, and with Summer finally arriving, I’m putting the miles on my bike again. One of the fun parts of the culture of Scandinavia is that everyone cylces. I remember my first trip to Denmark in 1999. My husband and I were attending a Read more…
This week I finished a really fun client project. Of course it was based in rural Denmark, about 50 miles outside of Copenhagen. I know this area very well in terms of genealogy research. I was searching for any information about a certain Christian Sorensen, born in 1850. (Many of Read more…
Typically when we think of family history, we think in terms of a pedigree chart, which extends the direct line. But if we focus only on that direct line, we will be missing out on so many ancestors! In previous generations, the line of thinking about family history research was Read more…