Last night I had the opportunity to present on Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Several months ago the host, Geoff Rasmussen, reached out and asked if I would teach about Danish Probate Records. The link for the webinar is here, and Read more…
I have a daughter named Lucy. She’s 17. She’s really social and smart, and she’s involved in lots of different things at school. She’s definitely my busiest and most-involved kid. For the purpose of this blog post, you need to Read more…
It’s been a minute since I’ve taken time for an update because I’ve been swamped with preparations for RootsTech. This year it will be held March 6-8 in Salt Lake City with an online viewing option, as well. I will 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 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 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 Read more…
One of my RootsTech classes was featured on the live-stream, and it’s now available to watch on-demand. The class focuses on same-name research. I use a Danish example for my case study. If you haven’t watched it yet, the link Read more…
RootsTech 2025. I’ve been trying to document big things in my life, so here’s how it looked: The past few years I have really been trying to say YES to opportunities, especially when they push me outside of my comfort Read more…
I’m just about to walk out the door to head to Utah for RootsTech 2025. If you are going to be there, please come say hi! Here’s what I will be teaching. You may notice that there isn’t much about Read more…
Regular readers know that I recently completed a really great DNA course through SLIG. Conveniently, just today, I received a notification from MyHeritage that they have a big sale on their DNA test kits for the holidays. For the next Read more…
A few years ago my husband and I were in Denmark the week before Halloween. Tivoli is one of the oldest amusement parks in the world, and it’s right in the middle of downtown Copenhagen. We passed by the very Read more…
Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I thought I would write about Feast Days this week and explain why we as genealogists care about them. Every Sunday of the liturgical calendar is associated with some type of feast or “church Read more…
I think I mentioned a while ago that I signed myself up for a SLIG (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy) course on DNA. While I feel like a really competent researcher, DNA is truly a weak spot for me. I’ve Read more…