Genealogy

Sometimes your Swedes may have come from Denmark originally, married a Dane after emigration, or emigrated through Denmark. Here are some resources, generously collected by Arne Hansson on the Swedestoo list  (update: list now dead). Arne's note: Copenhagen in Danish is "København". In Swedish, it is Köpenhamn. To use the character "ø", copy and paste it from here, if you have difficulties creating an "ø" on your keyboard. Danish Demographic Database : http://ddd.dda.dk/ddd_en.htm Danish digitized churchbooks : http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ (similar to Genline for Swedish research). Both are run by the Danish State Archives. Press the button English flag to the left to get English. Both sites are free if you register. DIS-Danmark : http://www.dis-danmark.dk/dis-english.asp - the site for Danish researchers online. Danish Emigration Archives :  https://aemi.eu/the-danish-emigration-archives/

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives: http://www.elca.org/os/archives/    Research in the archives, hire research, rent microfilm. 321 Bonnie Lane, Elk Grove Village, IL, just south of Oakton St. Bonnie Lane is about halfway between Arlington Heights Road and Busse Road (Rt 83). Open 8:30 to 5, Monday through Friday. Phone: 847-690-9410, FAX: 847-690-9502, email: archives@elca.org Swedish Research Augustana College's Genealogy Research FAQs : http://www.augustana.edu/x14885.xml Smultron list archives: http://smultron.com/pipermail/swedestoo/ Jerry's Scandinavian/USA Genealogy Links : http://longstrom.com/ SweGGate : http://sweggate.com/ Genealogy in Sweden : http://www.algonet.se/%7Ehogman/swe_genealogy.htm R&oubml;tter : http://www.genealogi.se/ (part in English) The Swedish Emigrant Institute at Växjö (Svenska Emigrantinstitutet): http://www.swemi.nu/eng/ Gothenburg Regional Archives (Landsarkivet i Göteborg är din arkivmyndighet i V...

Archives of Ontario : http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/     Research Guides : http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/index.html OurOntario.ca : explore digital collections of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, community groups, government agencies and private collections in Ontario, all in one search. While you may find some surnames, you are much more likely to find places, groups and institutional names. http://www.ourontario.ca/ Ontario GenWeb : http://www.geneofun.on.ca/ongenweb/ Ontario Birth Registrations, 1869-1906 : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~births/index.htm Gateway to Ontario Cemeteries : http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~silentguardians/ Ontario Obituaries : http://www.ontarioobits.com/ Northern Ontario Canada Gravemarker Gallery : over 300 cemeteries completed. Work is continuing, and Murray welcomes your help! Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Algoma, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Nipissing, Renfrew, Parry Sound, Muskoka, Temiska...

From the Research Outline at http://familysearch.org : http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Rg/guide/Germany14.asp#emigration_and_immigration Many Germans either lived in Elsaß-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine) or passed through it to emigrate. The following sources help identify many of them. Alsace Emigration Index . The Family History Library has compiled an index of persons who emigrated from or through Elsaß-Lothringen from 1817 to 1866 . About half the names are from southern Germany. The alphabetical index gives the emigrant's name, age, occupation, place of origin, residence, destination, passport date, and source microfilm number. Not everyone who emigrated via Alsace is in this index. The index is easiest to find in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under Alsace Emigration Index.Look this term up in the glossary. It is also listed as: France. Ministre de l'Intrieur. Registres des émigrés, 1817-1866 (Index of emigrants, 1817-1866). Salt Lak...

Emigration & Immigration Research Outline at http://www.familysearch.org/ : http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Rg/guide/Germany14.asp#emigration_and_immigration Ellis Island : http://ellisisland.org/ has the records online for 1892-1924. 22 million immigrants, passengers, and crew members came through Ellis Island and the Port of New York. Use Stephen Morse's forms to search if you can't find them with the standard search engine. These sites are free and open to all. NEW! I've just found about a wonderful way to extend your use of the EllisIsland.org site. Megan Smolenyak says that to the left of the certificate, at the bottom of the menu are "View Annotations" and "Create an Annotation." She says: If you click on "View Annotations," you'll find yourself in the Community Archives, which includes the annotation I contributed. By clicking on my name, you'll see a number of additional details I entered.... All of these are pre-s...

Alsace (Ger. Elsass) is now two French departéments, Bas-Rhin [67] (Lower Rhine) & Haut-Rhin [68] (Upper Rhine). The Territory of Belfort [90] is sometimes also included. The Territory of Belfort was formerly part of Haut-Rhin. From 1789 (French Revolution) to 1871, the Departément of the Territory of Belfort didn't exist, because it was included in the department of Haut-Rhin. After the war in 1870-1871, all of Alsace was annexed by Germany except the region of Belfort, which became the "Territory of Belfort" (departément n° 90) in France. After World War I (1918), Alsace became part of France, but the Territory of Belfort remained a separate departément. So, if you have an ancestor who lived 1789-1871 in Haut-Rhin, check for records in the Territory of Belfort. In general, the Alsace was French 1648-1871, German 1871-1918, French 1918-1940, German 1940-1945, French since 1945. A short timeline-table, called Alsace-Lorraine — an Enclave of Ethnic Germans ...

For all European research, you must have a village name, or at least a small region with a few villages, because that is where all the records are kept! There are few to no departement, county or region-wide censuses or other general surveys such as our US Census records. The exception is the UK, which has searchable census for 1841-1901, and where records have been kept by the counties in England since 1837, in Scotland since 1851. So, you must do your American or Canadian research, before trying to "jump the pond" back to Europe. Recently, the 1836 Census of the Alsace has started to become available. To see if your surnames are found therein, search at: http://www.census1836.com/ Have you found the naturalization applications ? Often the first and second application contain much more detail than the final certificate. How about obituaries, in particular those published in small local newspapers, church publications, or German or French newspapers? Many of the old newspape...