Follow your ancestors back to Scandinavia with this comprehensive how-to guide for finding your Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish genealogy.
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 include:

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, including: 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. AUTHOR: David A. Fryxell is a writer, editor, and genealogy expert who has Swedish ancestry. He founded Family Tree Magazine, the United States’ most popular genealogy publication, in 1999. He continues to write for the magazine, serving as a contributing editor, maintaining two columns, and compiling the magazine’s annual 101 Best Websites feature. He has written more than one thousand magazine and newspaper pieces, for publications including Playboy, Reader’s Digest, Writer’s Digest, Travel & Leisure, and Family Tree Magazine (where he’s covered Scandinavian, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish genealogy). 75 b/w illustrations