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November 7, 2020 – Swedish Research Tips and How to Use FamilySearch

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All-Day Seminar 9 am to 2:30 pm Date: November 7, 2020 Theme: Swedish Research Tips and How to Use FamilySearch Titles: Finding the Unknown Father Problem-Solving Workshop FamilySearch Tutorial and Resources Presenter: Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, Swedish Research Specialist at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah

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September 5, 2020 – When the Usual Methods Fail

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Ron Floberg had been trying to find the soldier records for one of his ancestors in the hope that it would provide missing information or clarify conflicting information. With Bev Harbourt’s help, they embarked on a journey to find that soldier. The presentation shows how they were able to find the ancestor and the answers

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August 1, 2020 – Passenger and emigration research

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Kjell Andersson, SGSC’s Research/Mentoring Chair gives a presentation on how to use some of the best tools for researching our ancestors in Sweden and the steps they took to cross the pond to America. Emibas: find where they lived and what parish they left from Emiham – ship manifest information EmiWeb – emigration and immigration

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February 1, 2020 – DNA: Members Talk about Challenges

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Many of us have “spit in the tube” and wondered what those DNA test results actually mean. Many of us have also attended all-day seminars on DNA that filled us with scientific knowledge bordering on gibberish. How do we move beyond the gibberish and figure out what it means for our DNA story? Where do we even start? What do we do with all these so-called matches?

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January 4, 2020 – Globeville’s Swedish Community

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Overlooked as an ethnic enclave first of Eastern European then Hispanic populations, Globeville was home to a vibrant Swedish community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Located in what is now north Denver along the South Platte River, the towns of Globeville along with Swansea and Elyria were home to smelters, meat packing and other

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