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February 6, 2021 – Smarter Search Strategies

This one-hour virtual presentation covered why most genealogists begin their research online and often become frustrated with the lack of results. The cause might not be a lack of records at the specific site but the way they are performing the search! Participants learned basic online searching for the major genealogy websites. We progressed to

January 9, 2021 – Tax Records

Presentation Title: Using Swedish Tax Records to Answer Tough Genealogical Questions Tax records are a little used, but excellent resource, for solving the “unsolvable” 18th century problem of record loss/gaps and end of the line extensions. Tax records fill in when clerical surveys are not extant.

Announcing our 2021 Program Schedule

2021 SGSC PROGRAM CALENDAR SWEDISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF COLORADO Date:  January 9, 2021 Theme:    Swedish Research Title:   Using Swedish Tax Records to Answer Tough Genealogical Questions   Presenter:     Jill Morelli, Certified Genealogist, lecturer, and writer Jill is a Certified Genealogist® and lectures, writes and researches about her discoveries as a family historian of her Scandinavian and German

Fika on Zoom

If you have ever wanted to see a Fika session, this is your chance to see how it goes. With Zoom, we’ll get a close up look at how Kjell finds things for SGSC members in Swedish Records. We’ll also see how he launches members on their Swedish research journey or helps them break through

When the Usual Methods Fail

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

SGSC Zoom Meeting on July 11, 2020

SGSC hosted its second Zoom meeting on July 11, 2020. Our agenda included a peek into the inner workings of our website, a tour of ArkivDigital’s new family tree feature, and some answers to member-submitted questions about Swedish genealogy research.