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February 6, 2021 – Smarter Search Strategies

February 6, 2021

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

January 9, 2021

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.

Swedish Research Tips and How to Use FamilySearch

October 7, 2020

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 This all-day virtual seminar (9 am to

Fika on Zoom

October 3, 2020

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

September 5, 2020

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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