Northern Swedish Research (Swede-Finns)

There are many connections between Finland and Sweden as people moved back and forth over several centuries. Swedish genealogists with Finnish ancestors may feel unsure about how to search in Finnish records. Actually, Finnish records are quite similar to Swedish records; you just have to know where to look. In addition to some historical perspective, Jan Carlson will provide some guidance for searching through the many online sites for Finnish primary and secondary genealogy records to hopefully make your searches easier and much more fruitful.

About the speaker:
Jan Carlson has been involved in family genealogy since she made her first rudimentary tree after her first trip to Sweden at the age of 8. She has made 7 more trips in the intervening years for family visits and research. She has been a member of SGSM since the 1990s and has served as a member of the Board of Directors for more than 10 years. She is also a member of the Tidningen staff and writes the column Because You Asked. She speaks Swedish and does research and translation for clients. She also is part of the research team on 3rd Thursdays at the MGC library. Being a Swedish-American is one of her greatest joys and loves using the Swedish language. She is retired after 30 years as a Director of Music for the Osseo UMC, is married and currently lives in Blaine.

Sponsored by: Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota

Registration:
sgsmn.org/eventListings.php?nm=19