Denmark

Learn the essentials for researching ancestors from Denmark.
Step 1: Find your family in church records.
Step 2: Trace them in censuses.
Step 3: Learn to read the records.

Research Foundations

nib pen and inkwell
Step 1: Church Records
old census
Step 2: Census
Handwriting
Step 3: Deciphering Records

Record Types

Rolling wheat fields
Land and Tax Records
last will and testament with old fashioned quill
Probate Records
military memorabilia with picture of soldier
Military Records

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