Scandinavian Family Research Services
Accredited Genealogist® Professional | Native Norwegian | Norwegian, Swedish, & Danish language expertise
What would you like to discover?
Trace My Scandinavian Family
Start with what you already know and discover earlier generations, family relationships, and the places where your ancestors lived.
Solve a Difficult Research Problem
Get specialist help with brick walls, difficult records, confusing names, conflicting evidence, or other challenges in Scandinavian research.
Find Places & Family Connections
Discover ancestral farms and communities, locate living relatives and descendants, and uncover connections to your family's Scandinavian past.
Research across Scandinavia
Each Scandinavian country has its own records, languages, naming traditions, and research challenges. Specialized knowledge can help you follow your family through the records of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Denmark
Discover Danish ancestors through church and census records, probate, military levy rolls, court records, and other historical sources.
Norway
Trace Norwegian ancestors through church and census records, probate, land and farm records, and other historical sources.
Sweden
Follow Swedish families through church records, household examinations, tax records, military sources, and other historical sources.
Scandinavian research is more than finding a name in a record
Scandinavian research can mean deciphering unfamiliar handwriting, understanding changing surnames and farm names, navigating records in another language, and knowing where to look when an ancestor isn't where you expect them to be.
As a native Norwegian and an Accredited Genealogist® professional, I bring more than 30 years of genealogy experience, Scandinavian language skills, and in-depth knowledge of the records and research methods of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden to each project.
Have a Scandinavian document you can't read?
Old family letters, church records, probate documents, and other handwritten sources can hold stories and information that have been inaccessible for generations.
I provide transcription and translation of historical documents in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, including difficult handwriting and older language.
Bringing Scandinavian genealogy to life
From Scandinavian records and research methods to handwriting, military sources, feast day calendars, and more, I offer engaging presentations that give genealogists practical tools for researching their Scandinavian ancestors.
Available for conferences, institutes, genealogical societies, and other organizations.
What clients say
“She communicated with me throughout the project… through her services I have a more full understanding of my Norwegian ancestors.”
Lauren Rogers
“She is an organized thinker able to understand my dilemmas and to recognize a way to proceed to solve.
Joan Justis
“Her knowledge of how genealogy works in Norway is impressive. She understands the history and culture, which gives her an extra edge.”
Joan Elder