Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors In-Person / Online
Do you have ancestors from Denmark, Norway, or Sweden? These countries have preserved extensive church and government records from early modern history to the present. Many of which are now accessible online. This session provides an overview of key record sources and research strategies to help uncover your Scandinavian family roots.
Speaker: Carl Smith, Manager, Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus
This session is part of the daylong Genealogy Day at Clayton Library. The program is offered in a hybrid format, attend either online or in person at the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus.
Registration is required.
- Date:
- Friday, October 17, 2025
- Time:
- 4:30pm - 5:20pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Meeting Room - Carriage House
- Campus:
- Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus
- Age Group:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Genealogy Day History Research Centers Spotlight Events
Please join us for the 2025 Annual Genealogy Day! It's a full day of speakers, research help, information about local resources, and door prizes. Doors open at 8:30 AM. Register online now to attend virtually or in person. This event is free and open to the public!
Genealogy Day Schedule:
9:00 am – 10:20 am - The Stories of Our Lives: Beginning Your Family History
Curt Witcher, Director of Special Collections at the Allen County Public Library
10:30 am – 11:20 am - All in the Family: Using Collateral Research to Build Your Family Tree
Sandra Crowley, Director of Development for the Texas State Genealogical Society
11:30 am – 12:20 am - Following a Civil Case Through Documents Filed in Court
J. Mark Lowe, FUGA, Ky-Tn Research Associates Researcher
12:20 pm - 1:20pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm - Resources for New Orleans Area Genealogical Research
Stephen Stuart, President of the Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans
2:30pm - 3:20 pm - From Names to Narratives: A Simple Guide to Writing
Hannah Kubacak, Librarian from the Waco-McLennan County Library’s Genealogy Center
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm - Family Trees Get Smart: AI as Your Genealogy Assistant
Sherri Taggart Ahmadzadeh, Chief Genealogist at Family Tree Tracer, LLC
4:30pm - 5:20 pm - Jakten - Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors
Carl Smith, Manager of the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus
5:30 pm - 6:20 pm - Research Road Trips: Productive for You, Fun for Family
Jessica Horne Collins, President of the Clayton Library Friends
This program is provided by the Genealogy Network of Texas (GNT), co-sponsors include the Genealogy Center of the Waco-McLennan County Library, the Central Texas Genealogical Society, and the Texas State Genealogical Society.