DENMARK

Jewish Genealogical Society in Denmark (JGS-Denmark)

Public Archives - Libraries - Online databases:

• The State Archives Information about archival resources, addresses, opening hours, etc., - and links directly to:
  • Rigsarkivet (The National Archive in Copenhagen)
  • - and the four Provincial Archives (Landsarkiver):
  • Landsarkivet for Sjælland m.m. (Provincial Archives for Zealand etc.)
  • Landsarkivet for Nørrejylland (Provincial Archives for North Jutland)
  • Landsarkivet for Fyn (Provincial Archives for Funen)
  • Landsarkivet for de sønderjyske Landsdele (Provincial Archives for South Jutland)

• The Danish Demographical Database (The Source Entry Project) Online-search in the sources that have been submitted to the Danish Data Archive (censuses, parish registers, emigrant and immigrant registers). The database is updated at regular intervals. The information can also be obtained on CD-Rom (contact: Dansk Data Arkiv (The Danish Data Archives)
• Udvandrerarkivet (The Danish Emigrant Archives)
  - search the database of passenger lists: Click on "Archives"
• The Immigrant Museum - website in Danish. Online searchable databases on immigrants.
• Erhvervsarkivet (The Danish National Business Archives) - this is i.a. where you can find information about the shipping companies and the passengerlists.
• Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen (The Cadastral Archives) in English:http://www2.kms.dk/C1256C62002F8C6B/
• Det Kongelige Bibliotek (The Royal Library in Copenhagen)

• The Danish Organisation of Local Historical Archives Information about and links to the numerous local historical archives
• Local Historical Collection in Aarhus - online searchable database for Aarhus and surroundings

• The Danish Jewish Museum
• Genealogy Resource Index for Denmark, GRID - one of the best websites for genealogists in Denmark and abroad. There is information and help to be found on almost anything of interest!

Journals and Publications:

• Personalhistorisk Tidsskrift (Journal of Personal History) - in Danish only, but has published two valuable indices (in print and on disk):
  • "Tusindvis af Navne" - an index on all the names mentioned in the articles 1966-1996.
  • 110 års indholdsfortegnelse: Personalhistorisk Tidsskrift 1880-1990" - an index of authors and titles from the last 110 years (1880-1990)
  - and an article in English on genealogy in Denmark:
  • Facts about Genealogical Research in Denmark

Other useful links:

• The Danish Telephone Directory online - in Danish only! You can chose between the "White Pages" ("Navnebogen"/"De hvide sider"), The Yellow Pages ("Fagbogen"/De Gule sider") or Maps ("Kortbogen" - where you can type in "Gade/Vej" (Street), "Husnr." (No.), "Postnr." (Postal Code) and "By" (City) and a map will be produced).
• KRAK's directory - in Danish only! So for your information: "Navn" = "Name", "Vej" = "Street", "Postnr." = "Zip Code", "Område" = "Locality" ("Hele Danmark" means all of Denmark -- so better leave that as it is!), "Tlf./fax/mobil" = "Phone, fax, mobile phone", "Søgeord" = "Word to search for" (you won't need that!). And when you have entered what you what to search for, click on "SØG".

FINLAND

• Jewish Community of Helsinki
• Emigration from Finland - a Short Review
• Institute of Migration
• Website for all of Finland's genealogical societies with many links and - I believe almost all! - all necessary historical and genealogical information and addresses.

NORWAY

SWEDEN

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Sweden

• Jewish Community of Stockholm (in Swedish)
• Jewish Community of Gothenburg (in Swedish)
• Jewish Community of Malmoe
• The Jewish Museum, Stockholm
• The Swedish Emigration Institute
• The Internet Journal "ROOTS" the world's only existing daily newspaper for genealogists. Published by: The Swedish Genealogical Society. There you can find useful information - in Swedish and some in English - about researching your Jewish roots in Sweden on i.a.:
  • How to trace Jewish Families
  • Research advice on miscellaneous subjects
  • How to trace emigrants
  - for your information the Swedish word for "Jews" is "judar"!

Miscellaneous

• Jewish Web Index
• The Holocaust the Icelandic historian, Snorri G. Bergsson's website. Chapter 2: "Jews and the North" gives a brief outline of the history of the Jews in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.
• JewishGen The main website for Jewish Genealogy - with many databases for on-line search, special interest groups, discussion groups, FAQs, and much more
• Federation of Eastern Europe Family Societies Website for genealogy in Eastern Europe
• Hamburg:
  • The online searchable database on the passenger lists from Hamburg
  • Family History Library's Online SourceGuide
  • Link to Your Roots - The Database Project
  • A History of Jews in Hamburg. A website on the emigration from Hamburg illuminated with many photos.
  • Emigration Port Hamburg, the State Publicity Department of the City of Hamburg's webexhibition.
  • A Jerusalém do Norte. Sefardische Juden in Hamburg (in German - but many illustrations and photos!)

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