Discover Your Swedish Roots - October 2025

Course Type: Immersive

October 8, 2025 | Live 2-Hour Course 3PM ET

Find Your Ancestors Faster

Interested in exploring your Swedish heritage? With 3.6 million Swedish-Americans, you're not alone! This course will show you how to find your roots from home by using readily available online records.

We'll guide you through the process of identifying your emigrant ancestors, tracing their journey, and mapping their parish in Sweden. You'll learn how to access and interpret the historic parish records from the state Lutheran church, which documented all Swedes starting in the 1600s.

Experience Interactive Learning with an Expert

Join David Fryxell for this 2-hour, Immersive Course:  throughout, live demonstrations and case studies will help you navigate the websites essential to discovering your Swedish roots. 

David A. Fryxell is the author of The Family Tree Guide to Scandinavian Genealogy (Penguin Random House) and the founder of Family Tree Magazine. He continues to write for the magazine, now in its 25th year, as a contributing editor and “Now What?” columnist. He is the author of eight books, including, MicroHistory and Good Old Days, My Ass!. He edited The Family Tree Guide Book and The Family Tree Guide Book to Europe. He is half-Swedish (Fryxell is a Swedish army name), third generation, and has traced his Swedish family back to before 1600.

This course will teach you how to:

• Discover a wealth of resources: You'll uncover where to find both free and subscription-based online records to research your Swedish ancestors, including specialized sites.
• Leverage your existing subscriptions: Learn how to effectively use your Ancestry or MyHeritage account specifically for Swedish genealogical research.
• Identify your immigrant ancestor: Master the strategies for pinpointing your immigrant ancestor and their specific parish of origin.
• Understand the context of their lives: Gain insights into Swedish history and geography, helping you understand why your ancestors emigrated and where they lived.
• Overcome language barriers: Learn key Swedish genealogical terms and phrases to confidently interpret historical records.
• Decode naming patterns: Demystify Swedish naming conventions to accurately trace your family lines.
• Find key family milestones: You will learn to locate and interpret vital records like births, marriages, and deaths within parish registers.
• Trace your ancestors' lives: Learn how to follow your ancestors through household examination records to track their movements and family structure.
• Navigate different record types: You'll learn how to cross-reference and utilize various church records to build a comprehensive family tree.
• Break down brick walls: Discover alternative records and advanced search strategies to use when you hit a roadblock in your research.

How You'll Benefit:

• Expert Guidance: Learn directly from a renowned genealogy professional.
• Practical Handouts: Access downloadable resources to enhance your learning.
• PLUS - Registrants receive the digital Scandinavian Genealogy Cheat Sheet ($9.99 value) FREE

Interactive Q&A: Get your questions answered during the session and through our exclusive online forum for two weeks. You'll have access to the instructor for two weeks after the live sessions via a dedicated discussion board, ensuring all your questions are answered and you receive personalized guidance as you apply what you've learned.

Can’t attend live? No worries! All registered students receive access to the session recording for a full year, so you can revisit the material whenever it’s convenient for you.

Join us for this transformative live session and take your family history research to the next level.