All sessions are available for repeat viewings until September 26, 2021.
Detailed descriptions of all keynotes and sessions can be viewed as a PDF here.
Keynote Lectures:
Mining, Logging, and Fishing: Early Work in the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Janice Lovelace
Names: Their Origins, Meanings, and Peculiarities, Dr. Fritz Juengling
Piecing Together Your Family Jigsaw Puzzle with DNA Clustering, Craig Gowens
Full List of Conference Sessions:
*Voices of Culture: A Discussion on Seattle Area Oral History Programs, the National Nordic Museum, the Washington State Jewish Historical Society, & the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Scandinavian Feast Dates and Calendars, Dr. Fritz Juengling
Learning to Extract Information from Scandinavian Documents, Dr. Fritz Juengling
Introduction to Genetic Genealogy, Craig Gowens
Developing a DNA Testing Plan, Craig Gowens
ArkivDigital and Swedish Records, Kathy Meade
Swedish Genealogy in a Computer World, Kathy Meade
Nordic Genealogy in the Seattle Area, Kathi McGinnes
Learning About our Diverse Cultural Heritages: Who Are My Ancestors, Dr. Sven Haakanson
Nationalism and Language in Finland, Dr. Jason Lavery
Mikael Agricola: Father of the Finnish Language, Dr. Jason Lavery
Basic Norwegian Genealogy, Liv Birgit Christensen
Advanced Norwegian Genealogy, Liv Birgit Christensen
How to Trace Your Ancestors…Literally!, Betty Kreisel Shubert
Using Scandinavian Records When You Don't Know the Language, Jill Morelli, CG
A Danish Case Study: Finding the Parents of Ole Christian Christensen, Jill Morelli, CG
Oral History for Genealogy: Going Beyond Names and Dates, Alison DeRiemer
The Book of Settlements in Iceland: Man’s First Encounter with a New Land as Remembered through Genealogy and Landownership, Dr. Gísli Sigurðsson
Destination Canada, Dave Obee
Family History in Western Canada, Dave Obee
Tracing Your Scandinavian Families in Canada, M. Diane Rogers
Scandinavian Community Centre/Scandinavian Cultural Society, Southwestern British Columbia, M. Diane Rogers
Beginning Scandinavian Research, Jenny Hansen
The FamilySearch Research Wikis, Jenny Hansen
Pruning Your Family Tree, Jenny Hansen
Introduction to the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Jill Seaholm
Records from the Danish West Indies from the Collection of the Danish National Archives, Poul Olsen
Sleuthing Strategies: Dating and Tracing Family Heirlooms Using Museum Methods, Leslie Anne Anderson
**Resources and Research from the Norwegian Emigrant Museum, Terje Mikael Hasle Joranger
**Resources from the Sámi Archives at the National Archives of Finland, Juha Heinonen
**Genealogical Research at the Museum of Danish America, Amanda Skellenger
**Icelandic Roots: Genealogy, History, Ancestors, Cousins, and More, Sunna Olafson Furstenau
**Sámi Identity and Genealogy: What Does it Mean to be Sámi?, Troy Storfjell
*This session publicly available on the Museum's YouTube channel.