re: #241 HappyWarrior

Wow three surnames. And I thought my grandfather’s experience was odd. But yeah that sort of thing does make it tough. Another thing to consider is in many places recorded records are relatively new too. I’ve by far had the most luck tracing German records. It also helps that my surname wasn’t changed at all upon emigration.

The Swedish Church kept excellent records. They kept them in Finland too, which was a result of Sweden’s control of Finland in varying degrees over several centuries. When they lost control the Church still handled the record keeping. Very handy for research.