Kathy Meade

Kathy Meade is the North American representative for ArkivDigital AD AB. This company offers online access to newly photographed color images of the Swedish church books and other historical records. She has been working with Swedish genealogy for over twenty years. Ms. Meade serves on the advisory board for the Swedish American Genealogy Research Center at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago. She volunteers at the museum and the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Arlington Heights, IL, helping patrons with their Swedish genealogical research.

Swedish Church Books: Your Research Just Got Easier (and Faster)

The definitive source for Swedish roots is now more accessible than ever. Once a challenge of language and exhaustive searching, the "gold mine" of the Swedish Church Books is becoming easier and faster through new name-searchable indexes and transcriptions. This session is your essential guide to this exciting transformation. We will show you how to leverage these powerful new tools while maintaining the integrity of traditional records, enabling you to quickly pinpoint your ancestors and harvest the rich, detailed history about your Swedish heritage.