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2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Ste B018
Portland, OR 97202

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Spring Seminar 2026

Spring Seminar 2026

Saturday, May 9, 2026 -- 1 pm - 5 pm (PT)
Hybrid event - attend in-person or online

Researching Your Norwegian and Swedish Roots with Fritz Juengling Ph D, AG®, AGL™


Presented live and in-person in Portland, Oregon,
and made available online, via Zoom! 

Researching Your Norwegian and Swedish Roots

Co-Hosted by Clark County Genealogical Society and the Sons of Norway

Note: The final program is still in development. This is just a draft.

Sessions include:

  • Finding out where in Norway or Sweden Your Ancestors Came From;
  • Navigating the Patronymic Naming System;
  • Using the Norwegian National Database; 
  • Using the Swedish National Database;
  • Tips for reading records if you don't know the language.

This is a GFO seminar, but will be held at the Sons of Norway Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave., Portland, OR.  Participants may attend in-person or online via Zoom.

Pricing:

  • Event Registration - non-Member
       - $55 through Apr 15th, $65 thereafter.
  • Event Registration - GFO Member
       - $45 through Apr 15th, $55 thereafter
  • Note: if you have a promo or discount code, enter with your credit card information

Fritz Juengling Ph. D. AG®, AGL™

Meet Our Speaker:

Our speaker, Doctor Fritz Juengling received his Doctorate in Germanic Philology at the University of Minnesota. As part of his doctoral studies, he studied Sweish, Norwegian, and numerous other Germanic languages and Medieval Latin. He is the former head of the German department at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.  He is an Accredited  Genealogist® for Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg through the International  Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. Dr. Juengling currently runs a genealogy research and translation business.


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  • Jan

    So, thank all of you [in ORForum] again for your willingness to be there and to offer your help [find the final resting place of my ancestor]! We have a great group of people at GFO!

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Operating Hours:

First Sat: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mon: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tue: 9:30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Wed: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Most classes and meetings are online.

Additional information on weather closures

GFO
2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Ste B018
Portland, OR 97202
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