It's a lot easier than you might think. For one thing, women kept the same name all their lives. Also, the church did a regular census every few years and were smart enough to record both name and exact birth date. They also tracked people when they left or came into an area. Genealogy in the US would be a lot easier if we had done the same. I've taken my wife's Swedes and Norwegians back to the 1700's. Max -----Original Message----- From: "Tink Miller" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 8/3/08 3:38 AM Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Mother's maiden name as a middle name?? Hi John, I know what you mean. I'm thankful I don't have Scandinavian ancestors. It's beyond me how they ever manage to find their ancestral connections. Tink At 03:03 PM 8/2/08, you wrote: >Tink > >That's for sure, regarding nationalities... I spent enough time with the >early Reformed Dutch for one lifetime. The Scandinavian stuff is >interesting too. > >John > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message