RSS syndicated News from MyDanishRoots.com http://www.mydanishroots.com Mon, 12 May 2008 07:55:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.mydanishroots.com/images/M_images/mdr_rss.gif http://www.mydanishroots.com RSS syndicated News from MyDanishRoots.com http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/59/78/ The oldest existing evidence of human habitation in Denmark is traces of reindeer hunters' settlements. They settled on the Jutland Peninsula by the end of the last Ice Age c. 12500 BC, but it was not until the Stone Age,... Research Articles - Danish History Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/58/78/ The shelling of Copenhagen on the night between Sep. 4 and 5, 1807. During the 1700s, the Danish-Norwegian merchant fleet had become large and rather powerful, and in size only surpassed by the British fleet. Although Denmark tried to keep neutral... Research Articles - Danish History Sun, 20 Feb 2005 17:11:54 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/56/69/ Another group of surnames refer directly to the particular trade, craft or occupation of the first bearer. The group comprises easily recognizable names relating to agriculture, manufacturing, retail or to an office, rank, or status, and will therefore tell us... Research Articles - Surnames Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:04:11 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/53/79/ In the 1800's people across Europe where on the move, and especially after the 1840's many people departed the "Old World" to seek a better life abroad. Along with millions of other emigrants from all over the European continent, many... Research Articles - Emigration Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:02:51 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/14/69/ This list covers the 100 most common surnames in present-day Denmark. It explains the origin and meaning of the name and provides information on ranking and numerical distribution. Research Articles - Surnames Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:30:34 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/40/69/ A sub-group of the habitation names are those surnames that derive from the name of a farmstead, which often was owned by the family at the time when the surname was taken/formed. There were, of course, some farmhands who acquired... Research Articles - Surnames Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:31:29 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/39/69/ A group of surnames are the so-called regional names—those names that indicate a families point of origin. You will also find these names in English surnames (e.g. French = from France) and in German surnames (e.g. Berliner = from Berlin).... Research Articles - Surnames Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:29:55 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/37/69/ Another group encompasses the surnames deriving from nicknames/bynames, and many of these are among the oldest surnames in Denmark. This is a very broad and miscellaneous group of surnames that usually derive from mythological attributes of certain animals or the... Research Articles - Surnames Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:24:44 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/18/71/ This is a Geographical introduction to the different Provinces and Regions in Denmark, and how to specify a place name when inquiring into family history. All countries divide into provinces and regions according to the natural demarcations of the landscape; in... Research Articles - Place Names Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:30:34 +0100 http://www.mydanishroots.com/content/view/13/71/ Place names found in the historic Denmark, as well as throughout Scandinavia, are different from other place names in most respects. Most of these place names are very old, and the River Ejder forms a natural and historical boundary between... Research Articles - Place Names Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:36:49 +0100