Greenland Genealogy

Guide to Greenland ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Country Information
Greenland is an island autonomous country within the Danish Realm in the Atlantic Ocean whose nearest neighbors are Canada and Iceland. The official language is Greenlandic (Kalaallisut).

Getting Started
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Parishes
Church records were kept on the parish level were used to register births, deaths, and marriages Greenland. Beginning in 1924, civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began to be kept on a national level also.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research

Ethnic Groups

 * Greenlandic Inuit
 * Inughuit ethnic group
 * Kalaallit ethnic group
 * Tunumiit ethnic group

Online Resources

 * Greenland Guide