User:MorrisGF

Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, AG®
Geoffrey Fröberg Morris AG has been doing Swedish genealogical research for over 35 years. He has been employed for 20 years at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah as a Nordic research specialist. Among his work assignments, Geoff has helped thousands of people search for their Swedish ancestors, engaged in many archival visits in Sweden, authored hundreds of pages into the FamilySearch Wiki and routinely presents at conferences. He is the author of the book, A Practical Guide to Swedish Church Records for Genealogy and Family History, which was published in 2020.

Education

 * BA University of Utah: Philosophy major, minor in Swedish
 * AA Salt Lake Community College

Employment and Service

 * Nordic Research Specialist at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City
 * Editor of Swedish American Genealogist (2019-2020)
 * Founder of Swedish Genealogy Guide, LLC (2014)
 * Course Coordinator Swedish Track for Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) (2012)
 * Board Commissioner, International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogist (2010-2011)
 * Director of Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (2008-2009)
 * Assistant Director of Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (2006-2007)

Credentials & Awards

 * Accredited Genealogist through ICAPGen for the following regions:

Sweden    Denmark


 * 2008 Distinguished Service Award, Utah Genealogical Association - UGA

Memberships

 * The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)
 * StorStockholms Genealogiska Förening
 * Datorhjälp i släktforskningen

Upcoming Presentations 2022:

 * Reading Swedish Handwriting for Genealogy, parts 1 & 2 (Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum) October 21, 2023
 * TBD (Swedish American Genealogist Workshop) October 23, 2023
 * Find the Unknown Father in Sweden (Vasa Order of America, Drott Lodge No. 168) November 11, 2023

Past Presentations:

 * Swedish Virtual Workshop, Lindsborg Kansas (Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum), February 2023
 * FamilySearch Library Class, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library), June 2023
 * Estate Inventories of Sweden (Vasa Order of America, Drott Lodge No. 168) November 12, 2022
 * Swedish Virtual Workshop, Lindsborg Kansas (Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum), July 2022
 * FamilySearch Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library) July 2022
 * FamilySearch Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library) April 2022
 * RootsTech 2022, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library) March 2022
 * FamilySearch Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library), November 2021
 * FamilySearch Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library), August 2021
 * FamilySearch Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library), May 2021
 * Genealogy Session Online, Arlington Heights Group, Swedish American Museum, Chicago, March 2021
 * FamilySearch Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library), January 2021
 * Saturday Swedish Research Seminar, Denver (Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado), 2020
 * Swedish Genealogy Workshop, Lindsborg (Old Mill Museum, McPherson County, Kansas), October 2020
 * FamilySearch Library Nordic Day, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library), September 2020
 * National Genealogical Society NGS, (Virtual Conference), July 2020
 * Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, Swedish & Finnish (Virtual Conference), June - October 2020
 * Nordic Countries Research Seminar, Salt Lake City (FamilySearch Library), 2019
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2019
 * Fall Conference, Minneapolis (Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota), 2019
 * Scandinavian Power Hour, Salt Lake City (RootsTech), 2019
 * All-day Swedish Research Seminar, Denver (Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado), 2018
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2018
 * National Genealogical Society, Grand Rapids (NGS and FamilySearch), 2018
 * Swedish Genealogy Workshop, Lindsborg (Old Mill Museum, McPherson County, Kansas), 2017
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2017
 * Norse Fest, Salt Lake City (Natural History Museum of Utah), 2017
 * Nordic Conference, Salt Lake City, (FamilySearch Library), 2017
 * Sweden and Finland Course, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy), 2017
 * All-day Swedish Research Seminar, Denver (Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado), 2016
 * Nordic Conference, Salt Lake City, (FamilySearch Library), 2016
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2016
 * Fall Conference (Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota), 2015
 * Swedish American Genealogist Workshop, Salt Lake City (Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center), 2015
 * Swedish Genealogy Workshop, Lindsborg (Old Mill Museum, McPherson County, Kansas), 2015
 * All-day Swedish Research Seminar, Denver (Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado), 2014
 * Swedish Research Course, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy), 2012
 * Släktforskardagarna, Gävle (FamilySearch for the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Sweden), 2012
 * Swedish Genealogical Workshop, Springfield (NGS and FamilySearch), 2011
 * Swedish Genealogical Workshop, Salt Lake City (NGS and FamilySearch), 2010
 * Tools, Resources, and Trends for Scandinavian Research on the Internet, Salt Lake City, (BYU Computerized Genealogy Conference), 2010
 * ICAPGen Annual Fall Conference, Provo (International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists), 2010

FamilySearch Learning Center video courses and other Recorded Webinars

 * Resources on FamilySearch.org for German Research and Getting Help:
 * The Research Wiki
 * The Learning Center

Publications

 * "A Practical Guide to Swedish Church Records for Genealogy and Family History." Swedish Genealogy Guide, LLC (October 2020)

FamilySearch Wiki Articles

 * Sweden Orphanages
 * Historical Maps of Sweden
 * History of Swedish Counties

Blog Articles

 * FamilySearch Blog, Swedish Family History for Beginners, Nov. 2018

Languages

 * Swedish: Read, Write, Speak
 * Danish: Read
 * Norwegian: Read

Website

 * GFrobergMorris Homepage
 * The Swedish Genealogy Guide