News


2008-10-09

Interruption of Service, Wednesday October 22nd - Thursday October 23

Access to Genlíne’s Swedish Church Records archive and www.genline.com will be temporarily interrupted on October 23rd from 00:00 to 12:00 (UTC/GMT +1 hour). For North American customers this means that the service will not be available from Wednesday October 22nd 6 p.m. EST to Thursday October 23 a.m. EST due to system maintenance. We are sorry for the inconvenience.





2008-09-16

October Events - Genline in Colorado, Kansas, Illinois & Connecticut

Swedish Family Research Day
Aurora, Colorado (Suburb of Denver)
Saturday, October 4, 2008 8:30 am - 4:30 pm


Research Day Includes:

• Private Research Assistance Sessions
• Genealogical Presentations
• Exhibit Hall with Genline Representatives

• Windows Vista compatible
• Updated user interface with Genline's new logo and graphic profile
• Introduction of GIDx

1. Click on the GIDx search button in the search window
2. GIDx search window opens
3. Select county, Skaraborg
4. Select parish, scb_Skaraborg
5. Enter Kestad in place field
6. Click Search
   You will see the results of all SCB GID numbers containing a reference for Kestad. Look for the GID number referencing the parish, Kestad births 1872.
7. Select the GID number and the image of the first page for the births in Kestad for 1872 will appear

• Capability to select an option to automatically search for sequences once a parish selection has been made versus clicking on the search button.


• Capability to enter more than 72 characters in the "Free Text" or comments field in the print dialogue.


• Time-Out Control feature for institutional customers using IP authentication. IP users can extend the amount of time before being automatically logged out of the Swedish Church Records archive due to inactivity.


• Connection between DISPOS and GFF2. DISPOS is a service where DIS (Computer Genealogy Society of Sweden) members can reference genealogical source material on the Internet. See the DIS website for more information about DISPOS.


• GFF 2.3 will work for Windows 98 users. Windows 98 users will no longer need to use the parameter "21w98" to access GFF2. To access the new release, Windows 98 users using GFF2 should remove the "21w98" parameter. After removing this parameter, GFF2 will automatically upgrade to GFF 2.3 when the program is started.

All of you who are interested in doing genealogical research in the parish of Gotland will be pleased to know that this parish has now been completed and is available in the Swedish Church Records archive.

Currently 19 counties have been completed leaving only 5 counties remaining in production.





2006-02-28

genline at DuPage County Genealogical Society's Annual Conference

genline will be an exhibitor at the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society's Annual Conference on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at the Hilton Garden Inn in St.Charles, IL. Visit our booth for special subscription offers!

For more information, go to: http://www.dcgs.org/





2006-02-14

Important Information for all Genline FamilyFinder (GFF) Users

In our continuing efforts to improve our service, genline has implemented a server security upgrade on Tuesday February 14th. Due to this security upgrade all versions of Genline FamilyFinder (GFF) will need to be updated.

See the GFF version and Operating System details below for the information that applies to you.


GFF2 (Windows ME, 2000, XP)

GFF2.1 will automatically update to GFF2.2 when you start the GFF program.

The first time you log in after the update you will need your Username and Password. If you have forgot or do not have access to your Username and Password you can enter your E-mail address in the text field at https://secure.genline.com/medlem/resendpw.php and your Username and Password will be sent to you by E-mail.

It is also likely that you will have to reconfigure your firewall settings to allow GFF2. See Troubleshooting Genline FamilyFinder 2 for more information.


GFF Plugin (Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP)

You must download and install an update for GFF Plugin.

Download Genline FamilyFinder Plugin Security Update (setup.exe)

Information about Genline FamilyFinder Plugin Security Update


GFF2 (Windows 98)

genline will provide support for Windows 98 users to continue to use a version of GFF2.1.

Instructions for Genline FamilyFinder 2 för Windows 98


Mac OS X

To update GFFMacSpecial or GFFMacJava you must download and install a new version of GFF and restart your computer.

Download GFFMacSpecial(2.2.1-S) or GFFMacJava(2.2.1-J)


More information regarding GFF





2006-01-05

15 million images!

genline now has 15 million images in the Swedish Church Records archive! We want to celebrate this with the One year - 15 million offer. Buy a one year subscription (365 days) for only 1715 SEK.

This offer is valid between January 5 - 12. If you already have a subscription with genline, the new one will start when your current subscription ends.





2005-09-06

genline now available at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center

genline is now available at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College in Illinois. The Swenson Center is a national archives, library, and research institute for the study of Swedish immigration to North America. It is located at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, a selective, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences, with a strong academic emphasis on Scandinavian studies.

"genline will be an important complement to our many resources for the study of Swedish immigration history in general and, in particular, for Swedish-American genealogy," says Dag Blanck, director of the Swenson Center. These other resources include microfilmed records of over 2,500 Swedish-American churches, fraternal organizations, and newspapers established by Swedish immigrants in North America. In addition, the Center has extensive collections of personal papers, photos, and a more than 15,000 volume library that is highly-specialized in the field.

The Swenson Center's subscription is available to use only certain times of the week, and reservations are required. Please see the Center's web page at http://www.augustana.edu/swenson/genline.html





2005-06-29

Genline FamilyFinder 2.1 has now been released!

Genline FamilyFinder





2005-06-29

We now have over 13 million images in the Swedish Church Records archive!





2005-06-29

There is now an important upgrade for Mac OS X.

Genline FamilyFinder for Mac OS X





2005-06-16

genline one of 101 best undiscovered family history Web sites

genline has been named one of the 101 best undiscovered family history Web sites in the August 2005 issue of Family
Tree Magazine. Check the full list at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/101sites/2005/foreign.asp.







2005-06-01

genline at the National Genealogy Conference in Nashville

genline will be an exhibitor at the 2005 NGS Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on June 1-4, 2005. Visit us at booth 110 for genline demonstrations as well as special conference subscription offers! For more information, see https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/index.cfm





2005-05-10

genline at the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree

genline will be an exhibitor at the 36th Annual Genealogical Jamboree & Resource Expo sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society in Burbank, California on May 13-14 2005. Visit us at Table 509 for genline demonstrations as well as special subscription offers! For more information, go to:http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/2005jam-comm.htm





2005-04-29

Download Genline FamilyFinder 2.0!

A new version of Genline FamilyFinder for Windows (GFF2) is now available for download from genline. We recommend that you upgrade to GFF 2.0 seeing as at some point in the future we will no longer be supporting the older GFF plugin version. GFF 2.0 has a lot of new functionality which will make searching genline's Swedish Church Records archive easier for you.

GFF 2.0 is a separate program and is not dependent upon on a web browser. The program can be downloaded from genline's web site in the Genline FamilyFinder section and should be installed according to the instructions. You start GFF 2.0 from the Start-menu and not with the Log In button on genline's web site.

One of the improvements in GFF 2.0 is the possibility to save pages as bookmarks to make it easier and faster to return to a page you have looked at before and if you want to compare information from different pages you can now have several image windows open simultaneously. You can also add more information to your prints, both GID Number, county name, parish name and your own free text can be added as a heading on the print. There is also a built-in beginners help in the program which introduces you to using GFF 2.0.





2005-04-27

genline at Genealogy Fair in Arlington Heights, IL

genline will be an exhibitor at the Genealogy Fair at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Saturday, April 30 between 10 AM and 4 PM. Visit our table for information on special discounts. For more information, go to http://www.ahml.info/more_news.asp#80.





2005-04-18

Genline at the Viking Festival in Waco, Texas

genline will be an exhibitor at the Viking Festival, April 23-24, in Waco, Texas. Visit our booth for Genline demonstrations as well as special subscription offers! For more information, visit http://www.vikingfest.com/index.html.





2005-03-07

genline at Fairfax Genealogical Society 2005 Conference

genline will be an exhibitor at the Fairfax Genealogical Society's 2005 Conference.on Saturday, March 12, 2005. The event will be held at the Tyson’s Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center in Falls Church, Virginia. Visit our booth for special subscription offers! For more information, visit http://www.fxgs.org/





2005-02-22

genline will be an exhibitor at the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society 30th Annual Conference on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at the Hilton Garden Inn in St.Charles, IL. Visit our booth for special subscription offers!

For more information, go to: http://www.dcgs.org/





2005-02-09

genline at Genealogy & Family Heritage Jamboree

genline will be an exhibitor at the Genealogy & Family Heritage Jamboree, February 11-12, in St. George, Utah. Visit us at our booth for special Jamboree discounts for Genline subscriptions and genlineshop.com products. Kathy Meade will be giving a presentation, "Swedish Church Records Online" on Saturday, February 12. For more information visit: www.cgslink.com/jamboree/.





2005-01-19

genline at 2005 NGS Winter Warm-Up Conference

genline will be an exhibitor at the 2005 National Genealogical Society Winter Warm-Up Conference, January 21-22, in Phoenix, Arizona. Visit us at our booth for special NGS exhibit discounts for genline subscriptions and genlineshop.com products.

For more information, visit National Genealogical Society ( http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/edutripsphoenix.htm)





2005-01-11

genline presenting to North Suburban Library System's Genealogy and Local History networking quarterly

genline will be presenting to the North Suburban Library System's Genealogy and Local History networking quarterly meeting on January 26 in Wheeling, Illinois. Librarians specializing in genealogy and local history representing between 20 to 30 libraries are planning to attend this event.





2005-01-11

genline - Now Available in Raleigh, North Carolina

genline is now available at the Olivia Raney Local History Library in Raleigh, North Carolina. The library has a collection of over 18,000 items that are primarily local and family history oriented. For the genealogist, there is a variety of resources covering both American and international geographical areas.

While the library's focus is on local history and the use of local history resources to provide historical context for genealogists, many new residents of Wake County come from Sweden and parts of the United States that were originally settled by Swedes. The difficulty of researching Swedish records from afar has often been an impediment to Swedish American genealogists. The library is attracting Scandinavian family researchers with classes ranging from basic genealogy to immigration records and the use of Genline. No longer will Swedish-Americans sing the "Lutefisk Lament" because they don't know where great-grandpa Bengt emigrated from or if they did, how to find out why he left. Genline offers a unique opportunity to these new library patrons to sail home again.





2005-01-10

genline is now available in Lindsborg, Kansas

genline is now available at the McPherson County Old Mill Museum in Lindsborg, Kansas. Lindsborg, in the Smoky Valley region of north central Kansas, sits amid a number of communities settled by Swedish immigrants in the 1860's. Today many colorful events celebrating Swedish heritage take place throughout the year in Lindsborg. Svensk Hyllningsfest is a biennial tribute to Swedish pioneers that will occur on October 7, 8, 9, 2005.

The McPherson County Old Mill Museum collects and preserves materials related to the region's heritage in which the Swedes play a significant role. Among the historical buildings at the museum is the 1904 World's Fair Swedish Pavilion. The building is included in the National Register of Historic Places. In 1976 King Carl XVI Gustaf rededicated the building to all Swedes and Swedish Americans.

The museum's archives contain county records and genealogical resources. The staff regularly sponsors genealogy workshops and sees an increased interest in Swedish genealogy. "We work with people to find information on relatives who lived in this area," states Lorna Nelson, the museum's director. "With genline, we can now offer many of those researchers an immediate "bridge across the ocean" to Swedish records as well. genline is a tremendous resource we are excited to have available."





2004-12-30

Discover your roots during a trip to Sweden!



Have you ever dreamed about traveling to Sweden to discover your Swedish roots and maybe meet relatives that you have never seen before, but you don't really know how to plan the trip or where to go? genline can now turn your dream into reality because in 2005 you'll be able to make a trip to Sweden where you can use your vacation to search your Swedish roots in the archives or to spend time together with family members you have already found through your research.

Genline FamilyTravel will organize a trip from North America to Sweden in the summer of 2005. We are still working on all the details but would already now like to know how many people who are interested in making this trip. It will most likely include one week which is common for all travelers and then you can add a second week where you will be able to travel around Sweden on your own and visit relatives and/or archives or other places you find interesting. During this second week you'll be able to get assistance from our partners around Sweden.

If this sounds like something you want to be part of, please send an e-mail to travel@genline.com and let us know that you are interested in a trip to Sweden. This e-mail is not a booking, only a notification of your interest.

Please include in the e-mail where you live so we can estimate from which airports we will have passengers. We would also appreciate if you tell us where in Sweden your ancestors came from and where your currently living relatives reside (if you have that information). This is to get an idea where people would like to go once they arrive in Sweden. We are also interested in knowing if you would like to stay in Sweden one week or two weeks and we appreciate suggestions about what you would like to see in Sweden, places you would like to visit etc.

As soon as we have more details, they will be published here. We will also get back to you with more information if you have sent us an e-mail telling us you are interested in making the trip.

If you would like to travel to Sweden but don't know anything about your Swedish roots, you have several options. You can buy a subscription at genline and start researching online from your home. You can also get help with the research. We have a professional researcher, Anneli Andersson, who performs Genealogy Research for our customers. She can help you find out where in Sweden your great-grandmother was born, or where your distant cousins live today.

Another option is that you wait until you come to Sweden and use some of your time here to visit different archives and search for your ancestors and family there. Or why not try a combination of these three possibilities!





2004-12-29

Help with Genealogy Research!

genline is pleased to announce a new product – Genealogy Research. Those of you who have difficulty working with genline’s Swedish Church Records archive can now purchase Genealogy Research time from a professional genealogist in 5, 10, and 20 hour research time periods.





2004-12-21

Genline North America eShop Launched!

Genline North America is pleased to announce the launch of a new on-line shopping site at www.genlineshop.com. The Genline North America eShop will offer products carefully selected to support and complement research into Swedish Genealogy. Our initial product offer includes the book “Your Swedish Roots” by Per Clemensson and Kjell Andersson, two well-known Swedish genealogists. This book is an easy to understand, step-by-step guide for tracing your Swedish heritage. It identifies both Swedish and North American source records, and examines new on-line data sources, such as genline. This book is a “must-have” for beginning researchers and also will be a valuable aid to experienced genealogists.

In time, the Genline North America eShop will be adding important Swedish reference CDs to their product list. Check back with the eShop often, as they plan to introduce new products regularly. Their aim is to assist you in being successful in your search for your own Swedish Roots! Products are in English and may be purchased in US or Canadian currencies.





2004-12-20

genline at the Waco-McLennan County Library

genline is now available in the Genealogy Department at the Waco-McLennan County Library (1717 Austin Ave) in Waco, Texas. Bill Buckner, manager of the Periodicals/Genealogy Division, states, "By having genline as a resource, the library is providing a valuable tool to the Swedish-Americans in the community that will enable them to discover their past and preserve their heritage."

This commitment to service and heritage is shared by The Nordic Clubs of Waco (Scandinavian Friends, Forsgard-Olson Vasa Lodge #757, Forsgard-Olson Heritage Society, and Sons of Norway, Canuteson-Reierson Lodge #1-660.) who have enthusiastically supported the addition of genline to the Library's resources. For more information, call Bill Buckner at 254/750-5945. The Nordic Clubs of Waco are located at 1028 N. 4th St., Waco, Texas 254/296-1857.

The city of Waco hosts the annual Viking Fest which celebrates over 150 years of Nordic Cultural History in Texas. Each year, this event attracts more than five thousand people honoring the beginning of the Scandinavian immigration to Texas. The 2005 Festival will be April 22-24, 2005.





2004-12-10

GFFMacSpecial - A GFFMac close to ”Mach 2”

A new version of Genline FamilyFinder (1.2.2) for Mac OS X has now been released. Our beta testers have reported much faster image download and manipulation speeds. Perhaps twice the speed of sound is not entirely true nonetheless GFFMacSpecial now features image handling times that are 3 to 4 times faster.

Genline FamilyFinder för Mac OS X