Presenter Kathy Meade Using ArkivDigital ArkivDigital revolutionizes Swedish genealogy by offering millions of high-resolution color images of historical records. While the platform hosts everything from military rolls and passenger manifests to aerial maps, this presentation dives deep into its most valuable resource: Swedish church books. Discover how to navigate these rich archives with ease, and learn how ArkivDigital’s powerful, modern search indexes can help you break through genealogical brick walls faster than ever before.

Kathy Meade is the North American representative for ArkivDigital, a company that offers online access to newly photographed color images of Swedish church books and other historical records. She has been working with Swedish genealogy for over twenty years. Ms. Meade serves on the advisory board for the Swedish American Genealogy Research Center at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago. She volunteers at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago and the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Arlington Heights, IL, helping patrons with their Swedish genealogical research.