Family history
Firstly, there are two archives in Denmark that people mainly use to trace their family history:
The Danish State Archives
Rigsdagsgården 9
1218 København K
Telephone: +45 33 92 33 10
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://en.rigsarkivet.dk/
You can also search through parts of the archive online on the following link: https://en.rigsarkivet.dk/explore/genealogy-how-to-get-started/
The other is the Danes Worldwide Archives in Aalborg where they keep the records of the Danes who have emigrated from Denmark:
Arkivstræde 1
PO BOX 1731
9100 Aalborg
Telephone: +45 99 31 42 20
Fax: +45 98 10 22 48
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.udvandrerarkivet.dk/forside/
There is also The Danish Australian Archive at the State Library of Victoria. It can possibly help with details of a person’s arrival in Australia. Their contact details are:
The La Trobe Librarian
State Library of Victoria
Att. The Danish Australian Archive
328 Swantston Street
Melbourne VIC 3000