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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a great organization My Danish Roots is! I am working on my ancestry tree and had hit a brick wall when researching my great grandmother! Niels found all the info I needed, was so patient - eve... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We were quite stuck in our research and Niels was quickly able to fill in a lot of gaps in our family history. His responses were quick, he provided updates frequently, and his knowledge was invaluabl... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing finds. Niels confirmed the ancestry of my Danish great-grandfather, who emigrated to the U.S. back in the 1890s. Stories about his parents and siblings had been passed down over the generation... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wanted to know about my father's mother, who died when he was about eight; no one had any other information except for her name on his baptismal certificate. Niels found several entries in census re... See more

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My Danish Roots is a full-service genealogy research agency established in 2013 and working out of Copenhagen, Denmark. We undertake any genealogy task which can be solved through Danish sources. We offer a free consultation and preliminary search of no obligation to you at all. Hiring a professional genealogist is a matter of confidence. This is the very reason why transparency and trustworthiness are essential values to us at My Danish Roots. And because we are local and experienced in our field, we can do high-quality research with a minimum of wasted time. You will benefit by that.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Serendipitous Find

Serendipitous find. I had reached a dead end. Even though we did not have a breakthrough, I am so happy and impressed with this service. Niels was professional, kind, honest, prompt - truly everything you could ask for. I never felt pressured to keep on searching, and in fact was even refunded when we agreed we had likely mutually reached a dead end in terms of the research goal. I have rarely felt that I could truly "trust" like this - a quality that cannot be quantified, and that is so intangible as to be difficult to put into words. In short, I cannot say enough positive about the help and expertise I received - it was exemplary in every sense.

March 28, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had reached a dead end

I had reached a dead end searching for information about my Danish heritage. ‘My Danish Roots’ were very professional, approachable and managed my expectations realistically.

I was delighted with their detailed and thorough research and really appreciated the genealogy report together with copies of all relevant documentation.

Thank you so much. My Danish relatives are delighted with the new information they have about their roots.

I would absolutely recommend ‘My Danish Roots’.

March 22, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredible service and impeccable research

My Danish Roots was referred to us by a genealogist we had worked with a number of times in Germany, with the promise that they would be able to help with an urgent, time-sensitive probate matter in the United Kingdom. My Danish Roots responded to my initial enquiry the same day and, within 24 hours, they had been able to provide a full family tree for the individual whose family we needed to locate. The correspondence I had was swift, informative and entirely professional and polite at all times. I would have no hesitation in working with My Danish Roots again and recommend them without reservation.

March 3, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful to work with

We were quite stuck in our research and Niels was quickly able to fill in a lot of gaps in our family history. His responses were quick, he provided updates frequently, and his knowledge was invaluable. Not to mention, having a native from Denmark translate these historical documents for us was a godsend. We would absolutely love to work with him again.

February 11, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was a good experience with this…

This was a good experience with this agency. All my questions were promptly provided and verified with professional research. Grateful for the help would recommend this to my friends and family.

February 22, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Scandinavian Hospitality

Thank you, Niels, of Mydanishroots.dk. You gratiously went outside of your purview to help me with my problem. I am forever grateful.
Mydanishroots.dk was the 2d delightful experience I've had with Denmark. The first was back in 2011 when I and my beloved were married on Bornholm Island. 72 all too short hours in an environment where we were treated like neighbors rather than visitors/tourists. Shopping for silver wedding rings, replacing a lost camera, sampling the local foods, hiring transportation, just strolling around the harbor at Ronne - the cordiality can only be experienced, not described It was all the more pleasant in that we were sixty-somethings trying to act like thirty-somethings. The ceremony itself was sweet: afterward, when we declined celebratory champagne, staff instantly brought out sparkling apple cider!! The sea air, the rustic 19th century hotel, but above all the hospitality of the people: in Bornholm we were like family. I will always have fond memories of Danish hospitality.

February 9, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast and Accurate Information

I asked one question about my Danish grandfather, who I never met, and the response was 14 hours later with the answer I was looking for, including additional information! Now that is amazing service.

December 5, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nothing But Praise

I have nothing but praise for My Danish Roots. Niels has been so helpful in finding baptism details from 1777 for my greatx3 grandfather, quickly and professionally. I wish he had a twin who could solve the problems I have with my Scottish ancestors! I do not speak Danish and I would advise any English-speaker needing family research doing in Denmark to consult My Danish Roots.

November 8, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I dont know Danish

I dont know Danish, so I cant answer these questions. However, could you take it a step further and possibly find a relative or two who are alive? I am planning a trip to Denmark and would love to meet some of my cousins. I would be happy to pay more money.

October 16, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Two hours of Danish Roots beat 6 years of my own research

Integrity, responsiveness, and outstanding results!!

The initial response to my inquiry was very quick, less than 24 hours. The “free” work was so impressive I had hire My Danish Roots. For every hour I paid for there was such a great return on the investment.

Customer Service was over the top.
Christian assisted me while I was visiting Denmark, by providing locations and even maps so I could visit important locations. As well as SO MUCH information about my grandfather and great grandparents. I could (and maybe should) write a book!! At least for my family.

Thank you for the priceless information for me and my sisters in Pennsylvania who’s hearts will always be tied to Denmark. ♥️

July 13, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My Experience with My Danish Roots

My Danish Roots has been great to work with. I have learned a ton about my early family roots and have also been working my way towards reestablishing contact with my distant relatives in Denmark. Christian has been extremally helpful and polite throughout the process. He has been very proactive with finding information and relaying it to me. I was truly surprised with the amount of information he was able to find and I'm very grateful for his continued help and persistence. I cant thank him enough for helping me and I'd highly recommend their service.

September 18, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous

Fabulous, prompt response! Within an hour I had the information I had been looking for for about two weeks!

August 23, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful, insightful new family knowledge!

We always had a big question mark on our family tree over a Danish ancestor. We had scoured records on and off for years but could never find anything more about him. I had the idea to find someone who may be able to help and that's when I found Niels at My Danish Roots. After an initial email, he was able to confirm that he'd found the right chap and we got started from there.
Niels was very professional and sent wonderful regular reports with his new findings. I was always so excited to see his name pop up in my inbox with new information! After years of nothing, we now have so much history and truly feel like we understand who our great-great Grandfather really was. It has been an invaluable experience and I am positive we will be back for more. But for now, I can't recommend Niels enough for all his hardest work, time and effort in finding out so much. Thank-you!

August 21, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hidden history a few words away

I've been working with Niels for the last year getting some old family letters translated that are from the 1800s. When I first contacted him he thought it would be better to find someone who specialized in old documents. And boy did I try to find someone! I hired multiple people who "specialized' and even had a PHD student working on it. But everyone bowed out because of the difficulty. When I reconnected with Niels and explained the predicament he decided to set aside the time to work on it. -- And now after a year we have the 17 letters sent to my Great Great Great Grandfather by his siblings and other relatives translated for the first time in 170 years. We even had an unknown letter that was written by my GGG Grandfather to his siblings that was never sent. We never knew we had a single word from him before now. It's amazing to see a little piece of personality come through all these generations later. To say I'm "Happy" with the work done by Niels and My Danish Roots would be an understatement!!!

Until working with Niels we didn't have the link back to Denmark. But as the letters were being worked on Niels was able to find the necessary information to make connections!

Oh, and beyond the letters, Niels is also working on expanding the family tree by digging through old documents. We traced my GGG Grandfather's military history as well as found his siblings and descendants. I'm seriously impressed!

August 12, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My father was born in Denmark but…

My father was born in Denmark but despite this, large numbers of my family were unknown to me because he immigrated to the U.S. before I was born. I spent countless hours searching through the Danish church books on line with no luck. My Danish Roots found my great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and living cousins.

August 5, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just superb

I hired someone in the U.S.A. to find people in Denmark, and after a few weeks no one was found. With My Danish Roots, all the people were found within three days. Absolutely fantastic, and a pleasure to work with. Their experience really shows.

June 27, 2022
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