Danish Professional Genealogist
Lene Dræby Kottal holds the credential Certified Genealogist® She is a professional researcher with extensive experience in researching genealogical sources from Denmark. She has been an avid family historian since 1995 and a professional genealogist since 2013.
Extensive experience
Lene D. Kottal has extensive experience with Danish sources of emigration from Denmark to the United States, Australia, and England.
Old handwriting
Lene D. Kottal can accurately decipher old handwriting, even Blackletter and Kurrent (aka German script) from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Precise sources
Lene D. Kottal always provides precise source references and detailed research notes so the reasoning behind each conclusion is clear.
With her knowledge of records, sources and handwriting she was able to find several generations that I would have never found and documented them.
D. Eriksen
United States
Her approach is very meticulous and thoughtful and she always provides complete documentation.
B. Sorensen
California, United States
Without Lene Dræby Kottal’s wealth of in-depth knowledge about Danish records and her expertise in finding the ones relevant to my ancestors, I would never have been able to trace my Danish origins
Timothy Scanlan
Naples, Florida, United States
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