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Genealogy:
Norway
Ancestors from Norway: How to get started on researching your Norwegian ancestors, using resources in both Norway and the United States.
Emigration From Norway: The Solem, Swiggum & Austheim Ship Index: Data on the ships that brought our Norwegian ancestors to the United States, from the founders of the popular email discussion group, TheShipsList.
Getting into the Norwegian Census: Michael Drake tells how to use Norwegian census records.
The History of Norway: An excellent tutrial on the history of Norway, provided by the Norwegian government.
How to Trace Your Ancestors in Norway: Basic instruction on family history research on your Norwegian family tree, courtesy of the government of Norway.
Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening (The Norwegian Genealogical Society): Norway's oldest genealogical society, organized in 1926. (In Norwegian.)
Norway Genealogy: Research tips, queries, recipes, and links to other Norwegian resources.
The Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromso has as its main aim to computerize the Norwegian censuses 1865 onwards together with the parish registers and other sources from the 18th and 19th centuries. The ultimate goal is a national population register for the 18th and 19th centuries, primarily for research purposes, but also for the benefit of schools, genealogists, local historians, etc. Products include printed editions with alphabetical indexes, digital versions on diskettes and statistical tabulations via the Internet.
Norwegian Naming Practices: Basic instruction on patronymics and their usage in Norway.
Norwegian State Archives System (Arkivverket): The Web gateway to Norway's national and regional archives.
The Norwegian State Archives System (Arkivverket) consists of the National Archives (Riksarkivet), covering the central administrative institutions, and eight regional state archives (statsarkiv), covering the local branches of the state administration. In the National Archives there are archives back to the Middle Ages and from the union with Denmark up to 1814. The newer archives come from ministries and other central administrative offices, as well as the Supreme High Court. In the regional state archives there are archives from vicars, judges etc. Such documents may be church books, probate records and mortgage registers.
Among the Norwegian archives with websites:
Outline of Norway's History: A timeline of important events in the history of Norway, from 1200 BC to 1994.
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