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Norway
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Norwegian Search Strategies
Records At The Family History Library
The Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Biography
Census
Church Records
     General Historical Background
     Information Recorded In Church Records
     Locating Church Records
     Records At The Family History Library
     Records Not At The Family History Library
Civil Registration
Court Records
Emigration And Immigration
Encyclopedias And Dictionaries
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Language And Languages
Maps
Military Records
Names, Personal
Nobility
Periodicals
Probate Records
Social Life And Customs
Societies
Other Records
Comments And Suggestions

RECORDS AT THE FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY


Microform RecordsLook this term up in the glossary.

The Family History Library presently has more than 12,000 rolls of microfilmLook this term up in the glossary. and over 3,700 microficheLook this term up in the glossary. containing information about people who have lived in Norway. Most of the library's records have been obtained through an extensive and ongoing acquisition program. The library has microform copies of records found in Norwegian archives. These records include, among others:


Printed Records

The library has over 3,700 volumes of books and other printed materials helpful for Norwegian research. Copies of some of these books are available on microform, including such books as:

  • Atlases Look this term up in the glossary.and maps
  • GazetteersLook this term up in the glossary.
  • Handbooks and manuals
  • Histories (national and local)
  • Family histories
  • Rural chronicles (Bygdebøker)


Computer Records

FamilySearch™Look this term up in the glossary. is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and in many Family History Centers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. This computer program has many computer files of genealogical information, including the International Genealogical IndexLook this term up in the glossary. and Ancestral FileLook this term up in the glossary.. (For more information, see the “Genealogy” section of this outline.) The Family History Library CatalogLook this term up in the glossary. is also available on computer as part of FamilySearch.

Records Selection Table

RECORDS SELECTION TABLE

The table below can help you decide which records to search.In column 1 find the goal you selected.In column 2 find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that section of this outline. (The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in this outline and in the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog.)Column 3 lists those sections of this outline that may also be useful.Record containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide useful information. These have been listed repeatedly if they are especially helpful.Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.
1. If You Need 2. Look First In 3. Then Search
Age Census Church Records
Birth date Church Records Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Birthplace Census (1865 and later) Church Records
Death Church Records Probate Records, Court Records
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies, Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Historical background History Social Life and Customs, Societies
Language helps Language and Languages Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives Genealogy Societies, Directories(Bygdebøk)
Marriage Church Records Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Naming customs Names, Personal Social Life and Customs
Noble families Nobility Biography, Periodicals
Occupation Church Records Census, Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records Census, Probate Records, Court Records, Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Parish, district, and county boundaries Maps Gazetteers
Physical description Military Records Biography, Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence Church Records Census, Land and Property, Genealogy
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies History, Biography, Archives and Libraries


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