Norway

Learn the essentials for researching ancestors from Norway.
Step 1: Find your family in church records.
Step 2: Trace them in censuses.
Step 3: Locate the farmbook.
Step 4: Learn to read the records.

Research Foundations

nib pen and inkwell
Step 1: Church Records
old census
Step 2: Census
Records on Shelf
Step 3: Farm Books
Handwriting
Step 4: Deciphering Records

Record Types

Rolling wheat fields
Land and Tax Records
last will and testament with old fashioned quill
Probate and Legal Records
military memorabilia with picture of soldier
Military Records

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