Some Norwegian Research Helps
June 13th, 2013 | 
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A couple of weeks ago I stated my intention to organize my computer bookmarks. Since then, I have worked on doing that. I maintain a “Genealogy Research” folder in my bookmark list, and it contains subfolders for various geographic locations.
This week I cleaned up my “Norway” folder. I find these sites helpful for finding and analyzing Norwegian records:
- The Digital Archives of Norway (http://arkivverket.no/eng/content/view/full/629)
- Norwegian words used in genealogical records (http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/na17.html#F)
- Norwegian parish information with links to translations of parish record column headings (http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/na20.html
- A database covering volumes 1-17 of Oluf Rygh’s list of Norwegian Farm Names (http://www.dokpro.uio.no/rygh_ng/rygh_form.html)
- Common Norwegian occupations (https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Norway_Occupations)
The ability to analyze records from another time and place does not come easily. Keeping a list of sources and translation information in handy bookmarks can make the process much smoother. It takes time to create and organize your bookmarks, but it really does save time in the long run.
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Some more Norwegian research help sites:
Norwegian Historical Data Center, University of Tromso – Searching the 1865, 1875, 1900 and 1910 censuses for Norway – http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/folketellinger_e.aspx
A Huge (and full of sources with maps) genealogy database from Helgeland, Norway – http://slekt.net/home.php
Norwegian Historical Data Center, University of Tromso – Search in parish register http://www.rhd.uit.no/kirkebok/kirkebok_sok_e.aspx
FamilySearch.org Nordland County, Norway information – https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Nordland_County,_Norway
DIS-Norge – The Genealogy Society of Norway-DIS – http://www.disnorge.no/cms/
DIS-Norge – database of cemetery records from about 1850 – http://www.disnorge.no/gravminner/index.php?language=engelsk
Norgeskart – (check “Amtskart” in the “Historical map series”) – http://norgeskart.no/adaptive2/default.aspx?gui=1&lang=2
RootsWeb Parishes in Lofoten – http://news.rootsweb.com/th/read/NORWAY/1998-06/0898835338
Churches in Norway – old, gone, and still there – with maps – http://www.kirkesok.no/eng
Norwegian Ridge, Spring Grove, MN web site about Norwegian Genealogy – http://norwegianridge.com/
Another RootsWeb index to Norway Parishes and Farms – http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wgnorway/par-indx.htm
Sons of Norway list of genealogy sites – http://www.sofn.com/norwegian_culture/RelatedSites.jsp#gen