John Follesdal has provided a great list of 12 articles he’s written on How to Trace Your Norwegian Ancestry, a great aid to anyone researching their family history back to Norway.
The articles cover a wide range of information to help you identify Norwegian naming practices and Norwegian census information and more.
- Getting started – a brief article on how to get started with Norwegian-American genealogy
- Norwegian Naming Practices
- Norwegian – American Genealogy – A Bibliography (large file)
- Norwegian farms and their names
- Identifying your ancestor’s farm in Norway
- How to use a Norwegian bygdebok in your genealogy research
- How to obtain a Bygdebok by Inter Library Loan
- Norwegian Kirkebøker — Parish Records
- Norwegian census records
- Norwegian skifter – probate records
- Norwegian – English Dictionary
- Hvordan finner jeg etterkommere av de som utvandret til USA? (how to trace the descendants of Norwegian immigrants in the US in Norwegian)
According to the author, all of these articles have been published in the book “Ancestors from Norway – An Introduction to Norwegian Genealogy Research”.
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