Norwegian Sources

When we look at death records in Norway, we may encounter three different dates. This may be a little confusing.

The list of former municipalities in Norway can be helpfull when looking for the places where our ancestors lived.

The Norwegian digital archives have changed the user interface on a number of records. Here is a little introduction.

Many times in the Norwegian Church Records, a minister recorded the date of an event by the name of the

The 1664-1666 census is one of the earliest sources that are easily available to us through The Norwegian Digital archives

It can often be difficult to find the name of a particular place or farm when searching for ancestors in

Going to the FamilySearch.com webpage “Search Genealogies”  you can search family trees submitted by users based on Norwegian bygdebøker.

The most important source genealogists use, are the church books. These records usually satisfy the demands of a trustworthy source.

When you get into Norwegian genealogy, it does not take long before you come across the word “Bygdebok”