Norwegian Genealogy

In genealogy, family stories are heirlooms. We keep them with care. But sometimes, the archive whispers a different truth than

I often receive questions from readers about archival institutions in Norway. Here is an attempt to make a list as

This is a curated list of Norwegian bygdebøker (local history and genealogy books) that are freely available online outside the

Here is a quick look at some details from a confirmation list.

This is a translation to the “Personseddel” 1891 census form.

The Norwegian Digital Archive has made an update to the 1801 census that is very handy for us genealogists.

The Norwegian National Archives has changed the rules for which information can be displayed from scanned church records in the

Norway’s long coast meant that a number of men had their livelihood at sea.