Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records
Anyone who has spent time in Norwegian parish registers knows that the layout of a baptism entry is not always
Read MoreNorwegian genealogy guidance for English-speaking descendants—sources, methods, and real case work.

Anyone who has spent time in Norwegian parish registers knows that the layout of a baptism entry is not always
Read MoreIf you work much with Norwegian church records, you eventually learn that the page headings do not always tell the
Read MoreNasjonalarkivet has launched Digitalarkivet new service for searching and viewing scanned church books (skanna kirkebøker). The rollout began in mid-December, and
Read MoreIf you research Norwegian family history, you already know the “people records”: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, and censuses. But serious genealogical
Read MoreBefore we can use the Eiendom sources in Digitalarkivet confidently, we need to understand how Norwegian property is identified. To
Read MoreIf you do Norwegian genealogy for any length of time, you’ll meet the same problem again and again: the place
Read MoreIf you research Norwegian ancestors, Norwegian church books are where most solid proof begins—and where many good family stories become
Read MoreDigitalarkivet is wonderful… but also capable of making a sensible person stare at the screen as if it personally offended
Read MoreIf you do family history in Norway, Digitalarkivet for Norwegian genealogy is one of the best places to start. It’s
Read MoreHere is a list of libraries across North America that hold Norwegian bygdebøker, i.e., local farm and family history books,
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