The history of Norwegian parishes
Here is a very useful resource found in the Norwegian digital archives.
As we know, the boundaries of the Norwegian parishes and local parishes have changed over time. Here is an introduction to a resource that helps us keep track of these changes.
I have used this resource a lot, but have been a little reluctant to present it, as it is only available in Norwegian. The Digital archives send you to an automatically translated version of the pages. As you will see in the video this translation is not always correct and may cause some raised eyebrows.
Hopefully, you will still be able to use the resource.
Please comment below if you have questions or comments. You can also send me a word by going to the Contact page.
The video on parish histories was very helpful, thank you.
Thank you for sharing the resource!
Thank. I’m returning to genealogy after a couple decades. This is an amazing resource.
Hello David.
Thanks for your kind words and thanks for visiting my blog.
Never hesitate to contact me if I can be of help in your search for ancestors in Norway.
Martin
love your blog. Most helpful to learn about the reason for 3 dates on records for death. Can you tell me whether births and deaths in remote regions were also entered in a record book by a lay person which was later sent to or given to a Lutheran minister whenever he visited these areas? Could lay person perform christenings at home (as they did in Sweden). Many thanks in advance. Kerry in Australia
Hello Kerry
Thanks for visiting and for your kind words.
If you read my article https://martinroe.com/blog/the-norwegian-church-books/ you will see that in the 1812 revision of the church books the “klokker” was ordered to keep a copy of the church book. It should not “be kept over night under the same roof”.
Yes, lay persons could and still can perform an “emergency baptism” at home or in a hospital when a child is fragile and may pass at any time. When I went through nursing school 30+ years ago, a minister gave us a lecture on how to perform an “emergency baptism”. (Just checked with a young colleague and he tell me that they had no such lecture when he went through nursing school a couple of years ago).