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It seems to be true though.<\/p>\n<p>Their goal is that by 2020 all church books spanning the years 1815 and into to 1900s will be made searchable.<\/p>\n<p>There is a <em>but<\/em> though,<\/p>\n<p>There are only tree sections in the church books that is included in this goal. These are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Born and baptised 1815-1929<\/li>\n<li>Married 1815-1960<\/li>\n<li>Deceased and buried 1815-1927<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Digital Archives intend to reach this goal through a cooperation with Ancestry, MyHeritage and FamilySearch. The data produced through this cooperation will be published on all the parties&#8217; websites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkivverket.no\/nyheter\/alle-de-skannede-kirkebokene-blir-sokbare-i-digitalarkivet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here is the page in the Digital Archives that tell about the news<\/a>. 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