{"id":9820,"date":"2025-11-27T12:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=9820"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:11:40","slug":"how-to-use-the-find-source-feature-in-digitalarkivet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-find-source-feature-in-digitalarkivet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the \u201cFind Source\u201d Feature in Digitalarkivet"},"content":{"rendered":"

For anyone doing Norwegian genealogy, one of the most important steps is understanding which sources actually exist<\/em> for the area and period you’re researching.<\/p>\n

This guide walks you through the Find Source feature in Digitalarkivet to help you navigate these resources effectively.<\/p>\n

Digitalarkivet is full of treasures, but it can be hard to know where to begin if you don\u2019t know whether a parish register, census, or probate record has been digitized.<\/p>\n

This guide walks you through the Find Source<\/strong> feature in Digitalarkivet\u2014the tool that lets you locate digitized archive material before you start any name-based search.<\/p>\n

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What is \u201cFind Source\u201d?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\u201cFind Source\u201d (Finn kilde<\/em> in Norwegian) is Digitalarkivet\u2019s search tool for locating sources<\/strong>, not individuals. Instead of looking up people, you search the metadata behind each digitized archive item: parish registers, censuses, probate protocols, land records, and more.<\/p>\n

This is essential because not all material is indexed by name. Some sources are scanned images only<\/strong>, and therefore won\u2019t show up when we use the person search. \u201cFind Source\u201d helps us see what actually exists and what years each book covers.<\/p>\n

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When to Use Find Source<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Use the Find Source tool when you want to:<\/p>\n