Genealogy

Norwegian Genealogy Resources

 

Norwegian Genealogy Resources

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  General Norwegian Genealogy Resources

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Norway - Miscellaneous

Counties - Fylker

Municipalities - Kommuner

Cities

Older and Miscellaneous Regions of Norway

  Norwegians in the US

General Norwegian Genealogy Resources

Ancestors from Norway - This website was created in 1996 to provide a road map to various Internet resources on Norwegian - American genealogy.

Cyndi's List - Norway

Digitalarkivet - The Digital Archive is a result of the co-operation between the History department at the University of Bergen, and the Regional State Archives of Bergen, a part of the National State Archives.

DIS-Norges - Links to various Norwegian genealogy resources (Mostly Norwegian)

FamilySearch - Norway Research Outline

Genealogy Spot

Genealogy.com - Norway Genealogy Forum

Genfind.org - This international site is designed to help persons living in English-speaking countries find their Norwegian family's genealogy and stories, particularly involving relatives who emigrated to North America.

Gule Sider - Norwegian White Pages with business listings (in English)

Kvasir - If you know Norwegian, Kvasir is a Norwegian Internet search engine.

Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening - Norwegian Family History Association (In Norwegian)

Norway Heritage - 100 years of immigrant ships from Norway

Norwegian American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad "Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad" (NABF), is the national council for the thirty-two (32) affiliated Norwegian-American Bygdelag.

Norwegian-American Collection - The Norwegian-American Collection at the National Library, Oslo Division is the national collection of printed documents on emigration from Norway to the USA and Canada.

The Norwegian-American Historical Association

The Norwegian Genealogical Society - The Norwegian Genealogical Society is Norway's oldest national association for genealogists.

The Norwegian Historical Association - (Mostly in Norwegian)  Founded in 1869, the Norwegian Historical Association (Den norske historiske forening), Acronym HIFO, is today an organization with extensive and varied activeties, serving the interests of professional historians in Norway

The Norwegian Historical Data Centre - The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (NHDC) is a national institution under the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Tromsø (UiTø). Their main aim is to computerize the Norwegian censuses 1865 onwards together with the parish registers and other sources from the 18th and 19th centuries. 

Norway Family - The Complete guide and link database to Norwegian American genealogy and heritage resources.

Norway List - This site is host to a 1500+ member genealogy and history group. Post inquiries and responses. Join now!

Slekte.no (Norwegian)

The Norway Heritage Project

Welcome to Norwegian Genealogy

Region-Specific Resources

Norway - Miscellaneous

Digitalarkivet: Citizenship

Digitalarkivet: Communicants (miscellaneous areas)

Digitalarkivet: eaths in Norway 1995-April 2001 (1947-2001)

Digitalarkivet: Dissenters

Digitalarkivet: Emigration

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Registers

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Ships' lists

Passengers and crew at D/S Norge 28/06/1904

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Pass registers

Digitalarkivet: Fire assesment registers

Digitalarkivet: Introduction After Birth

Digitalarkivet: Norwegian lepers immigrating to the US until 1888

Digitalarkivet: Probate registers

Digitalarkivet: Public Absolution

Digitalarkivet: Register of Souls

Digitalarkivet: Stillborn

Digitalarkivet: Vaccinations

Counties - Fylker

Akershus

DIS - Norge: Oslo/Akershus

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Oslo and Akershus

Aust-Agder

DIS - Norge: Aust-Agder

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Via Bergen by Municipality

Ancestors From Norway - Aust-Agder

Buskerud

Buskerud Slektshistorielags

DIS - Norge: Buskerud

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1815 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1840 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Buskerud

Finnmark

DIS - Norge: Finnmark

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1891 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Ancestors From Norway - Finnmark

Genealogy/Slekt in Finnmark and Troms Norway

Genealogy page for Finnmark County

Hedmark

DIS - Norge: Hedmark

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1885 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Ancestors From Norway - Hedmark

Hedmark Slekthistorielag

Hordaland

DIS - Norge: Hordaland

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1825 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1827 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1891 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Court Journals

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Fire assesment register 1846-1963

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Via Bergen by Municipality

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Hordaland

Møre og Romsdal

DIS - Norge: Møre og Romsdal

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1746 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Via Bergen by Municipality

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Møre og Romsdal

Nordland

DIS - Norge: Nordland

Church Books for Rødøy

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1769 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Nordland

Nord-Trøndelag

DIS - Norge: Nord-Trøndelag

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1762 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1815 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1891 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Court Journals

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Via Bergen by Municipality

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Nord-Trønderlag

Trønderlag of America - Serving the descendants of the emigrants of the Trøndelag region of Norway

Oppland

Vestoppland Slektshistorielag

DIS - Norge: Oppland

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1885 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Genealogy in Faaberg and Lillehammer, Norway 

Ancestors From Norway - Oppland

Hadeland Lag of America

Landingslaget - Landingslaget was founded in 1910 by a group of Norwegian settlers from the bygd (community) called Land in Oppland fylke (county) in south central Norway.

Østfold

DIS - Norge: Østfold

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Via Bergen by Municipality

Ancestors From Norway - Østfold

NOR-OSTFOLD Mailing List

Østfoldlaget

Rogaland

DIS - Norge: Rogaland

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1825 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1891 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Via Bergen by Municipality

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Rogalandslag

Ancestors From Norway - Rogaland

Sogn og Fjordane

Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane

DIS - Norge: Sogn og Fjordane

Digitalarkivet: 1666 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1825 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1835 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1885 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Via Bergen by Municipality

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Sogn og Fjordane

Kulturnett Sogn og Fjordane Databases - If your ancestors were born or lived in Sogn og Fjordane in Norway, this is the place to look for them.

Songefjordlaget - If your ancestors came from Sognefjorden make sure to stop by this web page and sign up as a member!

Church Records from Vik in Sogn 

Sør-Trøndelag

DIS - Norge: Sør-Trøndelag

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1815 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1825 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Emigrants: Via Bergen by Municipality

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Sør-Trøndelag to America

Ancestors From Norway - Sogn og Fjordane

Familysearch - Selbu and Tydal 

Trønderlag of America - Serving the descendants of the emigrants of the Trøndelag region of Norway

Telemark

Ancestors From Norway - Telemark

DIS - Norge: Telemark

Digitalarkivet: 1762 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1782 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1815 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1835 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1885 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1891 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Solumslekt - Genealogy resource site for Solum, Telemark, Norway (in Norwegian)

Telelaget of America

Troms

DIS - Norge: Telemark

Digitalarkivet: 1666 Census for Lofoten,Vesterålen and Troms

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Troms

Genealogy in Troms Norway

Genealogy/Slekt in Finnmark and Troms Norway

Vest-Agder

DIS - Norge: Vest-Agder

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Ancestors From Norway - Vest-Agder

Vestfold

DIS - Norge: Vestfold

Digitalarkivet: 1701 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1815 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1825 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Ancestors From Norway - Vestfold

Vestfold Roots - Transcriptions of genealogical sources from Vestfold

Vestfold Slekt - Vestfold Genealogy (in Norwegian)

Municipalities - Kommuner

Nordfjord

Nordfjordlaget - Established in 1909, the Nordfjord Lag is an association in the Unites States of people whose ancestors came from Nordfjord.

Songefjord

Songefjordlaget - If your ancestors came from Sognefjorden make sure to stop by this web page and sign up as a member!

Cities

Bergen

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Digitalarkivet: Baptisms

Digitalarkivet: Confirmations

Digitalarkivet: Marriages

Digitalarkivet: Marriage licenses in Bergen diocese 1717-1804

Digitalarkivet: Burials

Digitalarkivet: Tax Lists

Oslo

DIS - Norge: Oslo/Akershus

Digitalarkivet: 1801 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1815 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1865 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1875 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1891 Census

Digitalarkivet: 1900 Census

Rootsweb.com - Oslo and Akershus

Older and Miscellaneous Regions of Norway

Bamle

1663-66 Manntall for Bamle, Upper and Lower Telema

Brunlanæs

1663-66 Census for Brunlanæs deanery

Bragernæs

1664-66 Census for Bragernæs deanery

Dalane

1663-66 Manntall for Dalane, Fosen and Innherad

Eidsvoll

1664 bailiff's Census from Eidsvoll 1664

Fosen

1663-66 Census for Fosen deanery
1663-66 Manntall for Dalane, Fosen and Innherad

Gudbrandsdalen

1663-66 Census: Gudbrandsdalen and Hedemarken

Hadeland

1663-66 Census for Hadeland Deanery

Harda

1663-1664 Census for Sunnhordland, Harda

Hardanger

1663-66 Manntall Sunnhordaland og Hardanger prosti

Hedemarken

1663-66 Census: Gudbrandsdalen and Hedemarken

Helgeland

1663-66 Census for Helgeland and Salten Deanery

Innherad

1663-66 Manntall for Dalane, Fosen and Innherad
1663-66 Census for Innherad Deanery

Lappmarklag
- Finnmark, Nordland, Tromsø  - For Saami people in North America from Northern Norway and Finland.

Lindås

1665 bailiff's Census: Lindås and Radøy
1666 priest's Census from Lindås

Lister

1663-66 Census for Lister Deanery
1663-66 Census for Lister Deanery II

Lofoten

1663-66 Census for Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja
1666 census for Lofoten,Vesterålen and Troms

Nedenes

1663-66 Census for Nedenes Deanery

Nedre Borgsyssel

1664-66 Census for Nedre Borgsyssel deanery

Nordfjord

1663-66 Census for Nordfjord Deanery

Nordmøre

1663-66 Census for Nordmøre Deanery
1663-66 Census for Nordmøre Deanery II

Nordhordland

1664-1666 Census for Nordhordland Deanery

Radøy

1665 bailiff's census: Lindås and Radøy

Salten

1663-66 Census for Helgeland and Salten Deanery

Sandeherred

1664 census from Sandeherred

Senja

1663-66 Census for Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja

Sogndal

1666 priest's Census for Sogndal parish

Stavanger

1663-66 Census for Stavanger district
1663-66 Census for Stavanger distr. II

1663-66 Census for Stavanger distr. III

Sunnfjord

1663-66 Census for Sunnfjord Deanery

Sunnhordland

1663-66 Manntall Sunnhordaland og Hardanger prosti

1663-1664 Census for Sunnhordland, Harda

Telema

1663-66 Manntall for Bamle, Upper and Lower Telema

Tønsberg

1663-66 Census for Tønsberg Deanery

Valdres

1663-66 Census for Valdres Deanery

Valdres Samband - The Oldest Bygdelag in America

Vesterålen

1663-66 Census for Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja

1666 Census for Lofoten, Vesterålen and Troms

Norwegians in the US

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1850 US census

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for the Dakota Territory

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Illinois

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Iowa

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Kansas

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Michigan

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Minnesota

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Nebraska

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Nevada

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for New Hampshire

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for New Jersey

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for New Mexico

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1860 census for Texas

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1870 census for Texas

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Texas

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1860 census for Wisconsin

Digitalarkivet: Norwegians in the 1880 census for Wisconsin