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Genealogy from Telemark, Buskerud and Vestfold in Norway - Database containing more than 200000 people run by Øystein Kåsa. Also sells books of relatives.
Martin's Magazine - Norwegian Genealogy. Dictionary with Norwegian words related to genealogy. MIDI files with Norwegian music. Recipes for Norwegian dishes. Links to a lot of interesting information about Norway
Anne Mette Bjørgan & Jan Eri's Genealogy Site - Surnamedatabases and charts. Ancestors from Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
Cyndi's List - Norway - Norwegian genealogy resources.
Nord-Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag - North American organization of emigrant descendants whose ancestors came from the north and central area of Hedmark, Norway.
Ancestors from Norway - Tips and articles on Norwegian genealogy research.
Arne's Family Homepage - My relatives, from Sandsvær (south of Kongsberg) and quite a few American families, both related to me and my wife's family in Minnesota.
Norwegian Scandinavian Roots and Genealogy Resources - Guide and link database to Norwegian-American genealogy and heritage resources
Hans and Anne Kanten Alm Family Website - Family history and genealogy for Hans O. Alm who immigrated to the US from Hadeland, Norway in 1885, and for his wife, Anne Kanten.
Tarje Grover Family Website - Tarje Grover immigrated to the US from Telemark, Norway in 1846 with his mother, Kristi Olavsdatter Lien, a brother and two sisters. Family history and genealogy.
Thor Hegland Family Website - Thor Hegland his mother Sissel Barskor, brother Torgeir and sister Christi immigrated to Minnesota from Norway. The site includes genealogy information and family history for the Hegland family.
Norwegian Emigrant Museum - Open air museum, genealogy, research center, history.
The Norwegian Emigration Center - The Norwegian Emigration Center was established in 1986 to collect and disseminate the history of Norwegian emigration and to increase the contact between Norwegians in Norway and abroad.
Leegenealogy - Tools and links to assist you in your genealogical work. Genealogical information about Vik in Sogn.
Johan I. Borgos' web-site - The bilingual site (Norwegian and English) contains background information and resources for genealogists, a lot of photos from Northern Norway, and a variety of other topics.
Genealogy / Slekt in Troms Norway - The purpose of this site is to bring together genealogists researching their own ancestry with others researching in the Troms area. To share information, find family connections, and help each other in anyway possible
Books We Own - A list of resources owned/accessed by individuals who are willing to look up genealogical information and e-mail or snail mail it to others who request it.
100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway - Emigration history and genealogy. Descriptions of ships, articles for the online genealogist and emigrant database.
OJ Homepage - Genealogical homepage with information and roots between Norway and USA and other countries
Valdres Samband - Organization of emigrant descendants from the Valdres Valley of Norway and those interested in its history and culture. Find historical and genealogical information.
DIS-Norge - Genealogical resources - A collection of useful links to sites that can help people who is searching their norwegian ancestors. Includes a categorised source lists of all municipalities in Norway.
Genealogy, Slekt - A personal homepage by Christian F. Scheel. Site contains genealogy, historic events and tombstones.
Skien Genealogical Page - Site focusing on Skien in Telemark County. Lots of old searchable sources from 1600. Also emigration lists for the years 1843 to 1929 for Gjerpen. Cemetery-lists for Skien. Pictures and maps. (Site in English and Norwegian.)
Our Lake Lillian, Minnesota Legacy - This site is dedicated to the great granddaughters of Rev. Johannes Bomstad, Elphie Serone Nielson-Kettner and Eleanor Magdalena Nielson-Larson, and to my great-aunt (and cousin) Mrs. Gertrude (Olson) Nielson.
Lapland Ancestry - A family history form northern Norway. In addition to tracing ancestral lines it attempts to provide some geographical and historical information about people and places, and to identify their cultural and ethnic background. There may be material here of interest to students of immigration.
Clergy and Officials in Middle and Northern Norway from 1536 to 1700 - Svein Tore Dahl has published four books on the clergy and officials in Middle and Northern Norway. Indices and amendments for the books are available on-line.
Kragerø Genealogical Page - Family and farm history and norwegian resources, mostly for the Kragerø area, including maps, records sources and an index of those who emigrated during 1843-1899.
Genealogy / Slekt in Finmark Norway - Genealogy center for Finnmark Norway. The owner has parish books Finnmark Norway and Will look up names for you in them for Free. Many Internet resources, large surname list for Norway and Sweden.
Merete Bakkland's genealogy pages - Web site with ancestors mainly from Tranøy and Senja in Troms and from Østerdalen.
Family Finder - A website that has been setup in an attempt to locate relatives in Norway, specifically people who have information on the people in the pictures.
Aurland Newsletter - Aurland and Minnesota and its Families histories.
Slektsnett English Part - A site that is listing genealogists doing research in Norway. Basic information and tips for beginners in genealogy research.
Dorthea and Konrad at Brambo - Familyhistory from Rogaland. Compiled by Marit Egeland and Kirsten Brambo.
The Beaver Creek Story - Story of Norwegian immigrants Osten and Aase Sondresson and their orphaned children at the Beaver Creek Settlement.
Stoermann-Naess Holum Genealogy - Genealogy research of selected Norwegian families with branches in Canada, the United States and the UK.
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