Svalbard Societies

Genealogical Societies
Svalbard was previously known as Spitsbergen. There is no known independent genealogical society, but is linked with Norway. For most societal information, see the Norway Societies page. Ancestry.com has some family message boards for Svalbard. One of them is listed below as an indicator.

Link: https://www.ancestry.com.au/boards/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.troms/164.1/mb.ashx Life in Norway net might be a tool to help search for Svalbard ancestors.

Link: https://www.lifeinnorway.net/norwegian-genealogy/

Historical Societies
No Historical Society could be found either for Svalbard or Spitsbergen. Svalbard Museum houses much national history. Mailing Address: Postboks 521 9171 Longyearbyen Telephone: +47 - 79 02 64 90 Email: post@svalbardmuseum.no Website: https://svalbardmuseum.no/en/