Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Guide to Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

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More Norway Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Norway.
 * Tips for beginners in Norwegian Research
 * "How to" Guides
 * Starting Research in Norway
 * Strategies
 * Record Selection Table
 * Birth Record Search Strategy 1500-1813
 * Birth Record Search Strategy 1814-Present
 * Birth, Marriage, and Death Search Strategies 1500 - Present
 * Death Record Search Strategy 1500-1813
 * Death Record Search Strategy 1814-Present

More Norway Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Norway.
 * Clerical District List
 * Parish List
 * Regional List
 * Norway: Typing Æ, Ø, and Å
 * Parish heading list
 * Census Register Headings
 * Feast Day Calendar (Moveable)
 * Feast Days (Fixed and Moveable)
 * Handwriting Examples
 * Norwegian Currency
 * Weight and Measurement in Old Norway
 * Dictionary
 * Gazetteers
 * Given Names List
 * Glossary
 * Maps
 * Timeline
 * Websites
 * Word List
 * Latin Word List
 * (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
 * (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Scandinavian Research
 * Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records.
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map