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*Whether your ancestor was of legitimate or illegitimate birth.<br> | *Whether your ancestor was of legitimate or illegitimate birth.<br> | ||
==== '''Steps''' ==== | ==== '''Steps''' ==== | ||
'''<br>These 5 steps '''will guide you in finding your ancestor in Norwegian church records. | '''<br>These 5 steps '''will guide you in finding your ancestor in Norwegian church records. | ||
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<br>Before you can search for your Norwegian ancestor's christening record, you need to know the appoximate year they were born, and where they were born. | <br>Before you can search for your Norwegian ancestor's christening record, you need to know the appoximate year they were born, and where they were born. | ||
If you have the name of a place in Norway, but don't know if it is a parish (record keeping jurisdiction), see the Norwegian Gazetteer Norsk stedsfortegnelse. Instructions for using this gazetteer are found in How to Use the Norwegian gazetteer. | If you have the name of a '''place''' in Norway, but don't know if it is a parish (record keeping jurisdiction), see the Norwegian Gazetteer '''Norsk stedsfortegnelse'''. Instructions for using this '''gazetteer '''are found in '''How to Use the Norwegian gazetteer'''. | ||
If you do not know the place of birth, see the Finding the Emigrant's Town of Origin section of the Norway Research Outline. | If you do not know the place of birth, see the '''Finding the Emigrant's Town of Origin '''section of the '''Norway''' '''Research Outline'''. | ||
To find the christening records available at the library, look in the Family History Library Catalog. Go to What to Do Next, select the Family History Library Catalog, and click on the tab for Town Records to see if your ancestor's parish is listed. | To find the christening records available at the library, look in the '''Family History Library Catalog'''. Go to '''What to Do Next''', select the '''Family History Library Catalog''', and click on the tab for '''Town Records '''to see if your ancestor's parish is listed. | ||
When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember: | When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember: | ||