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*[http://slekt1.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:digitale-slektsboker&catid=77:digitale&Itemid=55 Slekt1.com] has a list of digitized family genealogies which are available on the internet. | *[http://slekt1.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:digitale-slektsboker&catid=77:digitale&Itemid=55 Slekt1.com] has a list of digitized family genealogies which are available on the internet. | ||
<br><br>'''Local Histories.''' A special type of local history book called a bygdebok (community book, such as rural or farm history) is available for many rural Norwegian communities. These bygdebøker often include several volumes for a single community. Part of the material is devoted to the general history of the area, but more of it is devoted to the individual farms and the genealogies of the people living on the farms. Information found in a bygdebok should be considered secondary and needs to be verified using primary sources such as births, marriage, and death records. | |||
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<br>'''Local Histories.''' A special type of local history book called a bygdebok (community book, such as rural or farm history) is available for many rural Norwegian communities. These bygdebøker often include several volumes for a single community. Part of the material is devoted to the general history of the area, but more of it is devoted to the individual farms and the genealogies of the people living on the farms. Information found in a bygdebok should be considered secondary and needs to be verified using primary sources such as births, marriage, and death records. | |||
The Family History Library has one of the largest collections of Norwegian local histories in the United States. Genealogical collections and these rural chronicles are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | The Family History Library has one of the largest collections of Norwegian local histories in the United States. Genealogical collections and these rural chronicles are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||