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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunad Here is a wonderful article on women and customs:] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunad Here is a wonderful article on women and customs:] | ||
The article can be found in the "Tidsskrift for den Norske legeforening". | The article can be found in the "Tidsskrift for den Norske legeforening". This is unfortunately in Norwegian. Adults had a shorter life span than they do today, so it is necessary to search the death records in order to get a complete picture of a family. | ||
About the time of confirmation (between the ages of 14 and 20), young people often left home to earn their own living or to prepare themselves to do so. A young man may have signed a contract for a five-year apprenticeship to learn a trade such as shoe making, barrel making, or rope making. A young woman may have become a servant in a well-to-do household or lived with relatives to learn housekeeping. | About the time of confirmation (between the ages of 14 and 20), young people often left home to earn their own living or to prepare themselves to do so. A young man may have signed a contract for a five-year apprenticeship to learn a trade such as shoe making, barrel making, or rope making. A young woman may have become a servant in a well-to-do household or lived with relatives to learn housekeeping. | ||
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''Of Norwegian Ways'', Bent Vanberg, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Dillon Press, 1970. (FHL book 948.1 H6v). | ''Of Norwegian Ways'', Bent Vanberg, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Dillon Press, 1970. (FHL book 948.1 H6v). | ||
[http://www.ststlocations.com/Archives/Scandinavian/Folklore/ Scandinavian Folklore] | |||
Norwegian periodicals are a particularly good source of information about social life and customs. For more information, see the "[[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section. | Norwegian periodicals are a particularly good source of information about social life and customs. For more information, see the "[[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section. | ||