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<br>'''Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek'''<br>Strømgaten 6<br>5015 Bergen<br>Norway<br>Phone: 47 55 56 85 60<br>Fax: 47 55 56 85 70 <br>http://www.bergen.folkebibl.no/  

The Norwegian Emigration Center in Stavanger, Norway, is a foundation supported by the county or Rogaland, the city of Stavaanger, and the community of Tysvær.&nbsp; The center has a copy of most of the published material about Norwegian&nbsp;families as well as an almost complete collection of Nrwegian church, census, and emigration records.&nbsp; The center also has pagganger lists from the Norwegian American Line and one of the largest colledtions of farm books (bygdebøker).&nbsp; They answer questions and do research ofr a nominal fee.

Phone:&nbsp; 47 51 53 88 60

Fax:&nbsp; 47 51 53 88 63

E-mail:&nbsp; [mailto:Detnu@telepost.no Detnu@telepost.no]

There is an emigration museum with an archive located in Otterstad with an extensive collection about Norwegians in America.&nbsp; They have more than 7,000 emigrant letters, microfilm of about 2,000 Norwegian Lutheran Churches in America from around 1840-1900, and a collection of about 9,000 photographs.

 

 

 

 

E-mail: [mailto:admin@emigrantmuseum.no admin@emigrantmuseum.no]

 

Internet:&nbsp; [http://www.museumsnett.no/emigrantmuseum http://www.museumsnett.no/emigrantmuseum]