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 Did&nbsp;your family members serve in the military?&nbsp; There could be pension records.&nbsp; Were any members of any Norwegian fraternities?&nbsp; What about county histories?&nbsp;
+Cultural Context
+To put your Norwegian emigrant in his/her cultural context, and to obtain a greater appreciation of what he/she may have experienced in this country, you may want to read the epic novel (trilogy) of Norwegian immigrant homesteaders in Dakota Territory “Giants in the Earth” by Ole Rølvaag.
+It is a classic story of a Norwegian pioneer family’s struggle with the land and the elements as they try to make a living in their new home land. It portrays the trials of loneliness, separation from family, and longing for the old country.
+Other great descriptions about life in Scandinavia can be found in papers given at the 1980 World Conference on Records, held in Salt Lake City.  Volume 8 is the one to access for Norway and the other Scandinavian countries.
+World Conference On Records: Preserving Our Heritage
+Authors World Conference on Records (1980 : Salt Lake City) (Main Author)
+Notes: This is the 13-volume set of the proceedings of the 1980 World Conference on Records, held August 12-15 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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+Includes index.
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+Contents: v. 1. General assemblies, forums, speakers -- v. 2. Personal, family and local history -- v. 3. North American family and local history, part I -- v. 4. North American family and local history, part II -- v. 5. British family and local history, part I -- v. 6. British family and local history, part II -- v. 7. Continental European family and local history --
+v. 8. Scandinavian family and local history</u -- v. 9. Latin American and Iberian family and local history -- v. 10. Australasian and Polynesian family and local history -- v. 11. Asian and African family and local history -- v. 12. Historical changes in population, family and community -- v. 13. Index to proceedings.
+Language English
+Publication [Salt Lake City, Utah : Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1980]
+Physical 13 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
+Subject Class 929.1 W893 1980
+References (Indexed In) Index to proceedings
+(Indexed In) 1980 World Conference on Records microfiche numbers
+Contains General assemblies, forums, exhibits, speakers
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