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== Getting started with Norway research  ==
== Getting started with Norway research  ==
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{{Norway County Boundaries}}  
{{Norway County Boundaries}}  


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== Counties (Fylker)  ==
== Counties (Fylker)  ==


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*[[Akershus County, Norway|Akershus]]  
*[[Akershus County, Norway|Akershus]]  
*[[Aust-Agder County, Norway|Aust-Agder]]  
*[[Aust-Agder County, Norway|Aust-Agder]]  
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*[[Buskerud County, Norway|Buskerud]]
*[[Buskerud County, Norway|Buskerud]]


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*[[Finnmark County, Norway|Finnmark]]  
*[[Finnmark County, Norway|Finnmark]]  
*[[Hedmark County, Norway|Hedmark]]  
*[[Hedmark County, Norway|Hedmark]]  
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*[[Nordland County, Norway|Nordland]]
*[[Nordland County, Norway|Nordland]]


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*[[Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway|Nord-Trøndelag]]  
*[[Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway|Nord-Trøndelag]]  
*[[Oppland County, Norway|Oppland]]  
*[[Oppland County, Norway|Oppland]]  
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*[[Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway|Sogn og Fjordane]]
*[[Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway|Sogn og Fjordane]]


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*[[Sør-Trøndelag County, Norway|Sør-Trøndelag]]  
*[[Sør-Trøndelag County, Norway|Sør-Trøndelag]]  
*[[Telemark County, Norway|Telemark]]  
*[[Telemark County, Norway|Telemark]]  
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== Research Tools  ==
== Research Tools  ==


'''A wiki article describing an online collectons is fournd at:'''
'''A wiki article describing an online collectons is fournd at:'''  


[[Norway_1875_Census_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Norway 1875 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
[[Norway 1875 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Norway 1875 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  


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*[[Norwegian clerical districts|Clerical District List]]  
*[[Norwegian clerical districts|Clerical District List]]  
*[[Parish Listing Norway|Parish List]]  
*[[Parish Listing Norway|Parish List]]  
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*[[Norway: Typing Æ, Ø, and Å|Norway: Typing Æ, Ø, and Å]]&nbsp;
*[[Norway: Typing Æ, Ø, and Å|Norway: Typing Æ, Ø, and Å]]&nbsp;


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*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/6/6e/Parish_Register_Headings_for_Norway.pdf Parish Heading List]  
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/6/6e/Parish_Register_Headings_for_Norway.pdf Parish Heading List]  
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/b/b2/Census_Register_Headings_for_Norway.pdf Census Register Headings]  
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/b/b2/Census_Register_Headings_for_Norway.pdf Census Register Headings]  
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*[[Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for Norway|Feast Days (Fixed and Moveable)]]
*[[Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for Norway|Feast Days (Fixed and Moveable)]]


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*[[Norway Handwriting|Handwriting Examples]]  
*[[Norway Handwriting|Handwriting Examples]]  
*[[Norwegian Currency|Norwegian Currency]]  
*[[Norwegian Currency|Norwegian Currency]]  
*[[Weight and Measurement in Old Norway|Weight and Measurement in Old Norway]]
*[[Weight and Measurement in Old Norway|Weight and Measurement in Old Norway]]


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*[[Norwegian Research Websites|Websites]]  
*[[Norwegian Research Websites|Websites]]  
*[[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
*[[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
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'''<big><big>Research Strategies</big></big>'''  
'''<big><big>Research Strategies</big></big>'''


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*[[Starting Research in Norway|Starting Research in Norway]]  
*[[Starting Research in Norway|Starting Research in Norway]]  
*[[Norway: Research Strategies|Strategies]]  
*[[Norway: Research Strategies|Strategies]]  
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The Moderator for the Norway content is [[User:Rcsteuart|steuartrc]]. In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:  
The Moderator for the Norway content is [[User:Rcsteuart|steuartrc]]. In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:  


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== Related Pages  ==
== Related Pages  ==


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*There is a [[Norway Farm Books|Norwegian Farm Book]] Extraction Project.&nbsp; Contact Roger Magneson&nbsp;only if you wish to&nbsp;participate in indexing.&nbsp; [mailto:MagnesonR@familysearch.org MagnesonR@familysearch.org]&nbsp;
*There is a [[Norway Farm Books|Norwegian Farm Book]] Extraction Project.&nbsp; Contact Roger Magneson&nbsp;only if you wish to&nbsp;participate in indexing.&nbsp; [mailto:MagnesonR@familysearch.org MagnesonR@familysearch.org]&nbsp;
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*[[Beginning Norwegian Research|Beginning Norwegian Research]]  
*[[Beginning Norwegian Research|Beginning Norwegian Research]]  
*[[Obtain Background Information for Norwegian Research|Obtain Background Information]]  
*[[Obtain Background Information for Norwegian Research|Obtain Background Information]]  
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'''Norway's Digital Archives''' (''[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?spraak=e Digitalarkivet]'')  
'''Norway's Digital Archives''' (''[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?spraak=e Digitalarkivet]'')  


[http://www.arkivverket.no/english/about.html The National Archival Services of Norway]maintains a website in which you can search in transcribed source material for free. Images of the original church books have also been placed there. The [http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read Digitised Parish Registers] interface can be used in English, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk) or Samisk (Davvisámegiella). However, the records are written in Norwegian.  
[http://www.arkivverket.no/english/about.html The National Archival Services of Norway]maintains a website in which you can search in transcribed source material for free. Images of the original church books have also been placed there. The [http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read Digitized Parish Registers] interface can be used in English, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk) or Samisk (Davvisámegiella). However, the records are written in Norwegian.  


*[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e Latest databases added]  
*[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e Latest databases added]  
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*[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&antall=10&spraak=e Latest Archive News<br>]<br>
*[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&antall=10&spraak=e Latest Archive News<br>]<br>


NEW! Join a Genealogy Research Community for Norway on [[Join_a_Skype_Research_Community|Skype]] or [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norway-Genealogy-Research-Community/135187329923304?ref=ts Facebook]  
NEW! Join a Genealogy Research Community for Norway on [[Join a Skype Research Community|Skype]] or [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norway-Genealogy-Research-Community/135187329923304?ref=ts Facebook]  


<br>'''Church Records'''  
<br>'''Church Records'''  
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*Hot off the Press!
*Hot off the Press!


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*[[Norway Biography|Biographies]]  
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