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'''VELKOMMEN TIL DEN NORSK AMERIKANSKE SIDEN!'''


Welcome to the Norwegian-American page!


Through the FamilySearch Research Wiki's Norwegian-American pages you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Norwegian-American records of genealogical value. The content on these pages are variously targeted to beginner, intermediate, and expert researchers.
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== Norwegian- American Research Strategy ==
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So the time has come to trace your Norwegian ancestry, and you are wondering where to start. Always start with what you know for sure, and start at home!
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#What do you already know? Do you have older relatives still alive? If you do make sure you talk to them as soon as possible! Write down everything they tell you, no matter how insignificant it may seem to you. Pay special attention to any mentioning of people, names and places. Look for any family information in Bibles, hymn books, journals (if you are lucky enough to have them), obituaries or death notices, letters, postcards and photographs with names, dates, and places listed on them. There ''could'' be some truth to the oral traditions you have heard since childhood.
#Look for any information in as many US sources as possible. Search all the US Federal and state censuses, applications to naturalize and the citizenship certificate, any homestead application,old newspapers, Norwegian-American Lutheran church records, military records, pension records, etc. Were they members in any Norwegian fraternities? Have you looked in any county histories?
#Repositories for these records could be in your homes, homes of family members, local libraries, museums, or ethnic organizations.


Places that could be of tremendous help could be found in the following websites:
*[http://www.nagcnl.org/ Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library], Madison, Wisconsin
*[https://naha.stolaf.edu/ The Norwegian-American Historical Association], Northfield, Minnesota
*[http://www.fellesraad.com The Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad]
== Norwegian-American Sources by State  ==
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'''VELKOMMEN TIL DEN NORSK AMERIKANSKE SIDEN!'''


== Norwegian-American Associations (Bygdelags) ==
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A bygdelag is an association with an interest in a specific geographical district in Norway. Contact the corresponding individual for the area of interest and they will check their files to see if they have information about your ancestor. See the list below. You can also check the Bygdelagenes Fellesraad’s [http://www.fellesraad.com/fell_roots.htm genealogy pages] for more information.
Welcome to the Norwegian American page!


==== Lags and Lag Genealogists ====
FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Norwegian American Portal page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Norwegian American records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the [[Portal:Get started with this site|help page]] to learn more about using the site. The Norwegian American Portal Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!


[http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Gudbrandsdalslaget Gudbrandsdals Lag] Genealogist: Marilyn Sorensen: [mailto:Rddlagen@usfamily.net Rddlagen@usfamily.net]  
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Hadeland Lag Genealogist: Dave Gunderson: [mailto:Davgund@prtl.com Davgund@prtl.com]
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Hallinglag Genealogist: Jackie Marler: [mailto:jkmarler@qwest.net jkmarler@qwest.net]
== Norwegian- American Research Strategy&nbsp;  ==


Landingslag Genealogist: Carol Olson: [mailto:caolson@copper.net caolson@copper.net]
The time has come to trace your Norwegian ancestry, and you are wondering where to start.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Always start with what you know for sure, and start at home!</u>


Lappmark Lag Genealogist: Christopher Pesklo: [mailto:Dinkytown@hotmail.com Dinkytown@hotmail.com]
1. What do you already know?&nbsp; Do you have older relatives still alive?&nbsp; If you do make sure you talk to them as&nbsp;soon as possible!&nbsp; Write down everything they tell you, no matter how insignificant it may seem to you.&nbsp; Pay special attention to any mentioning of people, names and places.&nbsp; Look for any family information in Bibles, hymn books, journals (if you are lucky enough to have them), obituaries or death notices, letters, postcards and&nbsp;photographs with names, dates, and places listed on them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There ''could'' be some truth to the oral traditions you have heard since childhood.  


Møre og Romsdal Genealogist: David Christ: [mailto:genealogist@moreogromsdallag.org genealogist@moreogromsdallag.org]
2. Look for any information in as many US sources as possible.&nbsp; Search all the US Federal and state censuses, applications&nbsp;to naturalize and the&nbsp;citizenship certificate, any homestead application,&nbsp;old newspapers, Norwegian-American Lutheran church records,&nbsp;military records, pension records, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Were they members in any Norwegian fraternities?&nbsp; Have you looked in any county histories?


Nordfjord Lag Genealogist: Robert O'Neil: [mailto:Irviking@comcast.net Irviking@comcast.net]
3. Repositories for these records could be&nbsp;your homes, homes of family members, local libraries, museums, or ethnic organizations.  
Places that could be of tremendous help would be&nbsp;:


Nordfjord-Wisconsin Lag Genealogist: Arvalene Vedvik: phone # 608-734-3192
[http://www.nagcnl.org/ The Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library in Madison Wisconsin.]


Nord Hedemark og Hedemarken Lag Genealogist: John Reindl: [mailto:genealogy@nhohlag.org genealogy@nhohlag.org]  
[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/ The Norwegian American Historical Association in Northfield Minnesota]  


Nord Hordland/Sunnhordland Genealogist: Barbra Lunsetter: [mailto:wbluns@gvtel.com wbluns@gvtel.com] Iona Loken: [mailto:Irloken@srt.com Irloken@srt.com]  
[http://www.fellesraad.com/ Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad]


Nordlandslag Genealogist: Jay W. Liedman: [mailto:Genscan@tds.net Genscan@tds.net]
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Numedalslågen Lag Genealogist: Richard Holter: [mailto:dikarmen@paulbunyan.net dikarmen@paulbunyan.net]
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Opdalslag Genealogist: Evy Kuecker: [mailto:Evykucker@frontier.net Evykucker@frontier.net]
== Did you know?  ==


Ringerike Drammen District Lag Genealogist: Phyllis Maxwell: [mailto:mpmaxwell@wcta.net mpmaxwell@wcta.net]
The 1910 Census is now complete!&nbsp; The 1910 census&nbsp;give&nbsp;complete birth information, not just a year, and information on Norwegian who have lived in America and returned to Norway!&nbsp; There&nbsp;is information on last place of residence in America, when they returned home to Norway, and how long they had lived "over there"!


Rogaland Lag Genealogist: David Cross: [mailto:Genealogist@rogalandslag.org Genealogist@rogalandslag.org]
According to Yngve Nedrebø&nbsp;&nbsp;the next census project for the Digitalarkivet are the 1885 census for "cities" and the 1875 census for Rogaland.


Romerikslag Genealogist: William Naseth: [mailto:Wnaseth@charter.net Wnaseth@charter.net]
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Sigdalslag Genealogist: Garth Ulrich: [mailto:gulrich@sasktel.net gulrich@sasktel.net]  
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Gazetteers Gazetteers]  


Sognadal Genealogist: Gerald Sime: [mailto:Grsime1931@msn.com Grsime1931@msn.com]
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Solør Lag Genealogist: Elaine Hasleton: [mailto:eehasleton@gmail.com eehasleton@gmail.com]
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Sognefjord Genealogist: Judy Gates: phone # 608-452-3805
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Sunnfjord Lag Genealogist: Tamra Foster: [mailto:sunnfjordgen@comcast.net sunnfjordgen@comcast.net]
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Telelag Genealogist: Darrel Johnson: [mailto:Dejohnso@wcta.net Dejohnso@wcta.net]
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Toten Lag Genealogist: Mildred Andorfer: [mailto:genealogist@toten.org genealogist@toten.org]
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Østfold 2-lag Genealogist: JoAnn Glass: [mailto:Ostfoldlag@worldnet.att.net Ostfoldlag@worldnet.att.net]
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Back to Norway

VELKOMMEN TIL DEN NORSK AMERIKANSKE SIDEN!


Welcome to the Norwegian American page!

FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Norwegian American Portal page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Norwegian American records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The Norwegian American Portal Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

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Featured Content[edit | edit source]

Norwegian- American Research Strategy [edit | edit source]

The time has come to trace your Norwegian ancestry, and you are wondering where to start.            Always start with what you know for sure, and start at home!

1. What do you already know?  Do you have older relatives still alive?  If you do make sure you talk to them as soon as possible!  Write down everything they tell you, no matter how insignificant it may seem to you.  Pay special attention to any mentioning of people, names and places.  Look for any family information in Bibles, hymn books, journals (if you are lucky enough to have them), obituaries or death notices, letters, postcards and photographs with names, dates, and places listed on them.                There could be some truth to the oral traditions you have heard since childhood.

2. Look for any information in as many US sources as possible.  Search all the US Federal and state censuses, applications to naturalize and the citizenship certificate, any homestead application, old newspapers, Norwegian-American Lutheran church records, military records, pension records, etc.      Were they members in any Norwegian fraternities?  Have you looked in any county histories?

3. Repositories for these records could be your homes, homes of family members, local libraries, museums, or ethnic organizations. Places that could be of tremendous help would be :

The Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library in Madison Wisconsin.

The Norwegian American Historical Association in Northfield Minnesota

Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

(Add text and/or an image here)

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

The 1910 Census is now complete!  The 1910 census give complete birth information, not just a year, and information on Norwegian who have lived in America and returned to Norway!  There is information on last place of residence in America, when they returned home to Norway, and how long they had lived "over there"!

According to Yngve Nedrebø  the next census project for the Digitalarkivet are the 1885 census for "cities" and the 1875 census for Rogaland.

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