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==Internet Resources== | |||
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List of some of the communities covered by [http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/reference/bygdebkr.html bygdebøker] held in the University of Minnesota Libraries. | List of some of the communities covered by [http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/reference/bygdebkr.html bygdebøker] held in the University of Minnesota Libraries. | ||
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The Norwegian bygdebok is one of the best sources of Norwegian genealogical information. It is a history of a specific community, recording who lived where, and when. It may also include birth, marriage, and death dates; landholdings and chattels; physical descriptions of the farms, buildings, and residents and their possessions; and accounts of historical events. Some may trace family lines back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Bygdebøker are published in Norwegian and often do not have indexes. | The Norwegian bygdebok is one of the best sources of Norwegian genealogical information. It is a history of a specific community, recording who lived where, and when. It may also include birth, marriage, and death dates; landholdings and chattels; physical descriptions of the farms, buildings, and residents and their possessions; and accounts of historical events. Some may trace family lines back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Bygdebøker are published in Norwegian and often do not have indexes. | ||
[ | [http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/reference/nor-geog.html Norwegian geographical and administrative divisions] | ||
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List of some of the communities covered by bygdebøker held in the University of Minnesota Libraries.
The Norwegian bygdebok is one of the best sources of Norwegian genealogical information. It is a history of a specific community, recording who lived where, and when. It may also include birth, marriage, and death dates; landholdings and chattels; physical descriptions of the farms, buildings, and residents and their possessions; and accounts of historical events. Some may trace family lines back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Bygdebøker are published in Norwegian and often do not have indexes.