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== Record Finder Table for Norway ==
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The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
 
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Norway topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker), [[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Death information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Census|Census]]  
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
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*[[Norway Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]  
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Language helps
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], Directories (Bygdebøker)  
 
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*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Norway Court Records|Court Records]],
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Directories
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Noble families
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| [[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]  
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*Directories
*[[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]
| [[Norway Church Records|Religious Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Biography|Biography]]
*[[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Biography|Biography]]
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norwegian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
*[[Norway Feast Day Calendars]]
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| align="left" |Handwriting
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Handwriting]]
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Names Personal|Naming Customs]]
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social activities
|
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
| [[Norway History|History]]
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Revision as of 12:28, 25 January 2021

Norway Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Norway Background
Local Research Resources
Birth date and birthplace Church Records Farm Books (Bygdebøker), Census (1865 and later)
Death information Church Records Probate Records, Court Records
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Language helps Language and Languages Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives Genealogies Societies, Directories (Bygdebøker)
Maiden name Church Records Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Marriage information Church Records Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Naming customs Names, Personal Social Life and Customs
Noble families Nobility Biography, Periodicals
Occupation Church Records Census, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records Census, Probate Records, Court Records, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Physical description Military Records Biography, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Places of residence Church Records Census, Land and Property, Genealogies
Religion Church Records Religious Records
Social activities Social Life and Customs History
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