Norway Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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Record Finder

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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-This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
-Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
-Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
-Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
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-| Age
-| [[Norway Census|Census]]
-| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 | Birth date and birthplace
 | [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 | [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker), [[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)
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-| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
-| [[Norway Maps|Maps]]
-| [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
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 | [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 | [[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
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-| Historical background
-| [[Norway History|History]]
-| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
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 | [[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]
 | [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
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-| Place-finding aids
-| [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
-| [[Norway Maps|Maps]], [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
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 | [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 | [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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-| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
-| [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
-| [[Norway History|History]], [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
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