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==Online Resources== | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/280 '''Norwegian History'''] - Online FamilySearch lesson | |||
*[[Norway Weights and Measurement|Norway Weights and Measurement]] | |||
*[http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/ A Calendar Converter] | |||
== Online History Books == | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=zWeTUgfpbS8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Norway&as_brr=1&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=3_1#PPR7,M1 History of Norway from the Earliest Times: From the Earliest Times to 1885] By Hjalmar Hjorth 1900 | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZXaWrlTc8hcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Norway&as_brr=1&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=3_1 The Stories of the Kings of Norway Called the Round World] (Heimskringla) By Snorri Sturluson, Eiríkr 1893 | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=jfACAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Norway&as_brr=1&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=3_0 Norway] By Sigvart Sorensen 1899 | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=tV0eAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Norway&as_brr=1 History of the Norwegian People] By Knut Gjerset 1915 | |||
*See Also: [[Norway Books|Norway Books]] | |||
== General History == | |||
'''800-1000:''' [[Norway:Viking Age|Viking Age]] | '''800-1000:''' [[Norway:Viking Age|Viking Age]] | ||
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'''1397-1523:''' [[Norway:Kalmar Union|Kalmar Union]] is established, in which Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were united under one king. The Union of Kalmar | '''1397-1523:''' [[Norway:Kalmar Union|Kalmar Union]] is established, in which Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were united under one king. The Union of Kalmar | ||
'''1523-1814: | '''1523-1814: ''' [[Norway:Danmark-Norge|Denmark and Norway united under one king]]. | ||
'''1536'''<nowiki>: The king of Denmark and Norway appropriates the land holdings of the Catholic church and declares the Lutheran church as the state religion.</nowiki> | '''1536'''<nowiki>: The king of Denmark and Norway appropriates the land holdings of the Catholic church and declares the Lutheran church as the state religion.</nowiki> | ||
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'''1814-1905'''<nowiki>: Norway unites with Sweden. The Norwegian parliament rules under its own constitution, but there was only one king for Norway and Sweden.</nowiki> | '''1814-1905'''<nowiki>: Norway unites with Sweden. The Norwegian parliament rules under its own constitution, but there was only one king for Norway and Sweden.</nowiki> | ||
'''1905-57: | '''1905-57: ''' Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch. | ||
'''World War I: | '''World War I: ''' (Norway is neutral, but in 1918 it is effectively blockaded. The Norwegian merchant fleet has great losses. | ||
'''1940-1945 World War II''': Germany occupies Norway. | '''1940-1945 World War II''': Germany occupies Norway. | ||
'''History of Early Emigration from Norway''': [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Norway_Emigration_and_Immigration]] | |||
'''History of Early Emigration from Norway''': | |||
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The | The FamilySearch Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at FamilySearch Centers: | ||
Gjerset, Knut. ''History of the Norwegian People''. New York, NY, USA: The MacMillan Company, 1915. (FS Library book Scand 948.1 H2g; film 1,440,084) | Gjerset, Knut. ''History of the Norwegian People''. New York, NY, USA: The MacMillan Company, 1915. (FS Library book Scand 948.1 H2g; film 1,440,084) | ||
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Major works on Norwegian history are also available in public and university libraries. | Major works on Norwegian history are also available in public and university libraries. | ||
== Local Histories == | |||
Local histories should be studied and enjoyed for the background information they can provide about your family's life-style and environment. | Local histories should be studied and enjoyed for the background information they can provide about your family's life-style and environment. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has many local histories for towns in Norway. The local histories (bygdebøker), give statistical information about the general area and genealogical information about the people in the community. (For more information, see the "[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section). Some of these histories are also available at major public and university libraries in the Midwest. | ||
== Epidemic == | |||
In the spring of 1918 a strange influenza was reported. | In the spring of 1918 a strange influenza was reported. It was noted that World War I soldiers serving in the Western Front were getting sick with some kind of an influenza that included high fever that often was followed by pneumonia. This was before penicillin was in use which made it a real hardship for its victims. The sickness started in the US, then spread fast to the rest of the world. In the early summer of 1918 it hit Spain, and since the King of Spain was the first one to die in Spain, it was from then on called the Spanish sickness or in Norwegian "Spanskesyken" or "Spanska". By 1919 the sickness had spread to most of the world. A total of about 27 millions world wide died from this epidemic in1918 and 1919. | ||
== Calendar Changes == | |||
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar in common use in the world today. It is a correction of the Julian calendar which had been in use since A.D. 46. Leap years had been miscalculated in the Julian calendar. By 1582, the calendar was 10 days behind the solar year. | The Gregorian calendar is the calendar in common use in the world today. It is a correction of the Julian calendar which had been in use since A.D. 46. Leap years had been miscalculated in the Julian calendar. By 1582, the calendar was 10 days behind the solar year. | ||
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''The Feast Day Calendar'' was compiled by Inger M. Bukke and Finn A. Thomsen. It includes three parts: 1) an index to fixed and movable feast days, 2) the Gregorian calendar table from 1610 to 1833, and 3) the Julian calendar (for Sweden and Finland only) from 1700 to 1753 (FS Library book 948 H3b). | ''The Feast Day Calendar'' was compiled by Inger M. Bukke and Finn A. Thomsen. It includes three parts: 1) an index to fixed and movable feast days, 2) the Gregorian calendar table from 1610 to 1833, and 3) the Julian calendar (for Sweden and Finland only) from 1700 to 1753 (FS Library book 948 H3b). | ||
The calendar is available at the | The calendar is available at the FamilySearch Library. It may also be available through other genealogical organizations. | ||
=== Basic Elements of Research (Background and History) === | === Basic Elements of Research (Background and History) === | ||
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<br>Most of the land mass of Norway is made up of mountains and wilderness, much of it above the timberline. Less than 5% of the land is cultivated, with another 15% made up of forests. Because of the rugged nature of the land, the communities tend to be somewhat far apart, nestled in narrow valleys or coastal towns. Almost half the country, lengthwise, is above the Arctic Circle. The Gulf Stream, coming from the Gulf of Mexico, makes the climate fairly temperate, especially along the west coast. | <br>Most of the land mass of Norway is made up of mountains and wilderness, much of it above the timberline. Less than 5% of the land is cultivated, with another 15% made up of forests. Because of the rugged nature of the land, the communities tend to be somewhat far apart, nestled in narrow valleys or coastal towns. Almost half the country, lengthwise, is above the Arctic Circle. The Gulf Stream, coming from the Gulf of Mexico, makes the climate fairly temperate, especially along the west coast. | ||
<br>'''Maps and Gazetteers'''<br>Various maps and gazetteers are available for reference use. These are generally good for getting oriented in the area of research, as well as pinpointing the locality of interest. The following maps and gazetteers are available at the | <br>'''Maps and Gazetteers'''<br>Various maps and gazetteers are available for reference use. These are generally good for getting oriented in the area of research, as well as pinpointing the locality of interest. The following maps and gazetteers are available at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
<br>'''A.''' '''Statens Kartverk''' has produced a wonderful map collection for Norway with more than 800 maps. This collection is available here at the | <br>'''A.''' '''Statens Kartverk''' has produced a wonderful map collection for Norway with more than 800 maps. This collection is available here at the FamilySearch Library for your use. It includes a place name index to the maps in a three volume set of books. You will find that each volume includes a code designation and instructions on how to use the indexes in English as well as in Norwegian. Volume 1 represents southern Norway, volume 2 mid-Norway and volume 3 northern Norway. Each volume includes an index of place names for each region they represent, with a reference to the coordinates for the place on the map. The maps are detailed and easy to use. | ||
<br>'''B.''' '''The 1972 Norsk Stedsfortegnelse''' (Norwegian Place Index), this 1972 edition is one of the most used gazetteers for Norway. It is an index to most current place names in Norway, such as farms, villages, towns, and cities. | <br>'''B.''' '''The 1972 Norsk Stedsfortegnelse''' (Norwegian Place Index), this 1972 edition is one of the most used gazetteers for Norway. It is an index to most current place names in Norway, such as farms, villages, towns, and cities. | ||
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<br>'''Ports to conduct trade around year 1100-1200'''<br>In early records you will find jurisdictions called “Skipreide, Skipreie, or Skiprede”. Early on it was an area that was assigned to outfit a ship for military use. Its size was determined according to the number of farms in the area and did not always include the whole parish. In some cases it could include several parishes. A skipreie may therefore include a number of farms of a given parish while another skipreie may include the remaining farms in the same parish. A skipreie was not confined to a parish border and may include farms in several parishes. As the population grew and there were more people in a given area, the skipreie became smaller and smaller. Today a Skipreie (Skipsrederi) is just a factory in a city or town where ships are being built.<br> | <br>'''Ports to conduct trade around year 1100-1200'''<br>In early records you will find jurisdictions called “Skipreide, Skipreie, or Skiprede”. Early on it was an area that was assigned to outfit a ship for military use. Its size was determined according to the number of farms in the area and did not always include the whole parish. In some cases it could include several parishes. A skipreie may therefore include a number of farms of a given parish while another skipreie may include the remaining farms in the same parish. A skipreie was not confined to a parish border and may include farms in several parishes. As the population grew and there were more people in a given area, the skipreie became smaller and smaller. Today a Skipreie (Skipsrederi) is just a factory in a city or town where ships are being built.<br> | ||
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