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Email: [mailto:nb@nb.no nb@nb.no] <br> | Email: [mailto:nb@nb.no nb@nb.no] <br> | ||
[http://www.nb.no Website] | [http://www.nb.no Website] | ||
::The '''Nasjonalbiblioteket '''is the largest library in Norway and its function is similar to that of The Library of Congress. By law they are to receive a copy of everything that is published in all media formats in Norway. | |||
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The main '''public libraries in Oslo and Bergen''' have large collections, and the collections of '''family histories, local histories, and biographical works are extensive.''' | The main '''public libraries in Oslo and Bergen''' have large collections, and the collections of '''family histories, local histories, and biographical works are extensive.''' | ||
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Email: Detnu@telepost.no<br> | Email: Detnu@telepost.no<br> | ||
[http://www.utvandrersenteret.no Website] | [http://www.utvandrersenteret.no Website] | ||
::The '''Norwegian Emigration Center''' in Stavanger, Norway, is a foundation supported by the county or Rogaland, the city of Stavaanger, and the community of Tysvær. The center has a copy of most of the published material about Norwegian families as well as an almost complete collection of Norwegian church, census, and emigration records. The center also has passenger lists from the Norwegian American Line and one of the largest collections of farm books (bygdebøker). They answer questions and do research for a nominal fee. | |||
==Museums== | ==Museums== | ||
There is an emigration museum with an archive located in Otterstad with an extensive collection about Norwegians in America. They have more than 7,000 emigrant letters, microfilm of about 2,000 Norwegian Lutheran Churches in America from around 1840-1900, and a collection of about 9,000 photographs. | There is an emigration museum with an archive located in Otterstad with an extensive collection about Norwegians in America. They have more than 7,000 emigrant letters, microfilm of about 2,000 Norwegian Lutheran Churches in America from around 1840-1900, and a collection of about 9,000 photographs. | ||
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321 Bonnie Lane<br>Elk Grove Village, IL 60007<br>Phone: 1-847-690-9410 <br> | 321 Bonnie Lane<br>Elk Grove Village, IL 60007<br>Phone: 1-847-690-9410 <br> | ||
Email: [mailto:archives@elca.org archives@elca.org] | Email: [mailto:archives@elca.org archives@elca.org] | ||
::The archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have microfilm copies of most of the Norwegian-American Lutheran church records. The copies can be loaned via the mail for a nominal fee. The ELCA is divided into nine regions. | |||
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[http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/ The Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison] has one of the largest collections of Norwegian local histories in the United States, and these histories contain much genealogical information. Dennis Auburn Hill has published a bibliography of their holdings: | [http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/ The Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison] has one of the largest collections of Norwegian local histories in the United States, and these histories contain much genealogical information. Dennis Auburn Hill has published a bibliography of their holdings: | ||
::''Norwegian Local History: A Bibliography of the Material in the Collections of the Memorial Library'' (Jefferson, NC, USA: McFarland, 1989; FS Library book 977.583/M1 A3hi; | |||
Other libraries that have large collections of Norwegian local histories include:<br><br>[http://www.library.und.edu/index.jsp Chester Fritz Library], University of North Dakota—Grand Forks<br>[http://www.augie.edu/library/ Mikkelsen Library], Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota<br>[http://www.stolaf.edu/library/libs/rolvaag.html Rølvaag Library], St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota<br>[http://library.luther.edu/ Luther College, Decorah], Iowa <br>[http://library.cord.edu/ Concordia College], Moorhead, Minnesota | Other libraries that have large collections of Norwegian local histories include:<br><br>[http://www.library.und.edu/index.jsp Chester Fritz Library], University of North Dakota—Grand Forks<br>[http://www.augie.edu/library/ Mikkelsen Library], Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota<br>[http://www.stolaf.edu/library/libs/rolvaag.html Rølvaag Library], St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota<br>[http://library.luther.edu/ Luther College, Decorah], Iowa <br>[http://library.cord.edu/ Concordia College], Moorhead, Minnesota | ||
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