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'''Passenger lists'''. Most Norwegian immigrants to the United States arrived at the ports of New York and Quebec. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records of all the major North American ports. Some are indexed. See the United States Research Outline for further information about United States immigration records. | '''Passenger lists'''. Most Norwegian immigrants to the United States arrived at the ports of New York and Quebec. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records of all the major North American ports. Some are indexed. See the United States Research Outline for further information about United States immigration records. | ||
The following is a bibliography of over 2,500 published lists of emigrants and immigrants: | |||
Filby, P. William. Passenger and Immigrations Lists Bibliography, 1538-1900. 2nd ed. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1988. (Family History Library book 973 W33p 1988.) More than 1,000 of these lists are indexed in [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=631202&disp=Passenger+and+immigration+lists+bibliogr%20%20&columns=*,0,0 P. William Filby,] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 9 vols. (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-; Family History Library book Ref 973 W33p). This does not index official U.S. arrival lists. Many of the names are from post-1820 published sources. | |||
People tracing Danish Latter-day Saint ancestors should see the LDS Research Portal page Tracing LDS Ancestors for additional sources. | |||
'''County histories.''' Histories from the counties where Norwegians settled sometimes provide the immigrants' towns of origin. | '''County histories.''' Histories from the counties where Norwegians settled sometimes provide the immigrants' towns of origin. | ||
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[http://www.norwayheritage.com/query_s.asp Emigrant Ships from Norway] [http://www.norwayheritage.com/queryyear.asp Ship Departure Index 1825-1925] [http://www.norwayheritage.com/arrivals.asp Ship Arrivals 1870-1894] | [http://www.norwayheritage.com/query_s.asp Emigrant Ships from Norway] [http://www.norwayheritage.com/queryyear.asp Ship Departure Index 1825-1925] [http://www.norwayheritage.com/arrivals.asp Ship Arrivals 1870-1894] | ||
[[Passenger lists 1825 - 1873, Norwegian emigrant search|Passenger lists 1825-1873, Norwegian Emigrant Search]] |} | [[Passenger lists 1825 - 1873, Norwegian emigrant search|Passenger lists 1825-1873, Norwegian Emigrant Search]] |} | ||
[[Category:Norway]] | [[Category:Norway]] | ||