Norway Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

==How to Find the Records==

*'''1850 and later''' [http://www.nagcnl.org/databases/?database=82 Norwegian Immigrants 1850 and later] at Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library ($)

*'''1852-1920''' {{RecordSearch|3288472|Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920}} at FamilySearch - [[Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index

*'''1867-1925''' [http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~schwartz/SorTrondelag/trondprot1.htm Index to the Trondheim Emigrant Protocol 1867-1925] at RootsWeb

*'''1871-1872''' [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/source/43711 Trondheim emigrant protocol] at DigitalArkivet, index & images

**The original passenger lists from Stavanger were destroyed. A list of emigrants from Rogaland County has been reconstructed from many other sources such as registers of people moving out of the parishes, newspaper articles, obituaries, and local histories. This emigrant list, known as the Rogaland emigration index, covers the earliest emigration period until the present day. It is alphabetized by the first letter only. For example, all the surnames beginning with "A" will be filed together in no particular order.

====Kristiansund====

''DigitalArkivet has additional [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/search/sources?page=1&s=&from=&to=&format=all&archive_key=&st%5B0%5D=PASS passport records], [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/search/sources?s=&from=&to=&format=all&archive_key=&st%5B%5D=EMIP emigration protocols], [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/search/sources?s=&from=&to=&format=all&archive_key=&st%5B%5D=UTVA emigration lists], and [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/search/sources?s=&from=&to=&format=all&archive_key=&st%5B%5D=PALI ship passenger lists].''

*Family heirlooms

 

If your ancestor has a surname that does not end in -sen or -son, the name itself may be a clue to the place in Norway where the family came from. Check a Norwegian Gazetteer such as ''Norsk Stedsfortegnelse'' (FHL 948.1 E8ns, 1972; microfiche number 6054629) to determine if the surname appears as a place name and where it is located in the country. See the "[[Norway Names Personal|Personal Names]]" section for further information about Norwegian naming customs.<br>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you cannot find your ancestors in the Lutheran Records, make sure to search other denominations (Church Records) such as - Catholic, Methodist, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records etc.<br>After searching these records you should by now have found your ancestors place of origin in Norway.<br>

'''Universities and Historical Societies''' in the Mid-West and North-West often have large Scandinavian collections. They may include Bygdebooks (farm books), obituaries, newspapers, biographies, and county histories. <br>

'''Bygdelag:''' There are many organizations where the members are either descendants of or came from a specific area in Norway. These organizations are called BYGDELAG, such as Totenlaget (from Totne), Sigdalslaget (from Sigdal), Hallinglag (from Hallingdal) and include areas in all of Norway. These organizations have membership lists, most founded in 1916 and each organization include histories, genealogies, history of early settlers for each area they represent. All of the Bygdelags have genealogists and will share their information with others searching in a given area. They publish newsletters, where they publish inquiries. You may find their website (which includes contact information for each “Bygdelag”) on the internet at www.fellesraad.com. You may join the Bygdelag for the area where your ancestors came from and get access to their information.<br>

Norway<br>

Email: museum@emigrant.museum.no<br>

Website: https://utvandrermuseet.no/en<br>

Hours: 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. <br>

'''[[Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library]] (NAGC)'''<br>

415 Main Street, Madison, WI 53703-3116<br>

Internet: http://www.nagcnl.org<br>

E-mail: genealogy@nagcnl.org

'''Sons of Norway'''<br>

Sons of Norway, International Headquarters<br>

Minneapolis, MN 55408-2666

Phone: 612-827-3611<br>

Website: http://www.sofn.com

:'''1600s:''' the Dutch were known as the leaders of all oceans and occupied around one third of the world’s ships which at that time included about 15,000 ships. The Dutch would travel to Norway to obtain timber and building materials. There was a saying in the 1600s “Amsterdam is on Norway”. In 1622 the population of Amsterdam was 100,000, and in 1662 the population was 200,000.<br>

:Norwegians traveled to Holland (some settled there), people from Holland traveled to Norway (many settled there), and several Norwegians immigrated to America with the Dutch. History states that Norwegians serving in the Dutch Marine were the Netherland’s best sailors.<br>

:'''1633:''' In 1633 in the early days of the New Netherland’s colony, Norwegians came over in Dutch ships and settled in the Dutch colony. In 1700 there were a number of families of Norwegian and Danish descent living in New York. In 1740, Norwegian Moravians took part in founding a colony at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. <br>

'''1747:''' In 1747, one colony was settled at Bethabara, North Carolina. <br>

'''1825:''' The first emigrant ship left Norway in 1825, but the real wave of emigration started in 1836. Most who left Norway before 1825 first went to other European countries and then traveled to their destination.<br>

:'''Sloopers:''' The undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825. Onboard were 52 persons from the religious community of Quakers, Haugeans (followers of Hans Nielsen Hauge, who had been assassinated). This group of dissenter families left Stavanger after a particularly fierce religious strife with the Norwegian State Church.

:The Sloopers and other early emigrants wrote to relatives and friends in Norway about their conditions in the new land, but it was the writing of Ole Rynning (1809-1838) who emigrated on the ship “Ægir” who energized Norwegian immigration. Every spring sailing ships left from ports all over Norway. During the sailing ship period the emigrants, most of the time, had to provide themselves with food and commodities.<br>

'''1836-1865:'''  An estimated 200,000 emigrants left Norway during this period. The emigration movement took root all over the country. Groups of emigrants came from every county and most communities. Every spring, ships left from ports all over Norway. In this early period the emigrants sailed to their various destinations, supplying themselves with food and commodities for a trip that could last as long as three months. Ninety-five percent of these went to the United States. <br>

'''1850:''' The 1850 Census records about 1,800 persons in the USA of Scandinavian birth. In 1880 there were 440,262, and in 1890 the number was 933,249. <Br>

'''1866-1920:''' During this time period 700,000 people left Norway on steamships. Most emigrants sailed to Hull, England; then traveled by train to Liverpool, England. From there they sailed to the United States and Canada. Steamships took only two to three weeks instead of three months, so emigration increased.  However, emigration declined in the mid-1870s because of a recession in the United States. The numbers of emigrants to America had also been declining during the civil war years.<br>

'''1930:''' In 1930, the total emigration from Norway was estimated at about 830.000.<br>

==Immigration Records==

'''County histories.''' Histories from the counties where Norwegians settled sometimes provide the immigrants' towns of origin.  

'''Church records.''' Church records from Norwegian churches in America can be useful in your research. (See the "[[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section for an address to the Evangelical Lutheran churches in America.) People tracing Norwegian Latter-day Saint ancestors should see the [[Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors|Latter-day Saints Research]] page Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors for additional sources.  

*'''The Norwegian Emigration Center''' is a division of the regional archive in Stavanger. The center has a copy of most of the published genealogical material about Norwegian families, as well as a complete collection of the church, census, probate, and emigration records. Workers there will answer questions and do research for a nominal fee. The center's address is: <br>

**Bergjelandsgaten 30<br>4012 Stavanger<br>Norway<br>Website: http://www.emigrationcenter.com/  

*'''The Norwegian Emigration Museum (Norsk Utvandrermuseum)''', which has an archive, is located in Otterstad, Norway. It has an extensive collection of records of Norwegians in America. It also provides a network of local genealogists who, for a fee, will conduct private research through correspondence. <br>

**'''Norsk Utvandremuseum'''<br>Åkershagan<br>2312 Otterstad<br>Norway<br>Telephone: 47 62 57 48 50<br>Fax: 47 62 57 48 51<br>Email: [mailto:museum@emigrant.museum.no museum@emigrant.museum.no]<br>Website: https://utvandrermuseet.no/

The Quebec, Canada list 1865-1873 is a supplement to the somewhat incomplete immigration records for this period. Aside from the regular listing of names with ages, occupations and nationalities, (Norwegians and others often listed as "aliens") there are several specific Norwegian lists which indicate an exact place of residence in Norway prior to departure. The entire set of records cover 1865-1900 and are also available on microfilm at the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F67844 Family History library].

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records of all the major North American ports. All are indexed except for the port of New York. See [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] for further information about United States immigration records.