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To put your Norwegian emigrant in his/her cultural context, and to obtain a greater appreciation of what he/she may have experienced in this country, you may want to read the epic novel (trilogy) of Norwegian immigrant homesteaders in Dakota Territory “Giants in the Earth” by Ole Rølvaag. It is a classic story of a Norwegian pioneer family’s struggle with the land and the elements as they try to make a living in their new home land. It portrays the trials of loneliness, separation from family, and longing for the old country. | To put your Norwegian emigrant in his/her cultural context, and to obtain a greater appreciation of what he/she may have experienced in this country, you may want to read the epic novel (trilogy) of Norwegian immigrant homesteaders in Dakota Territory “Giants in the Earth” by Ole Rølvaag. It is a classic story of a Norwegian pioneer family’s struggle with the land and the elements as they try to make a living in their new home land. It portrays the trials of loneliness, separation from family, and longing for the old country. | ||
Information about record sources and life in Scandinavia can be found volume 8 of the papers given at the 1980 World Conference on Records, held in Salt Lake City. The papers are available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/11687 | Information about record sources and life in Scandinavia can be found volume 8 of the papers given at the 1980 World Conference on Records, held in Salt Lake City. The papers are available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/11687 FamilySearch Library] and online in the [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/167721-world-conference-on-records-preserving-our-heritage-vol-8-1980?offset=1 Digital Books] collection. | ||
==== Other Societies ==== | ==== Other Societies ==== | ||
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*FamilySearch Catalog for Norwegian-American churches | *FamilySearch Catalog for Norwegian-American churches | ||
*The Scandinavian Mission Index (if your ancestor was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). | *The Scandinavian Mission Index (if your ancestor was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). | ||
*Lutheran Church directory at the | *Lutheran Church directory at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library) | ||
*[http://www.nagcnl.org Norwegian American Genealogical Center (NAGC)], Madison, Wisconsin | *[http://www.nagcnl.org Norwegian American Genealogical Center (NAGC)], Madison, Wisconsin | ||
*[http://www.sofn.com Sons of Norway] | *[http://www.sofn.com Sons of Norway] | ||
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