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Researching your ancestors will become more interesting as you learn about the events they may have participated in. For example, by using a history you might learn about the events that occurred in the year your great-grandparents were married. | Researching your ancestors will become more interesting as you learn about the events they may have participated in. For example, by using a history you might learn about the events that occurred in the year your great-grandparents were married. | ||
=== General History <br> === | === General History <br> === | ||
'''800-1000: ''' [[Norway:Viking Age|Viking Age]] | '''800-1000: ''' [[Norway:Viking Age|Viking Age]] | ||
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[http://www.odin.dep.no/odin http://www.odin.dep.no/odin] | [http://www.odin.dep.no/odin http://www.odin.dep.no/odin] | ||
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The Family History Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at Family History Centers: | The Family History Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at Family History Centers: | ||
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See Also: [[Norway Books|Norway Books]] | See Also: [[Norway Books|Norway Books]] | ||
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=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
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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 Family History 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. | The Family History 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 === | === Epidemic === | ||
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. | 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 === | === Calendar Changes === | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/ | http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/ | ||
'''A wiki article desctibing an online collection is found at:''' | |||
[[Norway_1875_Census_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Norway 1875 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
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[[Category:Norway]] | [[Category:Norway]] | ||