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*The '''Family History Library''' has a large collection of Norwegian family histories. They are listed in the surname section of the FamilySearch Catalog. Not every name found in a family history will be listed. Only the major surnames discussed in the family history are included in the catalog. See also the "[[Norway Biography|Biography]]" section. | *The '''Family History Library''' has a large collection of Norwegian family histories. They are listed in the surname section of the FamilySearch Catalog. Not every name found in a family history will be listed. Only the major surnames discussed in the family history are included in the catalog. See also the "[[Norway Biography|Biography]]" section. | ||
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The Family History Library has some collections of pedigree charts and notes gathered by different researchers for prominent Norwegian families. The collections are organized in alphabetical order by family surname and are handwritten. They are listed in the Keyword search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the names of the authors.<br> | The Family History Library has some collections of pedigree charts and notes gathered by different researchers for prominent Norwegian families. The collections are organized in alphabetical order by family surname and are handwritten. They are listed in the Keyword search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the names of the authors.<br> | ||
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To get started, post a query on the web site's surname or farm/parish bulletin boards. This is similar to Viking's "Lost Branch" (see the "[[Norway Societies|Societies]]" section). The bulletin boards are a forum for questions about specific family members or branches of the family. You might also search the site's online census records. | To get started, post a query on the web site's surname or farm/parish bulletin boards. This is similar to Viking's "Lost Branch" (see the "[[Norway Societies|Societies]]" section). The bulletin boards are a forum for questions about specific family members or branches of the family. You might also search the site's online census records. | ||
*'''SLEKT1''' [https://slekt1.com/index.php/bygdeboker Norway's Bibliography of published village books] | |||