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1905-57 Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch. | 1905-57 Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch. | ||
<br>The | <br>The FamilySearch Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at Family History Centers: | ||
<br>Gjerset, Knut. History of the Norwegian People. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1915. (FS Library book Scand 948.1 H2g; film 1,440,084.) | <br>Gjerset, Knut. History of the Norwegian People. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1915. (FS Library book Scand 948.1 H2g; film 1,440,084.) | ||
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<br>Local Histories should be studied and enjoyed for the background information they can provide about your family's lifestyle and environment. | <br>Local Histories should be studied and enjoyed for the background information they can provide about your family's lifestyle and environment. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has many local histories for towns in Norway. The local histories are called bygdebøker. They give statistical information about the general area and may give genealogical information about the people in the community. See [[Norway Genealogy]] and [[Norway Periodicals]]. Some of these histories are available at major public and university libraries in the Midwest. | ||
<br>Calendar Changes The Gregorian calendar, the calendar in common use today, corrected the Julian calendar that had been in use since A.D. 46. Leap years had been miscalculated in the Julian calendar. By 1582, the calendar was ten days behind the solar year. | <br>Calendar Changes The Gregorian calendar, the calendar in common use today, corrected the Julian calendar that had been in use since A.D. 46. Leap years had been miscalculated in the Julian calendar. By 1582, the calendar was ten days behind the solar year. | ||
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