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*Search immigration records. These can be found by searching the passenger lists for each port, as well as the Ellis island and Castle Garden records online. | *Search immigration records. These can be found by searching the passenger lists for each port, as well as the Ellis island and Castle Garden records online. | ||
*Search the U.S. census for 1900, 1910, and 1920. These will list the year of immigration as well as country of origin. This will help narrow your search to one year. | *Search the U.S. census for 1900, 1910, and 1920. These will list the year of immigration as well as country of origin. This will help narrow your search to one year. | ||
*Search other records of places where your ancestor lived in the United States, such as | *Search other records of places where your ancestor lived in the United States, such as court records, county histories, and phone directories. | ||
If you now have the place of origin for your ancestor see the section "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Starting_Research_in_Norway Starting Research in Norway]". If not check the section "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Tips_for_Norwegian_American_Researchers Tips for Norwegian Americans]" | If you now have the place of origin for your ancestor see the section "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Starting_Research_in_Norway Starting Research in Norway]". If not check the section "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Tips_for_Norwegian_American_Researchers Tips for Norwegian Americans]" | ||
[[Category:Norway]] | [[Category:Norway]] | ||