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Norway Societies  

Contents [hide]<br>1 Bygdelag <br>2 Genealogical Societies <br>3 Societies in Norway <br>4 Historical Societies in Norway and United States <br>4.1 Locating Records at the Family History Library <br>

<br>[edit] Genealogical Societies <br>The major Genealogical society in the United States that emphasizes Norwegian research is:  

Fax: (608) 255-6842  

<br>The Center is open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm, and on Wednesday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Please telephone ahead if you want a researcher to work with you.  

<br>Norwegian American Genealogical Center &amp; Naeseth Library (NAGC &amp; NL) is now publishing Norwegian Tracks,an informative genealogy newsletter printed 3 times per year, detailing information about new NAGC &amp; NL acquisitions and other items of help to genealogists. This publication is sent to members only.  

<br>The change from Vesterheim Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library (NAGC &amp; NL) to Norwegian American Genealogical Center (NAGC/NL) took place 1 January 2007. Prior to this date Vesterheim Genalogical Center and Naeseth Library was part of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum.  

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum  

E-Mail: info@vesterheim.org  

<br>For more information, see the "Periodicals" section.  

<br>Many societies have collections that could provide information on Norwegian ancestors. For example, The Norwegian-American Association (http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/) in Northfield, Minnesota, has a file known as the "Rowberg" file. Andrew A. Rowberg started this file in 1914, using articles about Norwegian Americans from Norwegian American newspapers. The articles included obituaries; wedding and birth announcements, and information about weddings, anniversaries, promotions, honors, Norway visits, and other events. Short articles are mounted on cards, and longer articles are mounted in scrapbooks. Reference cards indicate volumes and page numbers to these scrapbooks. Each article gives the newspaper's name and date of issue. This file also refers to biographical information in a number of Norwegian-American periodicals.  

NORWEGIANS - UNITED STATES  

<br>it is also listed in the Place search under:  

<br>UNITED STATES - MINORITIES  

UNITED STATES - GENEALOGY  

The main genealogical society in Norway publishes the periodical Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift (Norwegian Family History Periodical). It is Norway's oldest national association for genealogists. It was founded in 1926 and has now approximately 2000 members in both Norway and abroad. Its emphasis has been on middle and upper class families. However, recently they have also shown interest in common people, especially farmers. For more information, see the "Periodical" and "Genealogy" sections.  

The address of the society is:  

<br>Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening (NSF-Norwegian Family History Society)  

<br>Contact by mail:<br>Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening<br>Box 59 Sentrum<br>0101 Oslo<br>Norway  

Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening<br>Lakkegata 19-21 (4th floor)<br>0187 Oslo<br>Norway  

<br>Phone/Fax: 47-22-05-90-00  

Internet: http://www.genealogi.no  

<br>(The library is open Monday 11:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Thursday from 11:00 a.m until 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.)  

The main purpose of the society is- and has always been- to publish articles and other literature with the goal to increase the knowledge of family history and genealogy in Norway.  

<br>The members of the society will each year receive two issues of Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, as well as two issues of the members magazine Genealogen. In addition to this they regularly publish new and revised edition of Hvem forsker hva i norsk genealogi (Who researches what in Norwegian genealogy) a publication that contributes to establish contact between genealogists all over the country and abroad.  

<br>For issues of Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift (Norwegian Family History Periodical) available in the Family History Library see the Periodical and Genealogy sections.  

DIS-Norge (Computer processing in genealogy)  

Lakkegata 21 (4. etg.)<br>Oslo 0187<br>Norway  

<br>Contact:  

Internet: http://www.disnorge.no  

Open: Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  

Norwegian historical societies can be valuable sources of information. Similar societies exist in countries where Norwegian emigrants settled. These societies often collect information about Norwegian immigrants. Some may have information about specific Norwegian individuals. Many societies have special books and manuscript collections for Norway that may be difficult to find in libraries and archives. (See the reference to bygdelags above) Other historical societies that may be of interest include:  

President: Jostein Handegard<br>Havreveien 57A<br>4635 Kristiansand<br>Norway  

<br>E-Mail: gunnar.jostein.handegard@akerkvaerner.no  

<br>Landslaget for Lokalhistorie since 1922 (countrywide organization for local history since 1922). This organization publishes the periodical Heimen (the Home), as well as Lokalhistorisk Magasin since 1990.  

<br>Landslaget for Lokalhistorie<br>Historisk Institutt<br>7491 Trondheim<br>Norway  

Phone: 47-73-59-63-95 Fax: 47-73-59-64-41  

<br>Internet: http://wwww.historielag.org  

Norsk Lokalhistorisk Institutt NLI (Norwegian Local History Institute)  

Norsk Lokalhistorisk Institutt<br>Observatoriegata 1b<br>0254 Oslo<br>Norway  

<br>Contact by mail:  

Their library is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. or you may make an appointment. Please telephone at 47-22-92-51-35.  

<br>Norsk Lokalhistorisk Institutt coordinates the work of most of the local historical societies in Norway. It can give information and addresses for most local history societies in Norway.  

<br>[edit] Locating Records at the Family History Library <br>NORWAY, - SOCIETIES  

NORWAY, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - GENEALOGY