Norway Societies: Difference between revisions

There may also be some societies in the country your ancestor immigrated to, especially in the United States. You may find it helpful to join one of these societies and support their efforts. The bygdelags (community societies) in the United States are made up of descendants of people who emigrated to North America from Norway. Presently there are 32 affiliated lag (societies). Every lag seeks to preserve and strengthen bonds with its home district or community of origin in Norway. You may find it helpful to join and support one of these societies. For information about these bygdelags go to: <br>http://www.fellesraad.com/&nbsp;<br><br>The [http://www.nagcnl.org/membership.html Norwegian American Genealogical Center](NAGC) (see below) can help you find out if there is a society for the area your ancestors came from.  

The major genealogical society in the United States that emphasizes Norwegian research is:  

DIS-Norge (Computer processing in genealogy) <br>PB 6601 St. Olavs plass<br>NO-0129 Oslo<br>Norway <br>E-mail: [mailto:kontor@disnorge.no kontor@disnorge.no]<br>Internet: http://www.disnorge.no/  

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 book 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:  

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

Records of societies are usually described in the Author/Title search of the Family History Library Catalog under the name of the society. They are also listed in the Place search under:  

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