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| Effective family research requires some understanding of the historical events that may have affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. These events may have led to the creation of records such as land and military documents that mention your family.
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| Your ancestors will become more interesting as you learn about the events in which they may have participated. For example, by using a history you might learn about the events that occurred in the year your great-grandparents were married.
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| <br>Below are some key dates and events in the history of Norway | | <br>Below are some key dates and events in the history of Norway |
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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. |
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| <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>The FamilySearch Library has some published national and local histories for Norway. The following is available at the library and on film at FamilySearch Centers: |
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| <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.) |