Sources for Norwegian and Norwegian-American Genealogy
General Guides to Genealogy
- Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your European Roots: A Complete Guide
to Tracing Your Ancestors in Every Country in Europe, 2nd ed. Baltimore
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1994.
- Location: Wilson Reference CS403 .B39 1994
- Doane, Gilbert H. Searching for Your Ancestors: The How and Why
of Genealogy. 6th edition. Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press,
1992.
- Location: Wilson Reference CS16 .D6 1992
Handbooks, Manuals, Bibliographies
- Andresen, Harald. Norsk biografisk oppslagslitterature: katalog
utarb. For Norsk Slektshaistorisk Forening. Oslo: Cammermyer, 1945.
- Location: Wilson Reference CT1303 .A64x 1945
- Hansen, Morten. Norske Slektsboker, en Bibliografi. Oslo: Aschehoug,
1965.
- A bibliography of personal histories with a complete index.
Location: Wilson Reference CS912 .H36x 1965
- Naeseth, Gerhard B. Norwegian Immigrants to the United States:
A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850. Madison, WI: G.B. Naeseth,
1993-.
- Location: Wilson quarto E184 .S2 N24 1993
- Nedrebo, Yngve. How to Trace Your Ancestors in Norway. 9th
edition. Oslo: Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1996.
- A concise introduction to genealogical research, strategies, and resources.
Location: Wilson Reference quarto CS912 .N67x 1996
- Norsk biografisk leksikon. Redaktion: Edv. Bull, Anders Krogvig,
Gerhard Gran. Kristiania: H. Aschehoug, 1923-1983.
- Location: Wilson Reference CT1293 .N6
- Nysaeter, Egil. Norske arkivkatalogar: oversikt over katalogar,
register, mikrofilm, kjeldeutgaver m.m I norske arkiv. Olso: Riksarkivet
med stotte av Norges allmennvitenskapelige forskningsrad, 1992.
- Location: Wilson Reference CD1812 .A2 N95 1992
- Paddock, Lisa Olson. A Student's Guide to Scandinavian American
Genealogy. Phoenix, Az.: Oryx Press, 1996.
- Location: Wilson Reference E184 .S18 P33 1996
- Rosdail, Jesse Hart. The Sloopers, Their Ancestry and Posterity:
The Story of the People on the Norwegian Mayflower - The Sloop "Restoration."
Broadview, Ill.: Norwegian Slooper Society of America, 1961.
- Location: Wilson quarto 325.73 R719
- Schilbred, C.S. Kjenn din Slekt: En kort veiledning i sleksforskning.
Oslo: Friundervisningens Forlag, 1980.
- An introduction to Norwegian resources for research in genealogy,
explaining how to decipher parish records and listing archival sources
in Norway and elsewhere in Scandinavia. (In Norwegian.)
Location: Wilson CS914 .S34 1981
- Slater, Sandra J., comp. Guide to Norwegian Bygdebøker.
Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North
Dakota. Grand Forks: University of North Dakota, 1998.
- Location: Wilson Reference quarto CS913 .S54x 1998
- Smith, Frank. Genealogical Guidebook and Atlas of Norway. Logan,
Utah Everton Publishers, 1979.
- A very useful guide for locating parishes. Provides helpful information
on parish records and how to extend your search.
Location: Wilson Borchert Map (Gazetteer) quarto G2065 .S6 1979
- Stemshaug, Ola.. Norsk Personnamnleksikon. Oslo: Norske Samlaget,
1982.
- An etymological dictionary of Norwegian given names.
Location: Wilson Reference CS2375 .N6 S73 1982
- Stoa, Nils Johan. Vare rotter: Handbok i sletksgransking for nybegynnere
og viderekomne. Oslo: Cappelen, 1992.
- Location: Wilson quarto CS912 .S76x 1992
- Vanberg, Bent. So Deep Are My Roots. Minneapolis Sons of Norway,
[1974?].
- An introduction to Norwegian history, customs, and genealo-gical research,
including a fairly useful section on travel in Norway.
Location: Wilson CS16 .V3x
- Wellauer, Maralyn A. Tracing Your Norwegian Roots. Milwaukee
Wellauer, 1979.
- A lengthy yet informal compilation of practical information on procedures,
methods, and sources.
Location: Wilson Reference quarto CS49 .W44
Maps and Atlases and Place Names
- Fiskaa, H.M. (editor). Norges Bebyggelse. Oslo: Norsk Faglitteratur,
1956-57. 4 volumes.
- A most ambitious work, in four volumes, with detailed descriptions
of communities and parishes in portions of the counties of Nord-Trøndelag,
Sør-Trõndelag, Aust Agder and Vest Agder, including photographs
and descrip-tions of each and every farm.
Location: Wilson 914.81 F544
- Helland, Amund. Norges Land og Folk. Christiania (Oslo): Aschehoug,
1885-1921. 21 volumes.
- A comprehensive study of the historical and contemporary geography
of Norway in the decades around the turn of the century.
Location: Wilson Sub-Basement Annex 948.1 N76
- Larsen, Terje. Norsk Stadnamnbibliografi. Oslo: Universitet
i Oslo, Institutt for Namnegransking, 1981.
- A bibliography of books and articles about place names in Norway.
Arranged by fylke (county) with author and subject indexes.
Location: Wilson Reference DL406 .L37x 1981
- Norge. Oslo: Cappelen, 1963. 4 volumes.
- A geographical encyclopedia and atlas with many detailed maps, aerial
photo-graphs, and an excellent index/key.
Location: Wilson quarto 914.81 N7596
- Norge-Norway 1:50,000. [Oslo]: Norges Geografiske Oppmaoling,
1974.
- This set consists of 724 large sheet maps comprising the most detailed
and complete topographic survey set available for the country of Norway.
Location: Wilson Borchert Map G594s 50 .N65
- Rygh, Oluf. Norske Gaardnavne. Oslo: Børsum, 1964-76.
(Originally published 1897-1936.) 20 volumes.
- An etymological dictionary of Norwegian farm names (and hence surnames)
including dates and variant spellings.
Location: Wilson Reference PD2695 .R9 1897a
- Sandnes, Jørn. Namn i Fjellet. Oslo: Norske Samlaget,
1968.
- A study of the names of mountains and summer farm lands in Norway.
Location: Wilson 929.4 Sa56
- _____. Norsk Stadnamnleksikon. Oslo: Samlaget, 1976.
- An excellent dictionary of Norwegian place names.
Location: Wilson 439.82 Sa56n
- Smith, Frank. Genealogical Guidebook and Atlas of Norway. (See
above)
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- Stemshaug, Ola. Namn i Noreg: Ei Innforing i Norsk Stadnamngransking.
2nd edition. Oslo: Norske Samlaget, 1976.
- An introduction to research in Norwegian place names.
Location: Wilson 439.82 St41na
Norwegian Language Dictionaries
- Gyldendal's English-Norwegian and Norwegian-English Dictionary.
New York: David McKay, [1951].
- Two volumes in one.
Location: Wilson Reference PD2691 .G855x
- Haugen, Einar. Norwegian English Dictionary. Oslo: Universitetsfor-laget;
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1974.
- A standard Norwegian-English translating dictionary.
Location: Wilson Reference PD2691 .N6 1974
Periodicals
- Danmarks adels aarbog.
Kjobenhavn. 1884-
- Location: Wilson (non-circulating) 929.75 D231
- Genealogen. Norsk sletschistorisk forening. Olso: Foreningen.
1997-
- Location: Wilson Periodicals (Basement)
- Norsk slektshistorisk tidsskrift. Olson: Cammermeyer. Bd.1-
1927-
- Location: Wilson Periodicals (Basement)
- Personalhistorisk tidsskrift. Udgivet af Samfundet for dansk-norsk
genealogi og personalhistorie. Viborg: Samfundet for Dansk genealogi
og personalhistories. 1880- (check MNCAT for holdings). Indexed.
- Location: Wilson Periodicals (Basement)
Bibliographies and Guides to Local Histories and Bygdebøker
- Andresen, Harald. Norsk Lokalhistorie, en Bibliografi. Oslo:
Universi-tetsforlaget, 1969.
- A bibliography of bygdebøker and local histories arranged by
place name and including lists of related publications.
Location: Wilson Reference DL576 .A53x 1969
- Fyllingsnes, Frode. Lokalhistorisk litterature, 1969-1989.
Olso: Norsk lokalhistorisk institutt, 1991.
- Location: Wilson DL448 .F95x 1991
- Hill, Dennis Auburn. Norweigian Local History: A Bibliography of
Material in the Collections of the Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1989.
- Location: Wilson Reference DL449 .H55x 1989
- Norsk lokalhistorisk litteratur: Bibliografi over by-og bygdebøker,
regionhistorie og periodika ca. 1900-1996. Oslo: Norsk lokalhistorisk
institute, 1997.
- A bibliography of Norwegian local histories.
Location: Wilson Reference DL445 .N676x 1997
- Oslo. Universitet. Bibliotek. Norsk Lokalhistorisk Litteratur,
1946-1970. Oslo: Universitetsbiblioteket; Oslo, 1976-.
- A bibliography of books and pamphlets pertaining to Norwegian local
history. Issued in 19 parts, each covering an individual county, this
work supplements Harald Andresen's work (above).
Location: Wilson Reference DL445 .O84x 1976
Searching MNCAT
You can use MNCAT, the University Libraries' computerized catalog, to
search for specific subjects. The following are some examples of useful
subject terms for genealogists.
church records and registers--norway
farms--norway
farms-norway--directories
genealogy
names, geographical--norway
names, personal--norway
norway--biography
norway--emigration and immigration
norway--genealogy
norway--history, local
norway--maps
norwegian americans
norwegian americans--genealogy
norwegian americans--history
norwegians--minnesota
norwegians--united states
registers of births, etc--norway
Internet Resources
Organizations
For more information about Norwegian genealogy, contact the following
organizations and their newsletters.
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