| These sites provide information, links and databases concerning genealogy and heraldry. For information about general genealogical resources available at the Library of Congress, consult the Web site of its Local History and Genealogy Reading Room.
Cyndi's List: Norway / Norge (http://www.CyndisList.com/norway.htm)
Categorized and cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet. Genealogy starting point. Links include surname lists and census and cemetery records.
How to Trace Your Ancestors
in Norway (http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/sab/howto.html)
Practical guide on to how to do genealogical research in Norway with information about sources, central archives, and using the Web. Published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Promise of America:
Norwegian Emigration to America and Norwegian-American History 1825-2000 (http://www.nb.no/emigrasjon/emigration/)
From the Norwegian Emigrant Museum and the National Library of Norway. Includes a timeline, photographs, film clips, recordings of emigrants, their letters in English and Norwegian, and a bibliography. In English with some data in Norwegian.
RootsWeb.com: Norway (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~websites/international/europe.html#norway)
A metasite devoted to tracing Norwegian genealogy with links to more than 100 related sites. Included are guides for beginners in genealogical research, guides to Norwegian reference works, and a specialized Norwegian-English online dictionary that enables one to use Norwegian local history registers.
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