Genealogy

Have you ever wanted to research your Scandinavian family?

Note: These links and websites are completely optional. Our goal is to provide some websites and Genealogy resources to assist members in their research of their families. The Sons of Norway website also gives members some great resource links for this purpose.

Need Research Assistance?

If you would like some free Genealogy assistance, Jennifer McDonald is available.

You can reach her at Jenni.GenieDetective@gmail.com.

Did you know? Members can earn a Genealogy badge through our lodge.
Please contact us for more information.

Genealogy Resources and Websites:

Sons of Norway Language Lessons:
Sons of Norway provides language courses on their website.
If you are interested, click on the link –>>
Norwegian Language Lessons

Ancestry Databases:
You can access Ancestry for free at any local Family History Center.

Norway, Emigration Records, 1867-1960 (in Norwegian)
Norway, Death Registers, 1928-1941 (in Norwegian)
1875 Norway Census (in Norwegian)
1870 Norway Census (in Norwegian)
Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938 (in Norwegian)
1801, 1865, 1900, 1910, 1891 Censuses (in Norwegian)
Norway, Holocaust Compilation, 1942-1943
Norway, Select Census, 1875 (in Norwegian)
Norway, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926 (in Norwegian)
Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927 (in Norwegian)
Norway, Select Burials, 1666-1927 (in Norwegian)
Norway Marriages, 1600s-1800s (in Norwegian)
Norway, Births and Christenings, 1648-1903 (in Norwegian)
A brief history of Valle, Saetersdal, Norway and some families from there
The ancestry and posterity of Joseph Davis (1773-1865) of Norway, New York, and his wife, Elizabeth Hallock Davis
The history of Norway
A history of Norway, Maine: from the earliest settlement to the close of the year 1922
Centennial history of Norway, Oxford County, Maine, 1786-1886
Norwegian Connections
Veblen Genealogy: an account of the Norwegian ancestry of the Veblen family in America

YouTube Education:

Norwegian Patronymic Names vs. Farm Names

Do You Have Nordic Ancestry?

Websites:

Family Tree The Best Norwegian Genealogy Websites

Arkivverket Find Your Ancestors

Family Tree Wiki Norway Genealogy

Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library

Research Guides:

Research Guide for Norwegian Genealogy

Books:

Book: A Guide to Norwegian Genealogy, Emigration, and Transmigration