Norwegian ancestors? Find them yourself with the help of our new book!

An introduction to researching your Norwegian ancestry via online databases.

About the authors

Liv Birgit Christensen is a professional Norwegian genealogist and blogger. She is the author of many articles about family history. She also serves on the board of the Genealogy Society of Norway.

Margaret H. Strand is a Scot who has lived in Norway for over 50 years, and has wide experience of genealogical research in several countries. She serves in three local genealogical organizations, and has written articles on family history related topics for about 20 years.

About the book

This handbook starts with some background information about Norway, especially factors influencing the country’s record-keeping. The authors stress the need for performing some effective research in one’s own country before making the leap to Norwegian records.

We learn about two emigrants from Norway, Anna who came from a rural district in central Norway to Minnesota; and Ingvald who came from the capital, Oslo, to New Zealand. We learn more about them and their family background throughout the book, in examples from census records, parish registers, and various archival resources. Norwegian farm books are a special aid to people researching ancestors from rural areas. We become familiar with the most important types of genealogical record in Norway; and learn how to put some flesh on our ancestor’s bones using digitized newspapers, photographs, maps, books, artifacts from museums and so on. The book concludes with some advice on heritage travel.

In addition to photographs and screenshots from the archives, the book is delightfully illustrated by Heidi Eljarbo, artist and author of several historical novels.

Now available directly from the publisher:

Here: https://familyrootspublishing.net/search?q=exploring+norwegian+genealogy

Softcover, hardcover, and PDF eBook versions ready to download.

On Biblio.com: https://www.biblio.com/search.php?stage=1&result_type=works&keyisbn=exploring+norwegian+genealogy

On Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Norwegian-Genealogy-Birgit-Christensen/dp/1628593687/

The book will also be sold at GenealogyBank. Link will be added.

The book is available in Australia and New Zealand from Gould Genealogy. The PDF ebook version is on sale at half price: $21.50.

Bookstores

Niche Books. Your English Bookshop. In Valbonne, France. 7 Rue Grande, 06560 VALBONNE.