Finding Norwegian Bygdebøkers Held at the University of Minnesota Libraries

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Brian Vetruba
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Office: 1a Wilson Library
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The University of Minnesota Libraries has a large collection of bygdeboker (farm book) and other sources of Norwegian local history.

Administrative divisions

 

Geographical Civil Judicial Districts Ecclesiastical
Landsdeler (regions)
Østlandet
Sørlandet
Vestlandet
Trøndelag
Nord-Norge

Specific place names (cities, towns, valleys, tundras, etc.)

by - town or city

landsby - hamlet, rural village

gård, bondegård, gaard - farm

Fylker (counties)

  • formerly Amt
  • see map for location of Norway's 19 fylker

Kommuner - municipalities

also:bykommune (townships)

  • herredkommune
  • herred
  • herad

Lagdømmer

Lagsogn or logsokn

Domssogn or domsokn

Bispedømme (bishopric or diocese)

  • formerly Stift
  • see map for locations

Prosti - deanery

Prestegjeld, sogn or sokn - parish

 

Geographical divisions

Norges Statskalender

Contains a good map and a complete listing of Norwegian counties, municipalities, parishes, etc.

• Location(s): TC Wilson Library General Collection JN7405 .A3x

• Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability

 

Websites  

Additional information concerning Norwegian genealogical research can be found at the following websites:

  1. Census of Norway from the year 1801, presented by The Department of History, University of Bergen  
  2. Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: Norway/Norge  
  3. Find Your Roots in Stavanger: The Norwegian Emigration Center
  4. Guide to Norwegian bygdebøker from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota  Print guide is also available: TC Wilson Library General Collection Quarto CS913 .S53 2005  
  5. Bygdebøker from RootsWeb  

 

Last Updated: Jan 14, 2022 10:14 AM