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Norway


Goal 4: Church and Cemetery Records


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Goal 4: Learn to use Norwegian church and cemetery records, and death notices.


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ALearn about Norway church records.


  1. FamilySearch: Learn about Norway church records.

    FS—Wiki: Norway Church Records   

  2. Learn about Norway church records in this FamilySearch Wiki article and video.

    FS—Digitalarkivet: Church Records - 2015
    FS—Exploring Church Records in Norway—65:19 - 2017

  3. Parish Registers: Learn more about Norwegian parish registers.

    Norwegian Parish Registers
    FS—Exploring Norwegian Parish Registers—5 pgs. - 2014

  4. Learn about church book resources in these articles from the Digital Archives of Norway.

    Church Books
    Church Registration

  5. Explore parish histories, including boundary changes, on the Digital Archives of Norway site.

  Record Search Practice, Baptisms  |   Hints  |   Answers

  Record Search Practice, Marriages  |   Hints  |   Answers

  Record Search Practice, Deaths  |   Hints  |   Answers


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BExplore Norwegian church records online.


  1. Overview: Learn how to use the Digitalarkivet site to find Norwegian moving records (of church-goers who moved between parishes).

    FS—Digitalarkivet: Church Records—4 pgs. - 2015

  2. Learn how to find online church records using resources at the University of Tromsø.

    FS—The Norwegian Historical Data Centre - Online Church Records—13:19 - 2021

  3. Sjeleregister: Learn about the Sjeleregister, an index of literacy and religion in Norway.

    FS—Sjeleregister (Index of Literacy and Religion) for Norway: What is a Sjeleregister?—13:19 - 2020

  4. Learn how to find a Sjeleregister in Norway.

    FS—Sjeleregister (Index of Literacy and Religion) for Norway: How to Find a Sjeleregister!—9:18 - 2020

  5. Learn how to find ministers and bishops in the Sjeleregister.

    FS—How to Find People in Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening (The Norwegian Genealogical Society): Find Ministers in the 1500s-1700s—11:55 - 2020
    FS—How to Find People in Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening (The Norwegian Genealogical Society): Find Bishops in the 1500s-1700s—3:17 - 2020

  6. Here's a case study for using the Sjeleregister.

    FS—Sjeleregister (Index of Literacy and Religion) for Norway: Case Study—18:09 - 2020

  7. Explore other Norwegian church records on the Internet.
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CExplore Norway death notices and cemetery records.


  1. FamilySearch: Learn about Norway death notices in this article and video.

    FS—Wiki: Norway Death Notices
    FS—Exploring Death Notices in Norway—32:12 - 2017

  2. Sites: Visit the Cemeteries in Norway site to explore records.
  3. Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
  4. Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.

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