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EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History

Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.

Gamle norske måleenheter

From Norsk Forlishistorisk Forening. Information on old Norwegian coinage from ancient to modern times.

Norway Historical Background

From FamilySearch.org.

Norwegian Online Information Service - Culture & History

Research Guidance - Norway Events and Time Periods

From FamilySearch.org.

Skaldaspillar Publications

Books on the culture, history, landscape, and crafts of Norway. Premiere book is Norwegian National Recipes. An inspiring journey in the culinary history of Norway by Arne Brimi and Ardis Kaspersen 2000. A cookbook, history book, and travel book all rolled into one -- 1100 recipes from each of the 19 fylke in Norway. Explore the culinary traditions of your ancestors.

Suldal Sogelag

Local history union of Suldal, County Rogaland, Norway. Includes Juneau county Wis. bygdebok, listing details of Norwegian emigrants ti that county; from Suldal, Lærdal and Telemark.

The History of Norway - from ODIN

The S/S Atlantic of the White Star Line, Disaster in 1873

Includes a listing of the the Norwegian and Scandinavian passengers on the ship when it went down off Halifax in 1873.

The Transatlantic Crossing, Norwegian emigrants on the Atlantic

Story of how the Norwegians going to America in the time between 1825 and 1925 would travel. Also gives some insight into the amazing development in how ships were constructed and the transportation arranged to meet the demands of the increasing number of people on the move. Even though this is about the experience of Norwegian emigrants, the experiences and conditions of travel will be much the same regardless of nationality.

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