Astri My Astri Publishing links to aid in Norwegian genealogy research and language learning tools:
Whether you are just beginning to explore your Norwegian genealogy or have spent years accumulating file cabinets full of ancestral information, a genealogy chart is a great way to organize your data. Click this link to download a FREE 5 generation pedigree chart designed by Deb Nelson Gourley, Astri My Astri Publishing.
Bygdebøker (Norwegian Local Histories)
Arne G. Brekke Bygdebok Collection, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Norwegian Bygdebøker held at the University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN
Bygdelag
Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad - See for all 32 bygdelag organizations and upcoming 2012 stevne events. The 10 of the 11 lags that Deb Nelson Gourley belongs to are listed below. Join a bygdelag today and have fun exploring your own Norwegian roots!
Nord-Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag
Ringerike-Drammen Districts Bygdelag
Church
Mindekirken - The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, Minneapolis, MN
Data Bases
Ancestry.com - Ancestry World Tree (list of FREE databases)
Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records
Digitalarkivet - 1801 Norwegian census
Digitalarkivet - 1865 Norwegian census
Digitalarkivet - 1875 Norwegian census
Digitalarkivet - 1900 Norwegian census
Digitalarkivet - Norwegian digitized parish records (see original handwritten Norwegian church records of your ancestors)
Ellis Island - 1892 to 1924 immigrant arrival and passenger records
Norway-Heritage (Passenger lists 1825-1873)
Norway-Heritage (Ship index 1825-1925)
Norwegian Farm Names by Olaf Rygh
Norwegians in the 1850 USA census (Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library)
Norwegians in the 1860 USA census (Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library)
Norwegians in the 1880 USA census (Digitalarkivet)
Norwegians in the Civil War (Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum)
Genealogy Resources
DIS-Norge (Genealogy Society of Norway)
Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
History of the Norwegian Settlements by Hjalmar Rued Holand (download 3800 Name Index pdf)
Libraries in the United States
N-AGA - Norwegian-American Genealogical Association
NAGC & NL - Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library
NAHA - Norwegian American Historical Association, St Olaf College
Nordmænene i Amerika by Martin Ulvestad, volumes I and II in Norwegian
Norway - genealogy links by Els Tveit, Genpals2003
Norway - the official site in the United States
Norwegian American Collection, National Library of Norway, Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Emigrant Museum, Ottestad, Norway
The Norse Federation / Nordmanns Forbundet
The Norwegian Emigration Center, Stavanger, Norway
Trønderlag Genealogy Resources
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
Historical Societies
Minnesota Historical Society– listed by county
State Historical Society of Iowa
State Historical Society of North Dakota
State Historical Society of South Dakota
Language
Deb Nelson Gourley presents Kings of Norway by Anders Kvåle Rue - book and 3 CDs (click English Version and Norwegian version to hear and see a bilingual excerpt from Harald Fairhair - Harald Hårfagre)
Norwegian Courses offered in Asian Institutions
Norwegian Courses offered in European Institutions
Norwegian Courses offered in North and South American Institutions
Folkehøgskolene (Norwegian Folk High Schools)
Høgskolen i Telemark, Telemark University College
Language and Literature – Scandinavia – Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish
Norwegian Language Links, University of Minnesota
Resources for the Study of Norwegian
Skogfjorden, Norwegian Language Village, Concordia College, Bemidji, Minnesota
Maps
Fylke (district) and Kommune (municipality) maps for 1801 and 1979 - click general map
Newspapers and News sites
Newspapers of Norway, The Internet Public Library (list of links)
Norway Newspapers, onlinenewspapers (list of links)
Norwegian American Weekly (formerly Western Viking)
Radio & TV
Beeline TV - Watch free online TV channels from around the world (click Norwegian TV)
Listen to Norwegian radio, Aftenposten (click start player)
Norwegian radio stations via European Radio (click Norway)
Norwegian radio stations via listenlive
NRK Programmes - NRK consists of three main TV channels, three main radio channels, several niche channels on the radio, the Internet, podcast and mobile phone.
NRK TV channels - Norwegian state television channels NRK1 and NRK2 can now be watched for free via the Internet.
Tours & Travel
Brekke Tours . . . Your Scandinavian Specialist