Examples of Some Norwegian Records 

Thursday   2:30 PM   Salon A-B

This presentation originated as a Norwegian language class project at the Mindekirken in Minneapolis.  Some of the record examples were obtained during a visit to the Statsarkivet i Hamar in 2005, as part of family history research into land holdings and vital records.  The Statsarkivet i Hamar is part of the Norwegian National Archives system and its holding cover local and regional government records for both Hedmark and Oppland.

 

 

 

Art Paulson began researching his Norwegian ancestors when one of his brothers asked him to help find where their Scandinavian ancestors once had lived.  This family history research led to Nord Torpa, Vingrom and Biri in Oppland fylke in Norway and to Skåne in Sweden.  Art has been assisting the Landingslag genealogist, Carol Olson, for several years.  He has been studying Norwegian, but because his knowledge of German is better, his Norwegian teacher laments he speaks Norwegian with a German accent.  He is employed as an engineer.