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Herrick, Linda M. and Wendy K. Uncapher. Norwegian Research Guide. Janesville, WI: Origins, 1998. Call No. Local History Ref CS913.H47 1998 (2nd floor open shelf).
How to Trace Your Ancestors in Norway. 2001. Presented by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Available online at: http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/sab/howto.html
Major Record Sources in Norway. Salt Lake City, UT: The Dept., 1977. Call No. folio CS913.M36 1977.
Smith, Frank and Finn A. Thomsen. Genealogical Guidebook & Atlas of Norway Logan, UT: Everton, 1973. Call No. folio CS19.S6. Includes genealogical terms, lists of parishes and other places, and maps.
Thomsen, Finn. Scandinavian Genealogical Research Manual. Bountiful, UT: Thomsen's Genealogical Center, 1980. Call No. Local History Ref CS16.T46 (2nd floor open shelf).
Wellauer, Maralyn A. Tracing Your Norwegian Roots. Milwaukee: Wellauer, 1979. Call No. folio CS49.W44.
Scandinavia Vital Records Index: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden. Available online at: http://www.familysearch.org. Also available on CD at the LFH reference desk (Call No. Local History Ref CS898.A1 S25 2001).
Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, July 1, 1902-Dec. 31, 1943. Call No. Microfilm 1042. Ask at the 2nd floor reference desk for the reel number for your Soundex code and for the guide to using this source. Note: The print on this microfilm is extremely small and very hard to read.
Fonkalsrud, A. O. Scandinavians as a Social Force in America. Brooklyn: Heiberg Printery, 1913. Call No. F8398.31.
Gjerset, Knut. Norwegian Sailors in American Waters. Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1933. Call No. F8398.34.
Gjerset, Knut. Norwegian Sailors in the Great Lakes. Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1928. Call No. F8398.342.
Lovoll, Odd S. The Promise of America: A History of the Norwegian-American People. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1984. Call No. folio E184.S2 L6913 1984.
Nelson, Olof Nickolaus. History of the Scandinavians and Successful Scandinavians in the United States. 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: O. N. Nelson and Co., 1900. Call No. F8398.62. Focuses on Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Norlie, Olaf Morgan. History of the Norwegian People in America. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1925. Call No. F8398.628 and Suppl.
Qualey, Carlton C. Norwegian Settlement in the United States. Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1938. Call No. F8398.72.
Also see Passenger List guide at: http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/passengers.html
Blegen, Theodore C. Norwegian Migration to America. Northfield, MN: The Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1931. Call No. F8398.11.
Flom, George T. A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1992. Call No. E184.S2 F6 1992. Facsimile of 1909 book.
Bowes, Leon Maurice. A History of the Norwegian Old People's Home. Chicago, 1940. Call No. I311.11.
Lovoll, Odd Sverre. A Century of Urban Life: The Norwegians in Chicago before 1930. Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1988. Call No. Local History Ref F548.9 S2 L68 1988 (2nd floor open shelf).
Strand, A. E. A History of the Norwegians of Illinois. Chicago: J. Anderson, 1905. Call No. F896.84.
See a list of selected Norwegian churches in Chicago at: http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/churchcontents.html (also available in a binder at the LFH desk).
The American-Scandinavian Review. New York: American-Scandinavian Foundation. Call No. A508.1. Library has volumes 1-62 (1913-1974).
Norwegian-American Studies. Formerly Norwegian American Studies and Records. Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association. Call No. F8398.635. Library has volumes 1-35 (1926-2000). Vol. 1-33 and index available online at: http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nastudies.htm
Haugen, Einar. Norwegian English Dictionary. 3rd ed. Bergen: Universitetsforlaget, 1984. Call No. Ref PD2691.N6 1984 (3rd floor open shelf).
Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America 321 Bonnie Lane Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (847) 690-9410 http://www.elca.org/archives/
Norwegian American Historical Association 1510 St. Olaf Avenue Northfield, MN 55057-1097 (507) 646-3221 http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/genealogy/index.htm
Norwegian Historical Data Centre University of Tromsø http://www.rhd.uit.no/indexeng.html Use this web site to search the 1865, 1875, and 1900 Norwegian censuses. Selected parish registers are searchable, also.
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum P.. Box 379 523 W. Water Street Decorah, IA 52101 (563) 382-9681 http://vesterheim.org/index.php
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City also collects Norwegian-related materials. Explore the Library's online catalog (http://www.familysearch.org) to see what types of records may be available through the Family History Library's microfilm loan program. Ask at the 2nd floor reference desk for details.