Also blogs by other amateur genealogists that I find entertaining or can relate to.
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Sites I find useful in my Norwegian family history/genealogy-------
* Velkommen to Norway Genealogy
* LIVSREISE (life's journey) Norwegian Heritage Center
* The Promise of America: Emigration to America and Norwegian-American History 1825-2000
* Ellis Island Foundation: Passenger lists, history and Photos of "The Great European Migration"
* The Digitalarkivet: part of the Norwegian National Archives
* Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library
* Norway Heritage: Passenger lists and immigrant ships
* Gjenvick Gjønvik Archives: Historical Ephemera from the 1880's thru 1954
* Family Search: The premier (free) website for searching family history
* Eidangerslekt: History and Genealogy of Eidanger (in Norwegian)
* Rootsweb Census abbreviations 1865-1900
* National Library of Norway: Online Bygdebok for Verdal Nord Trøndelag
* Porsgrund Telemark Library: Online Bygdebok for Eidanger Telemark
* Genealogy Literacy: Building Trees with Unshakeable Roots
* Treasure Chest of Memories
Other bloggers like me blogging about their family heritage/genealogy---
* So Many Ancestors! - blog
* Norwegian Genealogy and then Some - blog
* Jana's Genealogy and Family History - blog
* Root Stalker Genealogy
About Norwegian people, thoughts, food, country, habits, language, heck just interesting reads that somehow relate to Norway and Norwegians.
* "Why your Norwegian Ancestor probably wasn't a Viking King"
* The Saami - indigenous peoples of Scandinavia
* Heart my Backpack; 70 countries later my heart chose Norway -blog
* A Frog in the Fjord ( a French girls take on Norway and Norwegians)
* The Norwegian Folklore Archives - University of Oslo
*Legends of the North -Magical tales and creatures of Nordic folklore