[or-roots] Norwegian ancestry

[Paulette]

Many thanks for this info, Les. You are partially Norwegian also!? Me, too. My father was Norwegian as were his parents. They came from Norway to Alberta, Canada around 1900 where he was born in 1904, and then the family came to the USA in 1920 by way of a train to Idaho, then to Washington, and Oregon.

I was fascinated by the name changes for the family along the way. Since I didn't know how to research info on Norwegian ancestry, I read books on Norwegian history, genealogy and patronymics, etc., and also contacted a helpful person in RAOGK who really clued me in on farm names in Norway, and how last names came to be generated. She helped me discover my grandfather's family and farm name in Norway, and after that I eventually located immigration and naturalization papers for my grandparents and father.

It will be fun to look into this new info as well.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Leslie Chapman <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
>Sent: Jun 22, 2009 11:26 AM
>To: Oregon List <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
>Subject: [or-roots] Norwegian ancestry
>
>For those who have recent (IE last 200 years) ancestors from Norway there
>online archives have added a lot of stuff since last I visited. I am going
>to be good and stay away as I have most of what I can expect to find already
>in my files, but if you have an ancestor from there whose family record is
>mostly blank spaces you might be able to find more here;
>
>http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraa
>k=e
>
>sometimes it will kick you back into Norwegian, but there is usually a
>button somewhere to get back to English.
>
>I realize this is a little afield from Oregon genealogy, but I am working on
>grampa Hansen and was rereading my email file and had to change my link to
>the census for him since it had changed in the data base and thought I would
>pass this on.
>
>Persons looking for help with Norwegian research should find a link to a
>very helpful list on the same site if I remember correctly.
>
>Les C
>
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