10 Tips for Norwegian Genealogy Research on Internet

Elderly Relatives
Before you start your genealogy research on internet ensure to compile as much information as possible from elderly relatives.

a) Record everything your relatives know about your family, names, place of birth, date and other information.

b) Have a look at the old family albums together with your elderly relatives and record names and date. One day it is too late and a lot of information is gone for ever.
Internet Resources
Go to the Genealogy Society of Norway - DIS (DIS-Norge) internet resource web page www.disnorge.no/genress/ and find what information is available for the area you are researching. Make searches. Commence with censuses and church records if they are available.
Family Search
Search at Family Search www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
DIStreff
As soon as you have records earlier than year 1920 in your genealogy data base submit a GEDCOM file to DIS-Norge’s DIStreff database and search in the same database at www.disnorge.no/distreff/. When you receive the results of your DIStreff contribution, make contact with the other genealogists that you believe might have interesting data.
Family History Books
Check if there is a “bygdebok” for the area of interest at www.lokalhistorie.no/english.html and www.lokalhistorie.no/kilder_litteratur/baser/bibliografi.asp. A summary of family history books is available at home.online.no/~cfscheel/sl-index.htm. For assistance with look ups you may find someone that can help on members.tdn.com/dagwood/lookups.html or www.rootsweb.com/%7Ebwo/norway.html
Usenet News
Check if the persons you are looking for already have been mentioned in old messages at Usenet News genealogy discussion groups by a search at www.disnorge.no/slektsforum/index.php?c=121
Internet Forums
DISchat at www.disnorge.no/irc/index_en.php is a forum where you might be lucky and get an answer to your genealogy question straight away. And you should post a query at Slektsforum at www.disnorge.no/slektsforum/
Other Genealogists
Contact other genealogists researching the same area as you. A summary is available at DIS-Norge’s Slektforskerbasen at www.disnorge.no/sfbasen/
Maps
A genealogist needs access to maps and be able to find places of interest. You can search a map of Norway at ngis2.statkart.no/norgesglasset/default.html
Quality Control
Always remember to check the information you find on internet with the original resources and keep your DIStreff contribution up to date.

Good luck!

"10 Tips for Norwegian Genealogy Research on Internet" is created by Vidar Øverlie