Norwegian Immigrants to the United States: A Biographical Directory, 1825 - 1850, Volumes 1-5

• Immigrants assigned identification number based on year of arrival and placement within original ship passenger list
  
• Additional list of “unidentified” immigrants not found on passenger lists, but known to have emigrated
• Where possible, includes immigrant’s full name, parents’ names, date and place of birth, settlement in U.S., spouse and children’s names
• Detailed genealogical sources and bibliography of printed Norwegian and Norwegian-American local history
• First-name index (which includes patronymic and farm name, plus birth year and last residence in Norway)
• Last-residence index (useful for identifying Norwegian-American settlements for emigrants from a particular area of Norway)
• Cross-references to other immigrants included in "Norwegian Immigrants to the United States" series

List of online resources

Compiled by NAGC & NL staff, edited and published each May. Contains more than 300 sites related to Norwegian - American culture, history and society, general genealogy, and the Scandinavian countries.

History of the Norwegian Settlements

A translated and expanded version of the 1908 "De Norske Settlementers Historie" and the 1930 "Den Siste Folkevandring Sagastubber fra Nybyggerlivet i Amerika", by Hjalmar Rued Holand. 

Includes 63 chapters in English.  Published by Astri My Astri Publishing Company.    This hardcover book, includes 512 pages, and over 3,800 name index.  Colored maps of the 18 fylker and 433 Kommuner maps of Norway are included. 

Skifteregister for Holla Nedre Telemark

by Arne Johan Gjermundsen, published 1992.  297 pages.

This Norwegian genealogical reference records the divisions of inheritance of the former Holla (Holden) municipality in Telemark for the period 1667-1900. The Probate Registers contain names of all the testators, heirs, registrations of property of all kinds, debts, and any outstanding claims, arranged alphabetically by farm name.  Approximately 1200 divisions of inheritance and 10.000 names, testators and heirs are registered.   In addition to the main listing of the divisions of inheritance by farm name, an alphabetical listing of testators by first name is also included.

Gards-og Ættesoge for Luster Kommune

Since 1980, Lars E. Øyane has been working on writing the farm and family history of Luster kommune, which also includes the former kommuner of Jostedal and Hafslo.  Luster is considered the largest kommune in Sogn og Fjordane, with approximately 1,679 square miles, and is also considered to be one of the Norwegian kommuner to have the largest number of people moving outside its community limits, including both emigrants who went to America, as well as those who migrated to destinations within Norway.  Øyane’s work has resulted in seven volumes published between 1984 and 2007; with an eighth volume expected to be published shortly.

The Gards- og Ættesoge for Luster Kommune series give a complete description of all the 211 farm-units with all the subdivisions, as well as genealogical information on all of the families connected to any of these farms, as far back as they can be reliably traced.  All those who immigrated from Luster to America are mentioned in these books, with such information as their date of birth, date of death, residence, profession, place and date of marriage, name of spouse; and the names of their children.  It is estimated that during the years 1838-1930, Luster provided over 6,500 immigrants to the United States, totaling over 200,000 descendants in the United States today.  Each hardcover volume contains approximately 900 pages and each covers a different section of Luster kommune. 

Sigmund Aarseth: Norway Painted in Light and Color

Written by Marit Aarseth with additional texts by Sigmund Aarseth
Bilingual text in English and Norwegian
Published by Deb Nelson Gourley, Astri My Astri Publishing

Sigmund Aarseth is one of Norway’s premier contemporary artists. The paintings of Sigmund Aarseth capture the seasons and moods of Norway. Sigmund Aarseth: Norway Painted in Light and Color takes the reader on a journey through the mountains and the valleys painted with lush strokes of color and light. Aarseth develops his own unique and personal style that transforms everyday and often commonplace objects, places and points in time to brilliant, bold alla prima (all at once) brush strokes and a dynamic color palette. His work expresses the heart and soul of the natural world in Norway. Published in September 2008, the 236-page, full-colored, hard-cover 8.5 x 11 inch book includes 250 color reproductions.

Celebrating Our Norwegian-Minnesotan Heritage: 1858-2008

Sesquicentennial Heritage Book
by the Norwegian Statehood Pioneer Project

One of the goals of the Norwegian Statehood Pioneer Project was to preserve the stories of the early days of Norwegians in Minnesota. This book is also the only published record of the Sesquicentennial Celebration in 2008. Included in this book are stories about Norwegian communities and pioneers from the 1850’s through the 1890’s, over 125 biographies of Norwegians who lived in Minnesota in 1858 (submitted with Statehood Pioneer Applications), a list of over 200 Century Pioneers who lived in Minnesota 1858-1908, a summary of the October celebration with photographs, Minnesota’s St. Olav Medal winners, and a complete first and last name index.