about Norwegian-American genealogy

Voss emigrants in Dodge and Olmsted

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keeping related things together

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Here is a great method for combining diverse but interconnected genealogical records and information in a single file. Contributed by Sam Clark of California, this .pdf presents three kinds of images pertinent to land owned by Sam’s relative, Gul Christopherson Rud: 1) the original patent issued by the Government Land Office, 2) a drawing of the land parcel based on its legal description, and 3) the property as it appeared on a plat map. (Download the example.) Gul Christopherson Rud Land Patent 1861 with Appurtenances.pdf

Norwegian-American newspapers and other periodicals (Norwegian language)

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Researchers should not overlook the many Norwegian-language publications produced in the U.S. as sources of genealogical information. Emigrant families often subscribed to, or perhaps borrowed to read, newspapers and other printed items utilizing their native tongue and available by mail in their adopted country. Readers frequently submitted articles, and many obituaries were published which might not have appeared in any English-language paper.

The Thor M. Andersen Bibliography (TMA - Norway in America) is an extensive searchable online database of articles appearing in U.S. publications, hosted by the National Library of Norway. Visit the English version at http://www.nb.no/baser/tma/english.html.

The Rowberg File of obituaries and other newspaper items housed at the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) in Northfield, MN is a major collection of clippings from a variety of publications. It is also viewable as a set of microfiche (accessible at North Dakota State University and the Minnesota Genealogical Society library in South Saint Paul, MN.)

Since there seem to be no complete and ideal indexes of the content of all Norwegian-language publications, one must be creative in devising ways to discover content in them. A sense of what publications existed, their intended audiences, which locations of the country they were printed within and their dates of publication, will suggest both the possibilities and the limitations of their use as resources.

NAHA’s PDF file, Guide to Manuscript Collections, can be browsed online or downloaded
http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/archives/guide.htm. It contains numerous references to Norwegian-language newspaper articles. (Try, for example, a search of this PDF with the term “Decorah-Posten.”)

Many scholarly books and articles contain footnotes and bibliographic references to content in the Norwegian-language press. Some fulltext versions online at Google Books, for instance, can be searched (again, using the titles of publications as search terms). Though this type of reverse searching may be time-consuming and often unfruitful, I have found it can occasionally deliver surprising treasures. The same is true for regular web searches (on Google, Yahoo, etc.) using the titles of Norwegian-language publications as search terms).

( I am searching for more finding aids and indexes to the content of these Norwegian-language publications. Check back here for further information about indexes and related resources.)

Microfilmed newspapers can vary a great deal in readability. Old printing presses produced some dark and splotchy texts, often set in Gothic type faces. Legibility was often not enhanced by primitive microfilming technology. These factors can mean searches through microfilmed pages that will test one’s patience. This kind of resource is not recommended for early investigations, but to be used when dates and other clues are fairly well-established through prior research.

This list (see below), adapted from both Carlton Qualey’s Norwegian Settlement in the United States (1938), and Odd Lovoll’s A Folk Epic: The Bygdelag in America (1975), is useful, but may not be complete or up-to-date.

Another way to locate Norwegian-language newspapers is to utilize this new database at NAHA: http://fusion.stolaf.edu/naha/index.cfm?fuseaction=newspaper

The Minnesota Historical Society also has the AskRon Newspaper Database containing its holdings, which include some in Norwegian:
http://collections.mnhs.org/newspapers/arsearch.html

Here, too, is a list of Norwegian-language publications in the Luther College Archives and Preus Library, Decorah, Iowa (see pp 48-61):
http://archives.luther.edu/norwegiancollectionguide.pdf

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(The list below will be checked further for accuracy.)

NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS (including church and other types) -- and where to find collections.

abbreviations:

AC = Augsburg College, Mpls
LLC = Library of Luther College, Decorah, IA
LTS = Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul
MHS = Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
WHS = State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison
NAHA = Norwegian-American Historical Association Archives, Northfield, MN
UND = University of North Dakota Library, Grand Forks.

Afholds basunen (Hillsboro, N. D.), Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Aftenlåsning (Minneapolis) Weekly. LLC.

Albert Lea [Minnesota] posten, Weekly. LLC; incomplete file, MHS.

Amerika (La Crosse, Wis.), Weekly, daily in 1872. LTS.

Amerika (Chicago 1884-1896, and Madison, WI 1896-1922), Weekly. LLC; incomplete file, MHS; NAHA.

Arbejderen (Chicago), Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Bien (San Francisco), Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Billed-magazin (Madison), Weekly. LLC, MHS.

Budstikken (Minneapolis), Weekly. LLC, MHS.

California vikingen (Los Angeles), Weekly. LLC.

Christelige lågmand (La Crosse). LTS.

Dakota (Grand Forks and Fargo, N. D.; Moorhead, Minn.), Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Decorah-Posten (Decorah, Iowa 1874-1972), Weekly and semi-weekly. B. Anundsen Publishing Company, Decorah, Iowa; incomplete file, LLC, MHS, NAHA.

Democraten (Janesville and Racine, Wis.), Weekly. LTS; incomplete file, LLC.

Emigranten (Inmansville, Wis.), Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, LTS, MHS.

Evangelisk luthersk kirketidende, 62 vols. (Decorah, March, 1855-June, 1917). Official organ of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. MHS.

Fådrelandet (La Crosse), Weekly. LLC, LTS.

Fådrelandet og emigranten (La Crosse and Minneapolis). Weekly. LLC, LTS.

Fargo-posten. Weekly. LLC.

Fergus Falls [Minnesota] ugeblad, 1885-86, 1889, 1892-93. Weekly. LLC.

Folkebladet (Chicago). Weekly. LTS.

Folkebladet (Minneapolis). Monthly to 1880; weekly thereafter. AC, LLC, MHS.

Folkets Röst (St. Paul). Weekly. LTS, MHS.

Folkevennen (Winona, MN). Weekly. LTS.

Folkevennen (Chicago). Weekly. LLC.

Fra fjärnt og när (Decorah, IA). Weekly. LLC.

Fram (Fargo, ND 1898-1917). UND.

Fremad (Milwaukee and Chicago). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, LTS.

Fremad (Sioux Falls, SD 1894-1935). Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC, NAHA.

Frihedsbanneret (Chicago). Weekly. LLC.

Hemlandet (Chicago). Weekly. Incomplete file, MHS.

Illustreret Ugeblad (Chicago). Weekly. WHS.

Minneapolis Tidende (1887-1935). Daily and weekly. LLC, MHS, NAHA.

Minnesota (Minneapolis). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, LTS.

Minnesota Tidende (Madison and Canby, MN). Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Norden (Chicago). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, LTS.

Nordisk Folkeblad (Rochester and Minneapolis, MN). Weekly. Incomplete files, MHS, LLC.

Nordisk Tidende (Brooklyn). Weekly. Norwegian News Company, Brooklyn.

Nordiske Blade (Brooklyn). Weekly. WHS.

Nordlyset (Norway, WI). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, LTS.

Nordstjernen (Madison, WI). Weekly. Incomplete files, LTS, LLC.

Nordvesten (Madison, WI). Weekly. WHS.

Nordvesten (St. Paul and Minneapolis 1881-1907). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, MHS, NAHA.

Norge og Amerika (Arendal, Norway). Monthly. LC (film), LLC.

Normanden (Grand Forks and Fargo, ND 1887-1954). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, MHS; UND.

Norröna (Winnipeg, Manitoba.). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, MHS.

Den Norske amerikaner (Madison, WI). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, LTS.

Norske amerikaner (Chicago). LTS.

Den Norske immigrant (Madison, WI). Weekly. WHS.

North (Minneapolis). Weekly. AC, WHS, MHS.

Pacific Herald (Tacoma, WA). Weekly. LLC.

Pacific Skandinaven (Portland, OR). Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Posten (West Superior, WI, and Duluth, MN). Weekly. WHS.

Reform (Eau Claire, WI 1888-1941). Incomplete files, LLC, MHS, NAHA.

Rodhuggeren (Fergus Falls and Crookston, MN). Weekly. Incomplete files, LLC, MHS.

Scandia (Chicago 1899-1939). NAHA.

Scandinavia (Chicago). Monthly. LLC.

Scandinavia (Grand Forks). LLC.

Sioux City [Iowa] tidende. Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Sioux Falls [South Dakota] posten. Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Skandinaven (New York). A. O. Barton, Madison, WI.

Skandinaven (Chicago 1866-1940). Daily, semiweekly, and triweekly. Incomplete files, LLC, LTS, MHS, NAHA.

Den Skandinaviske democrat (La Crosse, WI). Weekly. LTS.

Superior tidende (Superior, WI and Duluth, MN). Weekly. WHS.

Syd Dakota ekko (Brookings, SD). Weekly. LLC, WHS.

Symra (Decorah, IA), 1905-14. Annual and quarterly. MHS.

Tacoma tidende. Weekly. WHS; incomplete file, LLC.

Värden (La Crosse, WI). Weekly. LLC.

Veilederen (Chicago). Weekly. LTS.

Verdens gang (Chicago). Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC.

Vikingen (Madison). Weekly. WHS.

Visergutten (Story City, IA; Canton, SD; and Fargo 1893-1955). NAHA.

Washington Posten (Seattle 1889-1961). Weekly. Incomplete file, LLC, NAHA.

Wossingen (Leland, IL). Monthly. WHS.

local county newspapers and related information

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Both the Dodge County Historical Society in Mantorville, MN and the History Center of Olmsted County (in Rochester) have quite complete collections of microfilmed newspapers for their respective counties. DCHS has a good collection of obituaries linked to its county’s cemeteries as well as other other clippings.

If you live in the U.S., you might likely be able to borrow many of the newspapers listed below on microfilm by way of interlibrary loan through your local library and the Minnesota Historical Society. A database called AskRon at MHS identifies which papers the society has on microfilm: http://collections.mnhs.org/newspapers/arsearch.html
Information about interlibrary loans from MHS is here:
http://www.mnhs.org/library/about/loan.html

The History Center of Olmsted County has some very useful searchable online databases that index newspaper articles published in that county’s newspapers at
http://www.olmstedhistory.info/apps/index.htm.
See the “Newspaper Index” (a WPA project covering items from years 1859-1912), the “Biographical Index” and “Subject Index,” as well as two indexes of material from the past three decades provided by the Rochester Public Library.

Two commercial genealogical services, Footnote.com and World Vital Records, have digitized online content drawn from both the Dodge County Republican and the Dodge County Independent newspapers.

Dodge County newspapers

Claremont Cosmopolitan, weekly, 25 Nov 1880 - 9 June 1881*

Claremont Leader

Claremont News, weekly, 24 Mar , 1922 - present

Dodge Center Dodge County Record, weekly, 10 Apr 1885 - 14 Feb 1907*

Dodge Center Dodge County Star, weekly, 20 Apr 1895; 15 Apr 1897 - 21 May 1936

Dodge Center Index, weekly, 7 Oct 1882 - 3 Apr 1885

Dodge Center Press, weekly, 23 Nov 1876 - 27 Feb 1880*

Dodge Center Record, weekly, 21 Feb 1907 - 21 May 1936

Dodge Center Star-Record, weekly, 28 May 1936 - present

Dodge Center Times, weekly, 3 Nov 1887; 2 Aug 1888

Dodge Center Village Press

Hayfield Dodge County Herald, weekly, 21 Aug 1895 - 3 Aug 1899

Hayfield Dodge County Transcript, weekly, 10 Aug 1899 - 26 Jul 1917

Hayfield Guard, weekly, 27 Apr 1905 - 27 July 1917

Hayfield Herald, weekly, 2 Aug 1917 - present

Kasson Call, weekly, 12 Dec, 1928 - 16 Jan 1929

Kasson Dodge County Independent, weekly, 30 June 1949 - present

Kasson Dodge County Republican, weekly, 27 July 1867 - 23 June 1949*

Kasson Kometeer - published by Kasson-Mantorville High School

Kasson Telegraph, weekly, 27 Feb 1874 - 7 Aug 1874

Mantorville Co-Op Express, weekly, 13 June 1946 - 8 Jan 1953

Mantorville Express, weekly, 16 July 1857 - 31 Jan 1946; 15 Jan 1953 - 4 Jan 1968

Wasioja Gazette, weekly, 17 July, 17 Aug 1857; 2 July 1958; 8 Apr 1959

Wasioja Minnesota Beacon, semi-monthly, 1, 15 Aug; 15 Sep 1860

Wasioja Northwestern Freewill Baptist, monthly, May 1862 - Aug 1862; Nov 1862

West Concord Concord People, weekly, 10 Nov 1892 - 26 Aug 1893

West Concord Enterprise, weekly, 29 Apr 1897 - present

West Concord New-Enterprise

Olmsted County newspapers

Byron Bulletin, weekly, 28 Mar 1913 - 17 Apr 1914

Byron Review, weekly, 21 Nov 1968 - Present

Byron Village Press, weekly, 30 Jul 1980 - 25 Aug 1982

Dover Independent, weekly, 5 Jan 1906 - 28 Dec 1906; 3 Jan 1908 - Dec 1908; 21 Nov 1941 - 9 Mar 1945

Eyota Advertiser, monthly, 1 Apr 1869 - 1 Jul 1878

Oronoco Courier, weekly, 26 Aug 1857

Rochester Area Visitor, weekly (Mhs Has 13 Feb 1984 - 6 July 1987

Rochester Bulletin, Daily, 27 Apr 1893; 8 Feb 1894; 23 Jan 1894; 23 Jan 1908; 20 Apr 1923 - 28 Mar 1925

Rochester Central Record, semi-weekly, 4 Feb 1871 - 30 Dec 1871

Rochester City Post, weekly, 5 Nov 1859 - 20 Jan 1866 (May not be complete set at MHS)

Rochester Democrat, weekly, 18 Mar 1858 - 21 Oct 1858

Rochester Dugout News, monthly, Dec 1933 - June 1934

Rochester Echo (continues Jaysee Echo) - published by Rochester Community College - MMH has 29 Mar 1976 - 6 Mar 1978

Rochester Federal Union, weekly, 4 Jan 1868 - 26 Dec 1873

Rochester Free Press, weekly, 17 Mar 1858 - 20 Aug 1859

Rochester Herold, weekly, 26 Sep 1890 - 8 June 1894

Rochester Jaysee Echo, weekly, 10 May 1940 - 1 June 1960; 6 Sep 1963 - 31 May 1968

Rochester Journal, weekly, 23 Aug, 13, 27 Sep, 8 Nov 1929; 17 Jan 1931

Rochester Leader, Daily, 1 Feb 1892 - 2 Sep 1893

Rochester Mid-West American, weekly, 8 Dec 1933 - 7 Dec 1934

Rochester Minnesota Record, weekly, 27 Jan 1872 - 7 Mar 1874

Rochester Nordisk Folkeblad, weekly, Pub In Rochester, Mn 12 Mar 1868 - <14 May 1868>, In Minneapolis <17 Mar 1869> - 7 Jul 1875.

Rochester Olmsted County Democrat, weekly, 14 Nov 1889; 15 May 1890 - 14 July 1916

Rochester Olmsted Journal, weekly, 20 Aug 1857

Rochester Post, weekly, 12 Nov 1859 - 2 Aug 1862; 18 Apr 1963 - 3 Sep 1864; 3 Feb 1866 - 26 Dec 1890*; 4 Jan 1874 - 27 Jan 1899

Rochester Post, daily, 4 Sep 1893 - 28 Jan 1899

Rochester Post and Record, weekly, 3 Feb 1899 - 29 Sep 1916

Rochester Post and Record, Daily, 30 Jan 1899 - 18 Mar 1925

Rochester Post-Bulletin, Daily, 30 Mar 1925 - Present

Rochester Record and Union, weekly, 13 Mar 1874 - 27 Jan 1899

Rochester Record and Union, Daily, 24 June 1893; 1 June 1894

Rochester Republican, weekly, 5 Mar 1862 - 29 Nov 1866

Rochester Rocket, weekly (During School Year) 9 May 1944 - <21 Nov, 1944; Biweekly (During School Year) 20 Sep 1945 - <27 Apr 1951; Semimonthly (During School Year) <1 Mar 1945> - 5 Sep 1945
Pub Of Rochester Senior High School

Rochester Semi-weekly Central Record, Semiweekly, 4 Feb 1871 - 30 Sep 1871

Rochester State Fair Post, Daily, 2, 4 Oct 1867

Rochester Union and Review, 15 Sep 1874; 1 Oct 1874

Rochester Wacht, weekly, 10 May 1893 - 25 Apr 1894

Stewartville Star, weekly, 19 May 1893 - 2 Mar 1894; 15 Apr 1904 - 15 Jan 1915; 6 Dec 1918 - Present

Stewartville Times, weekly, 6 Jan 1898 - 14 Dec 1906

libraries and historical societies in the U.S.

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Dodge County Historical Society • Mantorville, MN
615 Main
Mantorville, MN 55955
Phone: 507-635-5508
E-mail: dchs@kmtel.com
Website: http://www.dodgecohistorical.addr.com/

• Olmsted County Historical Society • Rochester, MN
1195 West Circle Drive SW, Rochester, MN 55902
Phone: 507-282-9947
E-mail och@olmstedhistory.com
Website: http://olmstedhistory.com/

Mower County Historical Society
located at Mower County Fairgrounds
1303 6th Ave. SW, Austin Minnesota
Phone: 507-437-6082
Website: http://www2.smig.net/mchistory/

• Steele County Historical Society
1448 Austin Road, Owatonna, MN 55060
Phone: 507-451-1420
Website: http://www.steelecohistoricalsociety.org/

Goodhue County Historical Society
1166 Oak Street, Red Wing, MN 55066
Website: http://www.goodhuehistory.mus.mn.us/

• Fillmore County Historical Society
202 Co Rd 8, Fountain, MN 55935
Phone: 507-268-4449
E-mail FCHC@mleaf.net
Website: http://fillmorecountyhistory.wordpress.com/

• Rice County Historical Society
1814 NW 2nd Ave.
Faribault, MN 55021
Phone: 507-332-2121
E-mail rchs@rchistory.org
Website: http://www.rchistory.org/

Minnesota Historical Society * St. Paul, MN
345 Kellogg Blvd W., St. Paul MN 55102-1903
Phone: 651-259-3000, 651-282-6073 (TTY) or 800-657-3773 (toll free)
Website: http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm
Featured genealogical resources --
http://www.mnhs.org/genealogy/index.htm

• Norwegian-American Historical Association
1510 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
located in Rolvaag Memorial Library, St. Olaf College
Phone: 507-786-3221
E-mail: naha@stolaf.edu
Website: http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/

• Norwegian-American Genealogy Center and Naeseth Library--
415 West Main Street, Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-255-2224
E-mail: genealogy@nagcnl.org
Website: http://www.nagcnl.org/

Family History Centers - (locations in Mpls, St. Paul and Rochester)

2801 North Douglas Drive
Crystal, MN 55427
Phone: 612-544-2479

2300 Viola Road NE
Rochester, MN 55906
Phone: 218-281-6641

• Family History Library, Salt Lake City
35 North West Temple Street, Room 344, Salt Lake City Utah 84150
801-240-2584 or 866-406-1830
E-mail: fhl@familysearch.org
Website: www.familysearch.org

• University of Minnesota Library • Minneapolis, MN
Wilson Library
West Bank, Minneapolis Campus
309 19th Ave S
Website (links to catalog): http://www.lib.umn.edu/

St. Olaf College Library • Northfield, MN
Website (with online catalog search)
http://www.stolaf.edu/library/index.cfm

• Minnesota Genealogical Society Library • St. Paul, MN
1185 Concord St. North Suite 218
South St. Paul, MN 55075
Phone: 651-455-9057
Website: http://mngs.org/
Page with link to library catalog:
http://www.mngs.org/library.shtml

Sons of Norway - Minneapolis, MN
1455 W Lake St Mineapolis MN 55408
http://www.sofn.com/home/index.jsp
(Has a small genealogy library)

• Luther College • Preus Library • Decorah, IA
700 College Drive, Decorah IA 52101
Online catalog: http://lis.luther.edu/research

• Mankato State College (regional research center)
http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/index.html
Library catalog - http://lib.mnsu.edu/

• Information about the Regional Research Centers in MInnesota:
http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/info/centers.html

•North Dakota State University • Fargo, ND
NDSU Libraries - Institute for Regional Studies & University Archives
http://library.ndsu.edu/archives/databases

http://library.ndsu.edu/archives/biography-genealogy

• University of North Dakota • Grand Forks, ND (Chester Fritz Library)
http://www.und.nodak.edu/library/
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/spk.html
(includes Family History and Genealogy Room
http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/Famhist/home.html)

• ODIN (Online Dakota Information Network)
http://odinlibrary.org/F?func=find-b-0&local_base=undal

Kasson Public Library
16 1st Ave NW
Kasson, MN 55944
507-634-7615
Website: http://kasson.lib.mn.us/
Online catalog: http://ipac.selco.info/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=ka2&lang=eng

Rochester Public Library
2nd Street and Civic Center Drive
Website (with link to catalog):
http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/

Rochester (MN) Community College - Goddard Library
http://www.roch.edu/library/

Owatonna Public Library (Steele Co, MN)
http://www.owatonna.lib.mn.us/

Austin Public Library (Mower Co, MN)
http://www.austinpubliclibrary.org/

Augustana College • Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Mikkelsen Library - http://www.augie.edu/library/
The Center for Western Studies
http://www.augie.edu/cws/

Augsburg College Library • Minneapolis
James G. Lindell Library
http://www.augsburg.edu/library/

• Concordia College Library • Moorhead, MN
Carl B. Ylvisaker Library
http://www.cord.edu/Academics/Library/

Pacific Lutheran College Library
http://www.pacificlutheran.qld.edu.au/paclib/

National Archives and Record Administration
http://www.archives.gov/

Newberry Library • Chicago, IL
http://www.newberry.org/

ELCA Archives
321 Bonnie Lane, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
847-690-9410
E-mail archives@elca.org
Website: http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/History/ELCA-Archives.aspx
(has link to online catalog of archives)

• Luther Seminary Archives
Room 308, Gullixson Hall on Luther Seminary Campus
2481 Como Avenue - St Paul, MN 55108
651-641-3205 or 651-641-3238
Website: http://www.luthersem.edu/archives/
ELCA Region 3 Archives
(Covers church communities in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, with additional material from Wisconsin and Iowa.)
http://www.luthersem.edu/archives/elca.asp
Library of Congress • Washington, DC
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Digital Collections:
http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html

Hennepin County & Minneapolis Public Library
Online list of library locations: http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/locations.cfm
Website: http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/AboutHCL.cfm
Online catalog: http://www.hclib.org/
(One database available to cardholders is HeritageQuest (with censuses, fulltext books, and PERSI)

University of Wisconsin Library
http://www.library.wisc.edu/
Online catalog: http://www.library.wisc.edu/
genealogy guide - http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/guides/gen-general.pdf
Norwegian Genealogy reference source list:
http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/guides/gen-norwegian.html
U. of Wisc. - Undergraduate Research Guide: Family Histories:
http://www.college.library.wisc.edu/research_guides/familyhistories.shtml
Wisconsin Historical Society
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Archives catalog - ArCat
http://arcat.library.wisc.edu/

• Iowa Genealogical Society
http://www.iowagenealogy.org

• North Dakota State Historical Society
http://history.nd.gov/

South Dakota State Historical Society
http://www.sdhistory.org/

•Washington State Historical Society
http://www.wshs.org/

•Illinois State Historical Society
http://www.historyillinois.org/

•Seattle Public Library
http://www.spl.org/

Harvard University - library resorces