Whether you are a beginner, or a seasoned veteran, at researching your genealogy one of the first facts that you must realize is that many of our Norwegian ancestors took the name of their farm that they left behind in Norway as their surname when they arrived in the New World. You may find our List of Farms in Land a useful tool in researching your roots.

Not all of these emigrants took their farm name as their surname, either by their own choice, or often as a result of the ignorance of the Norwegian language or a lack of knowledge about Norwegian naming practices on the part of the immigration officials, thus resulting in the abundance of names such as Olson, Johnson, Swenson, Henrickson, etc. For more information see John Føllesdal's excellent article Norwegian Naming Practices.

We have also included a list of Books and References, some in English, some in Norwegian, and also Records of Land on Microfilm that we own as research aids to our lag Genealogist, Carol Olson.

For more information about genealogy on the internet see Norwegian Genealogy Links on our Links page.

Please Note; Help with genealogy is a service to Landingslaget members.

E-Mail: Carol Olson, Landingslaget Genealogist