Norway Heritage Emigrant Database
There are 71548 passengers from 458 voyages in the passenger list database. The database primarily covers the New York passenger lists from 1828 to 1850 and Canadian lists from 1865 to 1875. In some cases, information about Norwegian emigrants has been supplemented with data from other sources, such as newspaper announcements, voyage accounts, or various records. Additionally, some entries from the Norwegian Police Emigration Records are included.
Note: This database is not complete. There are many years for which no lists exist (read more about this in the article "Hunting Passenger Lists"). There are also many lists that have not yet been transcribed.
Norwegians in America, Ulvestad Database:
This database features emigrants listed in Martin Ulvestad’s Nordmændene i Amerika. It is currently limited to chapters with surnames beginning with A–E, G–J, and S. So far, approximately 18,900 individuals have been registered. This is an old project that was paused in 2014, but I have now revitalized it. The chapter with surnames beginning with J is the latest addition, completed in 2025. I will be adding new chapters as they are ready to be implemented. I hope to complete the project in 2025, which marks the 200th anniversary of Norwegian emigration. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your interest, Børge Solem
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