Hedmark     Formerly called "Hedemarken Amt", Hedmark fylke (county) is located in eastern Norway, along the border with Sweden. (The border between Hedmark and Sweden is 352 kilometers - 219 miles - long). To the north of Hedmark is Sør Trøndelag fylke, to the west is Oppland fylke, and to the south is Akershus fylke.      Norway's longest river, Glomma, which is 601 kilometers long - 373 miles - flows through Hedmark from north to south. A second water feature in this fylke is Lake Mjøsa, which lies between Hedmark fylke and Oppland fylke. This is Norway's largest lake - 365 square kilometers in area (140 square miles) and 449 meters (1,473 feet) deep.     Hedmark is Norway's 3rd largest fylke, and agriculture in various forms are central to its economy. Timber is one of its most important economic resources - 47% of the land area of Hedmark is made up of forests that are actively harvested. Hedmark is also Norway's largest grain producer, growing 22.1% of Norway's total grain crop (wheat, barley, and oats). In addition, it is Norway's largest producer of potatoes.

1. Genealogy organizations

DIS-Hedmark is a local chapter of the Norwegian genealogy organization DIS-Norge. (In Norwegian only)

Hedmark Slektshistorielag - the Hedmark genealogy organization. (Unfortunately the English version of their home page is not working)

Sør-Østerdal Slektshistorielag is a local genealogy organization that covers the areas of Elverum, Trysil, Engerdal, Åmot, Osen, Storelvdal and Rendalen. (In Norwegian only)

Frederiks Gave's Historical Society - the historical society for Alvdal and Folldal in Nord-Østerdal, Hedmark. (In English).

Solørlag of America - a bygdelag for people with roots in Hedmark fylke. Originally the lag served people with roots in the old Solør parishes of Brandval, Grue, Hof, Åsnes and Våler. However, because of the geographical location, there were members whose ancestors came from Odal and Kongsvinger-Eidskog, plus Hedmark's northern area of Østerdal and Hedemarken near Lake Mjøsa, so the lag's genealogical holdings were expanded to meet that need. Since its reactivation in 1983, the lag's membership now numbers 500.

Nord-Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag - an organization of descendants from the North Hedmark and Hedemarken area of Norway
 
 

2. Hedmark resources

Census records

• Hedmark census records & more (listed by municipality) from the Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen. You can also search nationwide by going to the Digitalarkivet home page or by using the links below.
• Manntall 1663-66 for Gudbrandsdalen og Hedemarkens.
• 1801 census - Hedmark.
• 1865 census - Hedmark. This is also available at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø
• The 1875 census for Hedmark. The 1875 census is also available from The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø.
• 1900 census - Hedmark. These are also available at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø
• Other Hedmark census records.

Other records

• Tax lists, Tax censuses, and lists of landed property rent from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• Military rolls from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• Church registers from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• Emigration records from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• Probate registers from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• Fire assessment registers from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• Citizenship (Borgerskap) records from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• Other records from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• The Digital Inn from Digitalarkivet at the University of Bergen.
• 1886 Matrikkelen from The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (RHD) at the University of Tromsø
• Matrikkelutkastet av 1950 from Dokumentasjonsprosjektet

 
 
• See also Hedmark kilder from the web site Slektshistoriske kilder 1500-1900 from the Norwegian genealogy organization DIS-Norge. This web site has extensive links to various genealogy databases for each fylke in Norway. (In Norwegian with some English).

Bygdebooks

•  Hedmark bygdebooks is a list I have put together of the bygdebooks that cover various areas in Hedmark. (Updated 10 October 2002)
• Sør-Odal Bygdebok - gardshistorie is a short web page with the table of contents for the 8 volume bygdebok for this kommune. The link is to the library's home page. Click on the link to Sør-Odal Bygdebok. (In Norwegian, but the web page will tell you which farms are covered in which volume).

LDS Family History Library online catalog

• The LDS Family History Library Catalog is now on the Internet. The link is to the "Place search" page of the web site. In addition, don't forget the International Genealogical Index (IGI) and the other databases available on the LDS web site.     To make your search a little easier, I have created a list of clerical districts in Hedmark.

3. Hedmark 'kommuner'

4. Hedmark maps

Small interactive map of Norway - shows where Hedmark is located. Click on Hedmark and you can see a small map of Hedmark showing the kommune (municipalities) of this 'fylke'.

Large map of Hedmark from the Norway-L list web site. The name of each kommune is underlined.

5. Hedmark genealogy query pages

Hedmark queries from Rootsweb.com.

Slektsforskerbasen from DIS-Norge is a "who's researching where" service with more than 5,000 genealogists registered in the database. (In English with some Norwegian).

[email protected] mailing list archives is another often overlooked resource. You can search the archive to find out if others are researching the same families or places in Norway, and then contact them.
 

6. Hedmark museums

The Hedmark Museum - one of Norway's finest and most comprehensive Middle Ages museums.

Skibladner - the world's oldest paddle steamer still sails on Lake Mjøsa.

 

7. Miscellaneous Hedmark web sites

Farm names in Folldal, Hedmark is part of the Jarnberg/Jernberg Genealogy Web Site in the USA.

The Nessæter family - Jane Ostnes Hansen's web site about her ancestors from Grue in Hedmark.

The Røste Family's Homepage - Egil Røste has set up a very nice web site about genealogy research in the Åsmarka and Ringsaker area of Hedmark.

Geir Thorud's genealogy pages includes information on his ancestors from Oppland, Hedmark, Akershus and Buskerud counties

Tomren Family History by Erik Tomren includes information about his ancestors from the Berg farm in Dalsbygda sogn, Tolga parish, Os municipality, Hedmark

Vidar Støen's home page with information about his book "Utvandrerhistorien for Folldal" (emigration from Folldal).