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Hedmark bygdebøker

  Alvdal   Melåsberget - see Elverum   Strøm - See Sør-Odal
  Brandval - see Kongsvinger   Midtskogen - see Elverum   Sør-Jara - See Åsnes
  Brydalen - See Tynset   Mo - see Nord-Odal   Sør-Odal
  Brøttum - See Ringsaker    Mosogn - See Åsnes   Tolga
  Eidskog   Nes - see Ringsaker   Trysil
  Engerdal   Nord-Jara - See Åsnes   Tufsingdalen - see Os
  Elverum   Nord-Odal   Tylldalen - see Tynset 
  Finnskogen - see Grue and Åsnes   Oppstad - See Sør-Odal   Tynset
  Folldal   Os   Ullern - See Sør-Odal
  Furnes - see Ringsaker    Osen - See Åmot   Vallset - See Romedal
  Grue   Rendalen   Vang - see Hamar
  Hamar   Ringsaker   Veldre - See Ringsaker 
  Helgøya - See Ringsaker   Romedal - See Stange   Vevstad - see Elverum
  Heradsbygda - see Elverum   Sand - see Nord-Odal   Vingelen - See Tolga
  Hof - See Åsnes   Slettås - See Trysil   Vinger - see Kongsvinger
  Jømna - see Elverum    Sollia - See Stor-Elvdal   Våler
  Kongsvinger   Stange   Åmot
  Kvikne - See Tynset   Stor-Elvdal   Åsa - See Åsnes
  Løten   Strandbygda - see Elverum   Åsnes

 
 

Alvdal

Alvdal, Ei bygdebok
Published by: Alvdal bygdeboknemnd.
2 volumes:
Volume 1: Bygda gjennom tidene.
(General history). Published 1966.
Volume 2: Garden og ætta.
(Farm histories and genealogy). Published 1952. Republished 1975 and 1984

Eidskog

Eidskog bygdebok
Published by Eidskog kommune
5 volumes (All volumes are Farm histories and genealogy):
Volume 1. Gnr. (farm numbers) 1 - 16
Published 1982
Volume 2. Gnr. (farm numbers) 17 - 33
Published 1985
Volume 3. Gnr. (farm numbers) 34 - 52
Published 1988
Volume 4. Gnr. (farm numbers) 53 - 60
Published 1995
Volume 5. Gnr. (farm numbers) 61 - 73
Published 1996
For information about how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Kulturkontoret, Eidskog kommune, 2230 Skotterud, Norway

Elverum

Elverum. En bygdebeskrivelse
By S. H. Finne-Grønn
2 volumes
Volume 1.  Gaardshistorie med ættetavler. 1909-1914
(Farm histories and genealogy).
Volume 2. Bygdens almindelige historie, institutioner og embedsmænd
(General history)

Elverum bygdebok
Published by Elverum kommune
6 volumes
Volume 1. Bjølset og Hagen
By Håvard Skirbekk
Published 1983
Volume 2. Vevstad til 1940, Midtskogen, Grundset, Øksna, Rustad
By Håvard Skirbekk
Published 1984
Volume 3. Strandbygda
By Magne Stener
Published 1985
Volume 4 & 5. Heradsbygda I and II
By Magne Stener
Published 1988
Volume 6. Jømna, Melåsberget.
By Kari Lintoft
Published 1990
Note: Two additional volumes which cover farm histories and genealogy for
Hernes and Horndalen will be published in 2002.
 

Engerdal

Bygdebok for Engerdal
By Ottar Andersen
Published by Engerdal kommune
3 volumes
Volume 1 & 2
Published 1966
(Farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 3
Published 1969
(General history)
 

Folldal

Foldalen
By Ivar Sæter
Published 1920
(1 volume containing general history as well as farm histories and genealogy)

Bygdebok for Folldal
By Ivar A. Streitlien
Published by Folldal bygdeboknemnd
4 volumes:
Volumes 1 & 2. Gard og ætt
(Farm histories and genealogy)
Published 1974 & 1976
Note: Volume 1 was revised, updated and republished in 2000
Volume 3. Geologi, arkeologi m.m.
(Geology, archeology, general history)
Volume 4.  Folldal verks historie ca. 1745-1993
(History of Folldal verk)
(For information on how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Folldal kommune, 2580 Folldal, Norway
 


Grue

Grueboka
By Harald Hveberg
Published by Grue kommune, 1948 - 1949
2 volumes
Volume 1. Bygda
(General history)
Published 1948
Volume 2. Gardene
(Farm histories and genealogy. In 2 parts)
Published 1948 and 1949

Grueboka : gards-, bosetnings- og slektshistorie
By Hans Marius Trøseid
Published by Grue kommune and Solør slektshistorielag, 1990 - 1996
5 volumes
(All are farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 1. Finnskogen. Gards- og slektshistorie
Published 1970
Volume 2. Gardsnr. 93: Nes. Gards-, bosetnings, og slektshistorie
Published 1994
Volume 3. Østre Skara, g. nr. 91 og Vestre Skara, g. nr. 92. Gards-, bosetnings, og slektshistorie
Published 1996
Volume 4. Svinøre - Fuglerud. Gards-, bosetnings, og slektshistorie
Published 2000
Volume 5. Gardsnr 22 : Voll-Vollermoen
By Inger Rønaasen
Published 2001
Note:  Hans Marius Trøseid is writing an additional volume in this series of books.  It will
cover the northern part of the community on the west side of the river Glomma.
For information about how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Solør slektshistorielag, boks 152, 2260 Kirkenær, Norway

Grue Finnskog bosetting
By Rudolf Bråten
Published by Solør-Värmland finnekulturforening, 1983
(Farm histories and genealogy)
 
 

Hamar

Hamar is a city, and therefore no bygdebok has been written for it.  However, the community of Vang, which is now part of Hamar, did have a bygdebok written for it.

Vangsboka
By Odd Stensrud
Published by Vang historielag
2 volumes (both farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 1. G. nr. 178 - 194
Published 1983 (covers farm numbers 178 through 194)
Volume 2. G. nr. 153 - 177
Published 1988 (covers farm numbers 153 through 177)
Note:  Volume 3 is being written by Odd Stensrud and Ole-Jacob Tomter.
 


Kongsvinger

Kongsvinger is a city, and therefore no bygdebok has been written for it.  However, the communities of Vinger, Eidskog, and Brandval, which are now part of Kongsvinger, did have bygdebooks written.
 

Vinger og Eidskog
By Eyvind Lillevold
Published by Bygdebokkomiteen i Vinger og Eidskog, 1965
(General history)

Vinger bygdebok. Gards- og slektshistorie
By Eyvind Lillevold
Published by Vinger Bygdebokkomite, 1972 - 1977
3 volumes (All are farm histories and genealogy)

Brandval-boka
By Gunnar Mandt
(edited by Ottar Weberg and Kollbein Helstad after the author's death)
Published by Brandval kommune and Kongsvinger kommune, 1953 - 1968
2 volumes
Volume 1. Bygdehistorie
Published 1953. (General history)
Volume 2. Gardshistorie
Published 1968 (Farm histories and genealogy)

Brandval Finnskog bosetting.
By Rudolf Bråten
Published by Solør-Värmland finnekulturforening, 1992
(Farm histories and genealogy)
 


Løten

Løtenboka. Garder og slekter
By J. B. Morthoff
Published by Løten historielag, 1949 - 1955
3 volumes (All farm histories and genealogy)

Nord-Odal

Odalsboka.  Fellesbind for Nord- og Sør-Odal
By Birger Kirkeby
Published by Sør- og Nord-Odal kommune, 1966
(General history)

Nord-Odal bygdebok
By Birger Kirkeby
Published by Nord-Odal kommune, 1969-77
5 volumes (all farm histories and genealogy)
Volumes 1 & 2. Gards- og slektshistorie for Sand sokn
Note: Volume 1 has been updated and republished in 1995 by Magnus Amdal, editor, with the title "Bosetting og slekter i Sand sokn. Området fra og med Suterud, til og med Rovelstad".  Volume 2 is being
updated by Magnus Amdal, and it will be published in 2003.
Volume 3, 4 & 5. Gards- og slektshistorie for Mo sokn
(Note: Volume 5 also contains additions for the other volumes)
 
 


Os

Bygdebok for Os
By Jon Ola Gjermundsen
Published by Os kommune. 1999
Volume 1. Bygda og folket
(General history)
For information on how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Os kommune, Kulturseksjonen, 2550 Os, Norway

Os i Østerdalene
By Thoralf Grue
Published 1943
(Farm histories and genealogy)

Tufsingdalen.  Gårder og slekter
By John Midtdal
Published 1991


Rendalen

Rendalen - dens historie og bebyggelse
By Jacob Breda Bull
Published by Gyldendal, 1916 - 1919
2 volumes (General history only)

Øvre Rendalen.  Gårdenes og slektenes historie.
By Jacob Breda Bull, Hjalmar Bull, and Kari Lintoft
Published by Gyldendal, 1940 - 1989
2 volumes (Both contain farm histories  and genealogy)

Ytre Rendal. Gard og ætt
By Odd Nytrøen
Published by Østerdalen sparebank, avdeling Lomnessjøen, 1970
Republished 1996
(Contains farm histories and genealogy)
 


Ringsaker

Furnes bygdebok
Published by Furnes historielag, 1941 - 1987
4 volumes.  (Note: Volume 1 contains farm histories and genealogy.  Volumes 2,3 & 4 contain general history)
Volume 1.
By Toralv Bleken-Nilssen
(Farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 2.
By Toralv Bleken-Nilssen
(General history)
Volume 3 & 4.
By Reidar Bækkelund
(General history)

Nes bygdebok
Published by Nes historielag, 1943 - 1995
4 volumes/parts
Volume 1, part 1 & 2
By Jon Angel Bakken
Published 1943 and 1944
(General history)
Volume 2, part 1
By Gunhild Kolstad
Published 1990
(Contains farm histories and genealogy for Helgøya)
Volume 2, part 2
By Gunhild Kolstad
Published 1995
(Contains farm histories and genealogy for Østfjerdingen)
Volume 2, part 3
By Gunhild Kolstad
Published 2000
For information about how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Nes historielag v/Johanne Finden, 2350 Nes på Hedmark, Norway

Slekter og gårder i Brøttum sogn
By Niels Moen
Published by Brøttum historielag, 1965
Republished 1987
(Farm histories and genealogy)

Veldre bygdebok
By Lars Storlien, editor
Published by Veldre historielag, 1974
1 volume (Additional volumes are planned)
(Farm histories and genealogy)

Ringsakboka.  Bygdebok for Brøttum, Veldre, Ringsaker
Published by Brøttum historielag, Ringsaker historielag, and Veldre historielag, 1991 - 2001
3 volumes (General history only)
Volume 1. Opphavet
By Steinar Skjeseth and Anders Hagen
(General history)
Volume 2. Mellomalderen
By Ragnhild Ormøy
(General history)
Volume 3. Korn og klasseskille
By Anna Tranberg
(General history)
Volume 4.  Tidskifte - ny teknologi. 1840 - 1900
By Trond Feiring
(General history)
Volume 5. I krig og fred
By Ola Alsvik
(General history)
Note: Ola Alsvik is writing volume 6 of this bygdebok, which will be a general history
covering the time period 1964 - 2000.
 
 

Stange

Kulturhistorie fra Stange for tiden omkring 1750 og opover
By Christen N. Ringnæs
Published 1909
(General history and farm histories and genealogy)

Stangeboka
By Anders Hagen and Ole Nashoug
Publisher: Stange historielag. 1999
Volume 1.  Demringen
(General history)
Note: Volume 2 of this bygdebok is being written.  It will cover the middle ages (general history)

Stange bygdebok.  Gårds og slektshistorien
By M. Veflingstad
Published by Stange historielag, 1951 - 1952
2 volumes (Both contain farm histories and genealogy)

Romedalsboka
Published by Romedal bygdebokkomite, 1967
5 volumes/parts - 6 books in total (All contain farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 1. Garder og slekter
By Bjarne Morthoff
Published 1967
Volume 2. Garder og slekter
By Bjarne Morthoff
Published 1970
Volume 3. Garder og slekter
By Bjarne Morthoff and Jacob Svere Løland
Published 1979
Volume 4. Garder og slekter.  Vallset sogn
By Jacob Svere Løland
Published 1985
Volume 5, Parts 1 and 2. Garder og slekter.  Vallset sogn
By Jacob Svere Løland
Published 1985


Stor-Elvdal

Storelvdalen
By Ivar Sæter
Published 1908
(General history)

Bygdebok for Stor-Elvdal. Bidrag til bygdens historie
By Anders Fosvold
Published by Sollia Forlag, 1936 - 1937, republished 1984
2 volumes (general history and farm histories and genealogy)

Bygdebok for Stor-Elvdal
By Hans S. Hanssen
Published by Stor-Elvdal kommune, 1975
1 volume (General history)
Note:  Bjørn Brænd is writing volume 2 of this book.  It will cover farm histories and
genealogy for Stor-Elvdal.

Sollia
By Bjørn Brænd
Published by Stor-Elvdal kommune, 1989
Volume 1. Eldre generell historie. Garder og slekter i Øverdalen skolekrets
(General history and farm history and genealogy in Øverdalen school district)
Additional volumes may be published in the future
 

Sør-Odal

Sør-Odal. Volume 2. Ullern og Oppstad. Gard og ætt
By Mils P. Vigeland
Published by Sør-Odal  historielag, 1961
(Farm histories and genealogy)
Note: Volume 2 was the only volume ever published.

Sør-Odal bygdebok
By Birger Kirkeby
Published by Sør-Odal kommune, 1971 - 1995
8 volumes (All contain farm histories and genealogy)
Volumes 1 - 5.  Gards- og slektshistorie for Strøm sokn
(Farm histories and genealogy for Strøm parish)
Volume 6.  Gards- og slektshistorie for Ullern sokn øst for Glomma
(Farm histories and genealogy for Ullern parish east of the river Glomma)
Volume 7.  Gards- og slektshistorie for Ullern kirkeside og gardene fra Korsmo til Børgen
(Farm histories and genealogy for Ullern parish on the side of the river Glomma where the church is located and the farms from Korsmo to Børgen)
Volume 8.  Gards- og slektshistorie for Oppstad sokn fra Vestby til Nust
(Farm histories and genealogy for Oppstad parish from Vestby to Nust)
Note:  These volumes are in the process of being updated by Magnus Amdal, and will
probably be published in 2002.
For information about how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Sør-Odal kommune, 2100 Skarnes, Norway

Odalsboka.  Fellesbind for Nord- og Sør-Odal
By Birger Kirkeby
Published by Sør- og Nord-Odal kommune, 1966
(General history)
 
 

Tolga

Tolgen
By Ivar Sæter
Published 1908
(General history and farm histories and genealogy)

Vingelen.  Sogeminner frå heimbygda
By Eystein Eggen
Published by Nemda for Vingelsboka, 1943
Revised and republished 1968
(General history and farm histories and genealogy)
Note: This book is in the process of being updated and will contain additional
information on farm histories and genealogy for the community of Tolga.  It
will probably be published in 2003.
 

Trysil

Trysil-boka
Published by Trysilboknemda & Trysil kommune, 1943 - 1995
6 volumes/parts (7 books in total)
Volumes 1 - 3.  Garder og slekter. Bidrag til bygdens historie
By Eivind Lillevold
Published 1943 - 1950. Republished 1973 - 1975
Volume 4, Parts 1 & 2.  Alminnelige del
By Eyvind Lillevold
Published 1964. Republished 1977
(General history in 2 parts/books)
Volume 5. Garder og slekter. Supplementsbind til Trysilboka for søre og østre Trysil
By Randi Larsen
Published 1989
(Farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 6.  Garder og slekter.
By Randi Larsen
Published 1995
(Farm histories and genealogy - supplement to volumes 2 and 3)
Volume 7.  Garder og slekter
By Randi Larsen
Published 1997
(Farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 8.  Garder og slekter
By Randi Larsen
Published 2000
(Farm histories and genealogy)
For information about how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Trysil folkebibliotek, 2420 Trysil, Norway
Note: Volume 9 of this bygdebok is being written by Åse Hollseter Westtorp and
Kari Odden.  It will also contain farm histories and genealogy.
 

Grendebok for Slettås
By Per Muruås
(Farm histories and genealogy - supplement to volume 3 of Trysil-boka)

Søre Osen bygdebok
By Per Ravnkleven, et al.
Publisher: Søre Osen historielag, 1999
Volume 1. Gårds- og slektshistorie
(Farm histories and genealogy)
For information about how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Søre Osen historielag v/Jan Sveen, 2428 Osen, Norway


Tynset

Tynset. En bygdehistorie
By Tore Aaen
Published 1925
(General history and farm histories and genealogy)

Tynset bygdebok
Published by Tynset bygdeboknemnd, 1972 - 1988
5 volumes
Volume 1 & 2. Gard og ætt
By Ivar A. Streitlien
Published 1972 - 1973
(Farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 3. Topografi, geologi, historie.
Published 1978
Edited by Ivar A. Streitlien
(General history, geology, etc.)
Volume 4. Utvandring, utmark, kjerke, kommune
By Bjarne Grandum
Published 1988
(Emigration, church history, and general history)
Volume 5.  Øvrighet, samferdsel, ufredstider, handel, skole, skikker, musikkliv, foreninger
By Bjarne Grandum
Published 1998
(General history)
(For information on how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Tynset kommune, Kulturkontoret, 2500 Tynset, Norway
 

Kvikne. Ei bygdebok
Edited by Olav Tryggve Hagen
Published 1951 - 1952.  Republished 1976
2 volumes
Volume 1. Bygdesoga
(General history)
Volume 2. Gardsbruk - koparverk
(Farm histories, genealogy, and history of coppermine)

Tylldalen - Brydalen bygdebok
By Bjarne Grandum
Publisher: Tylldalen og Brydalen bygdeboknemnd. 1997
Volume 1: Gard og ætt
For information about how to purchase this bygdebok contact:
Bygdeboknemnda for Tylldalen og Brydalen,  v/Odd Guttorm Negård, 2510 Tylldalen, Norway

Tylldalen - Brydalen bygdebok
By Eystein Eggen
Published by Bygdeboknemnda, 1957
(General history and farm histories and genealogy)
Note: an updated version of this bygdebook is being published - see previous entry)
 

Våler

Våler bygdebok
By Alexander Bugge
Published 1936 in 1 volume.
Republished in 2 volumes in 1981 by Våler historielag
(Farm histories and genealogy)

Øvre Solør. Alminnelig historie
Edited by Håvard Skirbekk
Published by Våler kommune and Åsnes kommune, 1973 - 1979
2 volumes
(General history)

Åmot

Åmot bygdebok
By Eyvind Lillevold
Published by Åmot bygdeboknemnd, 1967 - 1973
3 volumes
Volumes 1 & 2. Garder og slekter
(Farm histories and genealogy)
Volume 3. Med bidrag om geologien
(General history)

Osen bygdebok
By Olav Nilsen
Published by Osen historielag, 1950
1 volume
(General history and farm histories and genealogy)
Revised edition:
By Thorbjørn Granlund
Published 1983 - 1986
2 volumes + 26 page supplement with corrections
(Volume 1 contains farm histories and genealogy, volume 2 contains general history)
 
 

Åsnes

Åsnesboka
Edited by Magne Skrede
Published by Åsnes kommune, 1953 - 1956
2 volumes
(Farm histories and genealogy)

Hof bygdebok
By Hans Marius Trøseid
Published by Åsnes kommune, 1983 - 1995
3 volumes
Volume 1.  Gards- og slektshistorie for Åsa og Nord-Jara
Published in 1983
(Farm histories and genealogy for Åsa and Nord-Jara)
Volume 2.  Gards- og slektshistorie for Sør-Jara og Mosogn
Published in 1985
(Farm histories and genealogy for Sør-Jara and Mosogn)
Volume 3.  Gards- og slektshistorie for Østsiden og Finnskogen
Published 1995
(Farm histories and genealogy for Østsiden and Finnskogen)
 
 


 


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