Svalbard, Norway Genealogy

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Svalbard

Guide to Svalbard ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Svalbard is an island group territory of Norway between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and the Norwegian Sea, north of Norway. The official language is Norwegian.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Svalbard Research Links to articles on getting started with Svalbard research. How to Find Birth Records How to Find Marriage Records How to Find Death Records

Svalbard Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Svalbard research. Norway GenWeb Latin date converter Geni.com, a free and paid worldwide collaborative family tree Societies

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