A local history book [1] [2] [3] (also known as a (rural) farm book or local chronicle; [4] Norwegian : bygdebok), is a Norwegian publication genre describing the history and population of one or more rural settlements. [5] [6] [7] Many local history books feature a short history of each farm and a chronology of its owners dating back several generations or centuries. [8] Norwegian local history books have usually been published under the auspices of or in collaboration with the municipality. [5]
Such local history books began being published in Norway around 1910 starting with the work of Lorens Berg, [9] [10] but one can trace the roots of the phenomenon back to the topographic literature of the Enlightenment.
Local history books can be divided into three main categories, and many local history books contain volumes of several types: [11]
Loppa is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Øksfjord. Other villages in Loppa include Andsnes, Bergsfjord, Langfjordhamn, Loppa, Nuvsvåg, Øksfjordbotn, Sandland, and Sør-Tverrfjord.
Richard Theodore Ely was an American economist, author, and leader of the Progressive movement who called for more government intervention to reform what they perceived as the injustices of capitalism, especially regarding factory conditions, compulsory education, child labor, and labor unions.
Bodin is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 910-square-kilometre (350 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1968. The area is now part of Bodø Municipality in the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre was located in the town of Bodø which actually was not part of Bodin Municipality. Notable villages in Bodin included Løding, Fenes, and Løpsmarka.
Sandar is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1968. The area is now part of Sandefjord Municipality. The administrative centre was located at Sandar, right by the Sandar Church in what is now the town of Sandefjord.
Per Lysne was a Norwegian-American artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemåling to the United States.
Gunnar Christie Wasberg was a Norwegian historian, philosopher and first librarian at the University of Oslo Library.
Walsh is an unincorporated community located in the town of Porterfield, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Hans Barthold Andresen Butenschøn was a Norwegian banker and book publisher.
Michael Johnson was an American farmer from Springdale, Wisconsin, who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Dane County, as well as holding various local offices.
Nils Jensen Ytteborg was a Norwegian craftsman, tanner, businessman, brewer and Member of Parliament in Norway.
An oeconym, also econym, or oikonym is a specific type of toponym that designates a proper name of a house or any other residential building, and in the broader sense, the term also refers to the proper name of any inhabited settlement, like village, town or city. Within the toponomastic classification, main types of oeconyms are: astionyms, and comonyms.
Ole K. Roe was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Skjerstad is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 465-square-kilometre (180 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2005. The area is now part of Bodø Municipality in the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre was the village of Misvær. Another village in the municipality was the village of Skjerstad where Skjerstad Church was located. The municipality generally encompassed the area around the Misværfjorden, although it originally was much larger, also including the entire present-day Fauske Municipality.
Nalum is a farm area in Larvik municipality, Norway. It is located on the southeastern part of the Brunlanes peninsula near the town of Stavern. The current name is derived from the earlier name of Njardheimr, which means Njard's place, and was likely a site of worship for the god Njörðr. The suffix -heim indicates that the farm dates from the pre-Viking period. Artifacts have been found here from the bronze, iron, and Viking periods.
Oscar Albert Johnsen was a Norwegian historian. He published a number of books on historical topics.
Lorens Berg was a Norwegian teacher and local historian.
Hans Holmen was a Norwegian painter and sculptor.
Kodal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kodal. It is the church for the Kodal parish which is part of the Sandefjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1100 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 225 people.
The Lorens Berg Foundation is a local history foundation in the former municipality of Andebu in Vestfold, Norway.
Loren Oldenburg is an American politician, currently serving in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Vernon County, Crawford County, and the southern half of Monroe County. A Republican, he was first elected in 2018.