Find photos of your Norwegian ancestors online

Chances are maybe not so great, but if you are in luck or have something of a profiled forefathers you might find pictures of them in many of the online image databases from Norway.

A number of photo collections across the country have already taken the plunge into a life online. But despite several years of experience the internet has very few complete collection online. It might be vise to search the same database several times at regular intervals if you have a certain suspicion that your relative is depicted in a specific image base.

Among the larger image collections in Norway, we find the collection of Vestfold fylkesmuseum, also known as "Slottsfjellmuseet". However, they have not come online with their photos until recently, giving them a long way to go before they can potentially be among the largest Norwegian online.

Trondheimsbilder is another image collection that have already been online for several years. Actually it is wrong to say that this is a image collection. An image portal will be a more appropriate description when the site is a joint effort between Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum , Trondheim city archive, Trondheim public library and the University Library in Trondheim.

Do you have a relative who was active in the polar regions, then it may be valuable visit the image database of Polarinstituttet in Tromsø.

If you find a depicted forefather chances are that you must pay to obtain a copy for your living room wall or the family book. The use of the image often determines the price so be aware that even if you actually bought the image with a purpose you often need to clarify the use again with the owner of the original if, for example, you wish to add the image to your web site.