This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hcC.2ACE/1340.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Norwegian records cannot help you find American documentation that you are seeking of course - but the resources for Norway will still be available when you are ready to take that step. Østre Slidre parish records have been copied to microfilm and are available for rental/use at any LDS Family History Center. The online LDS library catalog indicates that they have the years 1814-1927 available for Østre Slidre and that earlier records are recorded under the Vestre Slidre clerical district. You can find an LDS Family History Center near you - http://www.familysearch.org/ How to read and use Norwegian parish records is explained in an article in this collection - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/articles.html Have fun with the research and good luck! http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=145897&subject_disp=Norway%2C+Oppland%2C+%C3%98stre+Slidre&columns=*,0,0