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The MGS Library is an Ancestry and Family Search Affiliate. Members can access all the resources of Ancestry and Family Search from the MGS Library computers. Use of the MGS Library is free to all MGS and N-AGA members. Non-members are asked to pay $10 per day to use the library.
The Hoffman Research Library is open Monday from 10 to 6, Wednesday from 10 to 4, Thursday from 10 to 6 and Saturday from 10 to 4. However, the library is only open when volunteers are available to staff it, so check the MGS website before making plans to visit the library.
Members may receive assistance with Norwegian research in person or by email.
- In person on scheduled membership meeting dates. Please check the events calendar.
- Via email to research@norwegianamerican.org for an email response or to set up a meeting with a N-AGA researcher.
How to Search the MGS Library Catalog
We have produced two guides to help you with catalog searches.
Tips for Using the MNGS Catalog 2025
N-AGA Library Collection 2025.pdf
Books are on the library shelves. Find call numbers in the mngs.org library catalog.
BYGDEBØKER, emigration, lag publications: The first section is organized
alphabetically by Norwegian Fylke and areas within the fylker.
FAMILY HISTORIES of Norwegian immigrants/families are in the Family History section of the library.
MAPS: Farm name register to find farms in Norway.
3 volumes of names. Large maps are in the map cabinet.
GENEAL: Norwegian dictionaries and binders for 1) Norse culture, 2) Research
in Norwegian records, 3) Research in the US, 4) Norwegian language and word lists
N-AM call numbers for Norwegian-American publications. Topics include
emigration & immigration history, settlement history, church booklets and
5 Immigration volumes by G. Naeseth.
NORGE call numbers for resources for Norway: culture, emigration, history & religion.
MICROFILM- Microfiche for Norway 1801 & 1865 Census and emigration lists. Rowberg file of obituaries for Norwegian-Americans. Request from the library volunteer.
All materials are in the library and on the mngs.org catalog.
Research Forms
Family Group Sheet
Ancestor Pedigree Chart includes five generations
Norwegian-American Genealogical Association
1385 Mendota Heights Road, Suite 100
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
N-AGA is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization.
