Using the archives

Information on how to access and use our archives for various forms of research.

World War II
World War II
The years of the occupation were eventful in many ways. On these pages you can read articles, look at photos and get tips on what archives are available.
Real estate property
Real estate property
How to find records of real estate.
Maps and drawings
Maps and drawings
The holdings of the National Archives of Norway include vast quantities of maps and drawings dating from approximately 1650 to the present.
Photographs
Photographs
The National Archives of Norway holds large quantities of photographs.
Petroleum Wives Club (PWC) – Creating a meaningful and inclusive community in a foreign country
Petroleum Wives Club (PWC) – Creating a meaningful and inclusive community in a foreign country
Imagine arriving in a foreign country where you do not know the language, and your husband leaves you and your children for long periods of time to go to work offshore. What kind of life would you imagine for yourself?
Message in a British bottle from 1809 - found at the Regional State Archives in Bergen
Message in a British bottle from 1809 - found at the Regional State Archives in Bergen
There are lots of small and large treasures in the archives. One of the eager guests in the reading rooms at the regional state archives in Bergen, Halvor Skurtveit of Fjell, found one of these treasures some time back while searching through the history of the coastal defense of Fjell.