NETHERLANDS AND NORWEGIAN RESEARCH

<== Statue of King Frederik II in Fredrikstad (Frederik Town), Norway, home town of the Bratt Brothers.

Albert and Arent Andriessen (later "Bratt") went from their birthplace in Norway to the Netherlands as young men. Albert, at least, was a "seaman." But he also knew something about carpentry, milling and tobacco growing. In Amsterdam he met his bride to be, who was German born. They were married in the Old Church in Amsterdam.

Before Albert came to New Netherland he married Annatie Barents in the Oude Kerk (another Old Church), in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Click this link to see a "Slide Show" of more interior and exterior pictures of Oude Kerk.

Click this link to see a "Slide Show" of more interior and exterior pictures of Oude Kerk.

Click this link to go to the home page of Ostfolf Fylke, Norway. Although the individuals in this organization were later arrivals and settled in Minnesota there may be valuable information in their records for Bradt descendants.
Click here to go to Ostfold Norway, and then click on "English" on the tool-bar.
Click here to go to the National Archives of Norway, and then click "Useful Links" to: The National Archives, The Regional State Archives of Bergen (SAB), The Regional State Archives of Kongsberg (SAKO), The History Department in Bergen, The University in Bergen, The Statistics Norway, Norwegian Social Science Data Services, The Norwegian Emigrant Museum, The Norwegian Emigration & Genealogy Center, The National Library of Norway, Archive Net Norway, Museumsnett, DIS Norge, The Norwegian Genealogical Society
Click this link to go to DIS-Norge, for anyone wanting to do serious research on-line. Scroll down the page and click the English version. "DIS-Norge was founded January 12. 1990. Number of memberships are around 2300 (winter 1996) and increases daily. The primary goal of this association is to make a common forum for anyone interested in using computers as a tool in genealogical research in Norway. DIS-Norge want[s] to spread knowledge about this and also stimulate in general the genealogical research. We have good connection to other equivalent associations in the Nordic countries and are continually exchanging experiences. We are trying to make it easy for all genealogists in Norway to get in touch with each others, both direct and electronically, and we tries actively to found new local organisations where there are local interests for such."
Click this link to go to the New Netherland Project Home Page.