The Regional State Archives in Hamar (Norwegian: Statsarkivet i Hamar) is part of the National Archives of Norway (Norwegian: Riksarkivet).

The Regional State Archives in Hamar is responsible for keeping records of government agencies in the counties of Hedmark and Oppland, taking care of private archives, and making the preserved records available for use.

Their digitized genealogical collections have been submitted to the Digital Archives at the National Archives of Norway. Collections that have not yet been digitized can be viewed on-site, depending on privacy rules.

• On-Site

  • Information on using the Archive in person

  • Arkivportalen is a search engine for the archives and you can use Arkivportalen to search the catalogs and then you can order materials for use in a reading room.

  Online at Regional State Archives in Hamar

  • Online Exhibitions

  • Archive Project Nestlé

  Online at Digital Archives

  • The Regional State Archives in Hamar contributes records to the Digital Archives (Norwegian: DigitalArkivet). It is a vast collection offering millions of digitized records you can search in multiple ways (search instructions here for various collections at the Digital Archives).

    • Online Hedmark Genealogy Records at DigitalArkiv (~ 6,000 online collections)

    • Online Oppland Genealogy Records at DigitalArkiv (~ 6,000 online collections)