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

The Regional State Archives in Kristiansand is responsible for receiving, preserving, and making available material from local and regional state administrations in Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties. 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.

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.

The Regional State Archives in Kristiansand 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 every type of collection at the Digital Archives).
- Online Aust-Agder Genealogy Records at DigitalArkiv (~ 5,000 online collections)
- Online Vest-Agder Genealogy Records at DigitalArkiv (~ 6,000 online collections)

Elizabeth A Munnick

1 month ago

Could you refer me to a Genealogist that could research my Uncle Walter Swensen’s family that came from Farsund and Lyngdal? Please let me know what the price would be, I do have a lot of information to help reseach. Tusen tak.

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1. Alyson Mansfield listing owner
  
  1 month ago
  
  Elizabeth,
  
  Thanks for visiting the OnGenealogy directory. You’ll need to call or email the Archive directly in order to get a response from them. Here is their contact page with a phone number to call for assistance.
  
  Best with your research,
  
  Alyson
  
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