Publice absolverede; juicy stuff from the records
When we read the old church books we sometimes come across the words “publice absolverede”
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Norwegian Genealogy and then some
Genealogy, history and culture from Norway
Month: January 2016
The lost symbol(s)
What has Dan brown’s book got to do with Norwegian genealogy?
As insignificant it may seem, it can make a lot of difference in your search for family.
The problem was made clear to me some time ago when I was contacted by a lady from the USA. She was looking for her ancestors in Norway and could tell me that her Great grandfather named “so and so” was born in Ore parish in Vest-Agder. Vest-Agder is a county situated in the southern part of Norway. Ore is a place in Vest-Agder, all right. It is in the municipality of Farsund. So far so good!
What is a «bygdebok»?
When you get into Norwegian genealogy, it does not take long before you come across the word “Bygdebok”
Norwegian concepts
In this section I want to discuss Norwegian concepts and words that not easily are translated or explained in a few short sentences. I was pondering on what to call this section and, as I often do, I started to search for definitions. I went to the Free Dictionary and found this explanation of the word concept:
“A general idea or understanding of something”
I think this covers what I want to express.
Plan your genealogy trip to Norway now!
No one can deny that it is expensive to travel in Norway, but recently the Norwegian currency, the Krone, weakened and experts think the Krone is going to stay weak for a while. This means you get more Norwegian bang for your buck.
If you have some money stashed away, you might want to dig it up and take that long-planned trip to Norway.
Romsdalsmuseet – Molde
Romsdalsmuseet is a regional museum with branches in different parts of Romsdal in the county of Møre og Romsdal.
Start your family search here
Have you been thinking of trying to find your ancestors, but don’t know where to start?
The Norwegian National archives
There are a number of sources available for you to search for ancestors in Norway.
We are moving……..
For a while many of the resources I host will reside on my “old” website. I realize I will need som time to figure out how to organize it all.
Please follow the link in the navigation bar to Martin’s Norwegian Genealogy Magazine. If you do, some of the links will bring you back to the blog as things get moved
So, I Guess I’m a blogger
I never pictured me being a blogger, but here I am.
Many years ago I set up a website that I called Martin’s Magazine. I have, off and on, been working on that. Lately I have worked on expanding this site and adding new content. I have, however, found myself spending way more time working on technical issues rather than writing.
When I learned about the WordPress solution I realized that this might be something for me to try. Now some nice person, with way more brain than I, have done all the boring work so I can focus on what I like to do; studying history, genealogy and “stuff”