Places to visit Why I’ll Always Come Back to Norway | Senja March 4, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 115 Views 0 Comments After years of choosing warm, sunny destinations, Dravis and Anna traded beaches for snowstorms and headed to Senja, Norway.Share this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Digitalarkivet and other ArchivesNorwegian Sources The Norwegian Property Numbering System March 2, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 199 Views 0 Comments Before we can use the Eiendom sources in Digitalarkivet confidently, we need to understand how Norwegian property is identified. ToShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Soothing Saturday Soothing Saturday: The Great Snow Showdown February 28, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 218 Views 0 Comments Big snowfall overnight, and the neighborhood is out in full force. Snowblowers roar, shovels clash, and snowbanks rise like fortresses.Share this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Norwegian concepts The Black Death in Norway (Svartedauden): population collapse, social change—and how we glimpse it in the sources February 24, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 370 Views 0 Comments The Black Death is often described as a single, terrible event. In Norway, it was both an event and theShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Friday finds Friday Finds – Week 8, 2026 February 20, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 255 Views 0 Comments Here are some articles I have read over the last week.Share this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Norwegian Sources Norske Gaardnavne (Oluf Rygh): the old master key to Norwegian farm names February 17, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 499 Views 0 Comments If you do Norwegian genealogy for any length of time, you’ll meet the same problem again and again: the placeShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Norwegian concepts Norwegian Administrative Units Through Time February 12, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 742 Views 0 Comments When you research Norwegian ancestors, “where” can change depending on the year. Norway’s local identity is stable, but the officialShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Genealogy (general) From Name Collector to Careful Researcher: Embracing the Genealogy Do-Over February 9, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 324 Views 0 Comments A “genealogy do-over” is precisely what it sounds like: deciding to start your family history research again from the beginningShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Case studies When Two Oles Share a Birthday February 7, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 344 Views 0 Comments Avoiding the wrong ancestor in your family tree can be harder than it looks, even when you feel you haveShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Case studies Norwegians in the Boer War: A Small Nation in a Distant Conflict February 3, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 321 Views 0 Comments When we think about Norwegian emigrants, our minds usually go to the American prairie, not to the dusty battlefields ofShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
