Genealogy (general) The Pygmalion Trap in Genealogy: When We Shape the Past to Fit the Story May 5, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 195 Views 0 Comments The Pygmalion trap in genealogy offers a powerful way to understand a common but often overlooked problem in family historyShare 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
History Reading Camilla Collett, Part 1: The Silenced Voices May 3, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 251 Views 1 Comment Private Writings, Lost Histories, and What Your Ancestors Could Not SayShare 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 Witnesses, Not Fathers: A Note on a Misleading Transcription May 1, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 289 Views 1 Comment In genealogical work, few sources are as valuable—or as frequently misunderstood—as parish records. In some cases, the records reveal WitnessesShare 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
History Reading Camilla Collett: Society, Women, and Norway in the 1800s April 29, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 213 Views 0 Comments There are voices in history that speak loudly in their own time—and then fall strangely quiet in the generations thatShare 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)History A Farm Lease from 1807: Understanding Åsetesrett in Practice April 24, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 312 Views 0 Comments My friend and long time reader, Nord Brue has written a forthcoming biography of his Tipp tipp oldefar Nils TrulsenShare 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 Genealogy A Practical Guide to the new Digitalarkivet viewer April 21, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 379 Views 2 Comments The new Digitalarkivet interface, despite being modern in design, can still support that same approach as we used in 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
Soothing Saturday Soothing Saturday: Clarinets, Repairs, and Other Trials of Country Life April 18, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 325 Views 1 Comment Most people probably think I spend all my time with the dead. And to be fair, there is some truthShare 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
History Gaardsdriften Aaret rundt (1891): Stepping Into the Living Rhythm of Your Norwegian Ancestors April 14, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 378 Views 0 Comments There is a quiet distance that often settles between our ancestors and us. We learn their names, we trace theirShare 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 Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records April 10, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 770 Views 0 Comments Anyone who has spent time in Norwegian parish registers knows that the layout of a baptism entry is not alwaysShare 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
History What DNA Research Can Tell Us About Internal Migration in Norway April 7, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 442 Views 0 Comments When genealogists think about migration, we often think first of emigration. The journey to America is dramatic, visible, and oftenShare 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
