Digitalarkivet and other ArchivesNorwegian Sources Witnesses, Not Fathers: A Note on a Misleading Transcription May 1, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 701 Views 1 Comment In genealogical work, few sources are as valuable—or as frequently misunderstood—as parish records. In some cases, the records reveal Witnesses 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
History Reading Camilla Collett: Society, Women, and Norway in the 1800s April 29, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 531 Views 0 Comments There are voices in history that speak loudly in their own time—and then fall strangely quiet in the generations that 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
Genealogy (general)History A Farm Lease from 1807: Understanding Åsetesrett in Practice April 24, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 625 Views 0 Comments My friend and long time reader, Nord Brue has written a forthcoming biography of his Tipp tipp oldefar Nils Trulsen 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 Genealogy A Practical Guide to the new Digitalarkivet viewer April 21, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1223 Views 2 Comments The new Digitalarkivet interface, despite being modern in design, can still support that same approach as we used in the 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
Soothing Saturday Soothing Saturday: Clarinets, Repairs, and Other Trials of Country Life April 18, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 522 Views 1 Comment Most people probably think I spend all my time with the dead. And to be fair, there is some truth 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
History Gaardsdriften Aaret rundt (1891): Stepping Into the Living Rhythm of Your Norwegian Ancestors April 14, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 608 Views 0 Comments There is a quiet distance that often settles between our ancestors and us. We learn their names, we trace their 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 Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records April 10, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1353 Views 0 Comments Anyone who has spent time in Norwegian parish registers knows that the layout of a baptism entry is not always 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
History What DNA Research Can Tell Us About Internal Migration in Norway April 7, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 776 Views 0 Comments When genealogists think about migration, we often think first of emigration. The journey to America is dramatic, visible, and often 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
EmigrationNorwegian Sources When the In-Migration Page Is Really an Out-Migration Page March 31, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 664 Views 0 Comments If you work much with Norwegian church records, you eventually learn that the page headings do not always tell the 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 Norwegian Easter: Murder, Chocolate, and a Bit of Fresh Air 🐣 March 29, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 724 Views 0 Comments Let me just say it straight: Norwegian Easter is wonderfully confusing the first time you experience it. 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
