Genealogy (general)History Lensmann on the Edge of the Lake: A Microhistory of My 8th Great-Grandfather Jens Nilsen Nedrebø March 21, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 326 Views 1 Comment On a cold December evening in 1680, the sky over Jølster refused to behave. That night, Jens Nilsen Nedrebø, 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
Genealogy (general) Archives Portal Europe — A Practical Gateway to Europe’s Archives March 6, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 418 Views 0 Comments If you’ve ever tried to research outside one single country, you know how quickly things become complicated. Different archive systems,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) From Name Collector to Careful Researcher: Embracing the Genealogy Do-Over February 9, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 363 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 371 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 376 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
Norwegian SourcesFor beginners Introduction to the Digitalarkivet January 15, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1558 Views 3 Comments If you do family history in Norway, Digitalarkivet for Norwegian genealogy is one of the best places to start. It’sShare 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
52 ancestors in 52 weeks 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Turning Research Into Stories January 4, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 561 Views 3 Comments Most of us who do genealogy share the same problem: the research piles up, but the stories don’t. We 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
Norwegian SourcesGenealogy (general) Bygdebøker in American libraries December 11, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 703 Views 0 Comments Here is a list of libraries across North America that hold Norwegian bygdebøker, i.e., local farm and family history books,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) Finding living relatives in Norway May 24, 2024 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2698 Views 0 Comments Some of you may have read my article How to find living persons in Norway I realize this article needsShare 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) Let’s do it right the first time February 27, 2024 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5465 Views 3 Comments A brief look at the recording of sources.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
