Genealogy (general)Planning & research logsResearch workflow The Ancestor You Can’t Find: 8 Reasons Your Family Tree Hits a Brick Wall September 2, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 428 Views 0 Comments Here are eight things worth checking before you decide an ancestor has vanished. 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) King Harald V — The King Who Was There for Us August 28, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 934 Views 1 Comment This morning, Norway woke up without King Harald V. 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)Norwegian Sources The Norwegian Church Book Forms 1812–1930: A Genealogist’s Guide August 27, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 464 Views 0 Comments Norwegian church books are among the most important sources for anyone researching Norwegian ancestors. They contain baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials 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) What We Find When We Go Back August 18, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 495 Views 0 Comments After a summer away from the family tree, the first return to genealogy can feel strangely familiar. The computer is 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) Reading Camilla Collett Part 3: Public Life Without Women May 17, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 466 Views 0 Comments This is part 3 of a series on Camilla Collett and women’s lives in nineteenth-century Norway, where we look at 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) The Pygmalion Trap in Genealogy: When We Shape the Past to Fit the Story May 5, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 428 Views 0 Comments The Pygmalion trap in genealogy offers a powerful way to understand a common but often overlooked problem in family history 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 572 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
Genealogy (general)Life in general...... Following My Ancestor Back to Norway March 28, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 660 Views 1 Comment A family story of emigration, war, and returning to Norway generations later. 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 Lensmann on the Edge of the Lake: A Microhistory of My 8th Great-Grandfather Jens Nilsen Nedrebø March 21, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 674 Views 1 Comment On a cold December evening in 1680, the sky over Jølster refused to behave. That night, Jens Nilsen Nedrebø, 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
Genealogy (general) Archives Portal Europe — A Practical Gateway to Europe’s Archives March 6, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1424 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
