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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 have

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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 of

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Case study week 45 – 2022

November 11, 2022 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1495 Views 0 Comments

When was Ingebrich Thomasen Skjeggedal baptized?

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