History

Private Writings, Lost Histories, and What Your Ancestors Could Not Say

There are voices in history that speak loudly in their own time—and then fall strangely quiet in the generations that

There is a quiet distance that often settles between our ancestors and us. We learn their names, we trace their

When genealogists think about migration, we often think first of emigration. The journey to America is dramatic, visible, and often

Between the 1700s and 1800s, Norway underwent significant demographic, economic, and social transformations. Internal migration—that is, movement of people within

When families start talking about Christmas, they often begin with food. Christmas food may serve as a clue to their

In 2025, Norway and the Norwegian-American community commemorate two centuries since the first organized group of Norwegian emigrants departed for

The story of Nils Trulsen Bru b. 1776 in Rennesøy, Rogaland.