A picture of our ancestor?
Pictures can appear in the strangest places. This might be one place where we don’t want to find one of our ancestors
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Norwegian Genealogy and then some
Genealogy, history and culture from Norway
History
Photo of the week: Nordvik farm, Samnanger
This weeks photos are from the Nordvik farm in samnanger Hordaland
Picture of the week: Dølmotunet Tolga
An old picture from the farm Dølmo in Tolga, Hedmark county.
Video Wednesday: Norwegian Americans Documentary
Norwegian Americans Documentary
Video Wednesday: Imsdalen – A Story about Norwegian Immigration to Minnesota
A film by Brad Imsdahl where he presents the history of his ancestors both in Norway and Minnesota
Picture of the week: Threshing
Presenting old pictures from Norway
Video Wednesday: Glimpses of Norway – A Hardanger Rural Wedding
This film was shot by Gunnar Wold in 1954. From Ulvik in Hardanger. Narrated in English.
A child in Ludington?
Did a visitor from Norway father a child in Ludington, Michigan around the year 1890?
A moment in time: Jølster 1890
Here is a picture capturing a moment in time.
Video Wednesday: Water Wheel Sawmill in Bjørkedalen, Norway
A reconstructed water powered saw mill with vertical frame.