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Video Wednesday: Water Wheel Sawmill in Bjørkedalen, Norway

March 1, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4132 Views 0 Comments

A reconstructed water powered saw mill with vertical frame.

Really old portraits

February 9, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5234 Views 3 Comments

It is always fun to find pictures to illustrate our family history. Not many of us find portraits of ancestors

Stories by and about Norwegian immigrants

January 16, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3923 Views 4 Comments

A visit to the Wisconsin Historical Society’s website brought up some interesting results.

Find old Norwegian photos on the web

December 4, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 9581 Views 5 Comments

Here are a some websites where you can find old photos from Norway

The story of Gunder and Mari

November 24, 2016 Lise Christin Walla 5857 Views 10 Comments

Have you ever wondered how all the Norwegians ended up in America? It can be hard to imagine, but in the

A photo treasure by coincidence.

September 18, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4371 Views 7 Comments

I received a question about an old picture presented in a Facebook group. When I visited the website I also

Looking back in Norway

March 24, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2942 Views 2 Comments

At the website tilbakeblikk.no we are looking back in time. The photographer has collected a number of photos from times

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Friday finds (33)
Genealogy (general) (66)
- 52 ancestors in 52 weeks (23)
- Case studies (1)
- equipment (6)
- For beginners (14)
History (27)
- Historical photos (11)
Life in general…… (187)
- Books (67)
Norway (67)
- Places to visit (60)
- Romsdal (2)
Norwegian Genealogy (96)
- Gothic handwriting (9)
- Norwegian concepts (27)
- Norwegian Sources (65)
Obsolete (1)

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