Who was the “Leiglending”
When searching for Norwegian ancestors many of us find farmers described as a leiglending. What did this mean?
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Norwegian Genealogy and then some
Genealogy, history and culture from Norway
Norwegian concepts
The care for the poor
Here is a look into how the communities took care of the poor people.
The pension of the past
Most of us have today some sort of pension waiting for us when our working days are over.
Troublesome widows and widowers
I am often asked by readers about the changing of person names in Norwegian records.
Religious dissidents in the censuses
Here is the second installment about religious dissidents in Norway.
Who was the “husmann”?
The title “husmann” appear in all the sources we use in Norwegian genealogy.
Is the record transcribed?
An easy way to tell if the record we look at in the Norwegian Digital Archives are transcribed.
#52 ancestors: Taxes
I am a little behind in my writing and this theme in the “52 ancestors in 52 weeks challenge” is from a couple of weeks ago.
Some needs to be excluded
Finding ancestors is not always straightforward.
Kokoppe Indpodnings attest
A certificate often found among the family’s old papers