Norwegian Sources Moveable Feastdays in Norway April 19, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 15184 Views 1 Comment Many times in the Norwegian Church Records, a minister recorded the date of an event by the name of theShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Norwegian Sources A quick look at the Norwegian 1664-1666 census April 4, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 7324 Views 2 Comments The 1664-1666 census is one of the earliest sources that are easily available to us through The Norwegian Digital archivesShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Norwegian Sources Norwegian Census Records (Digitalarkivet): Years, Dates, and Search Tips March 28, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 15971 Views 3 Comments Census, sources, Norwegian, archiveNorwegian census records are among the most useful sources in family history research. A good census hit can place yourShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Norwegian Genealogy Crossing oceans – bridging my heritage March 22, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3322 Views 6 Comments I just made two great friends from Minnesota; Rick and Janet Swanson. Not only friends, it turns out that JanetShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Norwegian concepts Norwegian renaming traditions March 6, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5948 Views 2 Comments Many genealogists know about renaming traditions. Some use it for a lot more than it’s worth.Share this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Gothic handwriting How to read Gothic handwriting – 5 February 21, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 6977 Views 2 Comments This is the last installment in my little study of Gothic handwriting.Share this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Gothic handwriting How to read Gothic handwriting – 4 – Letters to words February 15, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 6519 Views 0 Comments In this installment I will look at some words that frequently appear in church records.Share this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Gothic handwriting How to Read Gothic Handwriting — Part 3: Grouping Letters February 9, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 8122 Views 0 Comments I’m continuing my quest to get better at reading Gothic handwriting in old Norwegian sources.Share this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Gothic handwritingNorwegian concepts Gothic handwriting – 2 February 6, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 8648 Views 4 Comments In the last “installment” of this “study” I promised to be back with more. In this post, I focus particularlyShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
Norwegian Sources Find Norwegian place names February 6, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 13397 Views 4 Comments It can often be difficult to find the name of a particular place or farm when searching for ancestors inShare this:Tweet Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on TumblrLike this:Like Loading... Read More
