Norwegian Sources Norwegian Census Records (Digitalarkivet): Years, Dates, and Search Tips March 28, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 15710 Views 3 Comments Norwegian, archive, Census, sourcesNorwegian 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 3304 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 5932 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 6939 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 6492 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 8056 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 8621 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 13321 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
Norwegian Sources Bygdebøker are made searchable at Familysearch.org. February 5, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 7910 Views 1 Comment Going to the FamilySearch.com webpage “Search Genealogies” you can search family trees submitted by users based on Norwegian bygdebøker.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
Norwegian concepts Norwegian naming February 3, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 17088 Views 8 Comments When you get into Norwegian genealogy you will very soon find a number of unfamiliar and sometimes strange ways toShare 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
