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Soothing Saturday – A Gentle Prelude to December

November 15, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 682 Views 2 Comments

Tomorrow is the early Christmas concert for our little community band, and already the house carries that familiar hum —

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The “Knight at Overå”: When Family Lore Meets the Archive

November 13, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 650 Views 0 Comments

In genealogy, family stories are heirlooms. We keep them with care. But sometimes, the archive whispers a different truth than

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2 DAYS Across NORWAY By Train (Norway in a Nutshell)

November 12, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 779 Views 0 Comments

Over the course of two days, we’ll make our way across one of the world’s most beautiful countries: Norway. We’ll

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Soothing Saturday: Finding My Roots… and My Core

November 8, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 904 Views 5 Comments

Ah, Saturday — that glorious day when my alarm clock gets ignored, my coffee tastes like peace, and I can

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Friday finds week 45 – 2025

November 7, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 729 Views 0 Comments

Join me for this week’s Friday Finds — a small discovery from the world of genealogy, history, and Norway’s past

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FIRST LOOK: Behind the Scenes of the New Viking Ship Museum in Oslo

November 5, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1685 Views 0 Comments

Behind the scenes of the new Viking Ship Museum

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How Geography Shaped Norwegian Family Histories

November 4, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1233 Views 0 Comments

When we explore Norwegian family histories, we are not simply tracing names and dates — we are unearthing stories deeply

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Soothing Saturday: The Long and Winding Road

October 31, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 926 Views 2 Comments

This summer, Inger Lise and I took our “new” old campervan from Molde to Mandal. There were mountains, cows, laughter,

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Friday finds – Week 44 2025

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Archival institutions in Norway

October 28, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1723 Views 3 Comments

I often receive questions from readers about archival institutions in Norway. Here is an attempt to make a list as

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