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Reading Camilla Collet Part 4: Private Writings Lost to History
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Reading Camilla Collet Part 4: Private Writings Lost to History

May 24, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

This is part 4 of a series on Camilla Collett, where we turn to a quieter but no less significant

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A simple Norwegian genealogy proof checklist
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A simple Norwegian genealogy proof checklist

May 21, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Reading Camilla Collett Part 3: Public Life Without Women
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Reading Camilla Collett Part 3: Public Life Without Women

May 17, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Norwegians in America Before 1825: A Forgotten Chapter of Early Migration
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Norwegians in America Before 1825: A Forgotten Chapter of Early Migration

May 15, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Reading Camilla Collett, Part 2: Marriage and Power
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Reading Camilla Collett, Part 2: Marriage and Power

May 10, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

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What is a «bygdebok»?
Norwegian Sources

What is a «bygdebok»?

January 28, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5 Comments
Bygdebøker Available Online (Outside the National Library)
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Bygdebøker Available Online (Outside the National Library)

October 21, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4 Comments
Former municipalities of Norway
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Former municipalities of Norway

September 27, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5 Comments
When the In-Migration Page Is Really an Out-Migration Page
EmigrationNorwegian Sources

When the In-Migration Page Is Really an Out-Migration Page

March 31, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Friday finds

Friday Finds: Week 7 – 2020

February 14, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2008 Views 0 Comments

Here is a look at some websites I have visited this week

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Quick tips: Chronological lists

February 11, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3210 Views 1 Comment

Is a chronological list truly chronological?

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A new life in New Zealand

February 8, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2979 Views 0 Comments

When we speak about the Norwegian emigration, we tend to think that they all went to the United States of

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Let’s do it right the first time

February 4, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3783 Views 3 Comments

A brief look at the recording of sources.

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Friday finds

Friday Finds: Week 5 – 2020

January 31, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2436 Views 0 Comments

Here is a collection of websites I have read this week

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Places to visit

OVERNIGHT TRAIN Oslo to Stavanger, Norway (first class private room)

January 29, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3684 Views 0 Comments

Follow Kara and Nate as they share their experiences on the overnight train from Oslo to Stavanger

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Lake Mills, Iowa’s own Nissedal

January 23, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4521 Views 0 Comments

We take a look at this town’s very Norwegian origins.

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Books

Books on Monday: Haugen’s Norwegian dictionary

January 20, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2662 Views 0 Comments

Looking for Norwegian ancestry, a good dictionary is a must.

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Finding Per Spellmann

January 18, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4622 Views 0 Comments

How a genealogy search led to one of Norway’s most well-known folksongs.

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Where did they go to church?

January 11, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4591 Views 6 Comments

Where can we expect to find the church records of our ancestors?

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