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Archives Portal Europe — A Practical Gateway to Europe’s Archives
Genealogy (general)

Archives Portal Europe — A Practical Gateway to Europe’s Archives

March 6, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

If you’ve ever tried to research outside one single country, you know how quickly things become complicated. Different archive systems,

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Why I’ll Always Come Back to Norway | Senja
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Why I’ll Always Come Back to Norway | Senja

March 4, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
The Norwegian Property Numbering System
Digitalarkivet and other ArchivesNorwegian Sources

The Norwegian Property Numbering System

March 2, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Soothing Saturday: The Great Snow Showdown
Soothing Saturday

Soothing Saturday: The Great Snow Showdown

February 28, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
The Black Death in Norway (Svartedauden): population collapse, social change—and how we glimpse it in the sources
Norwegian concepts

The Black Death in Norway (Svartedauden): population collapse, social change—and how we glimpse it in the sources

February 24, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

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Updates in the Digital Archives 21.08.2017
Norwegian Sources

Updates in the Digital Archives 21.08.2017

August 21, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Quick tips: When the minister mess up
Norwegian Sources

Quick tips: When the minister mess up

July 1, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1 Comment
Understanding Norwegian Emigration
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Understanding Norwegian Emigration

November 20, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Quick tips: Chronological lists
Norwegian Sources

Quick tips: Chronological lists

February 11, 2020 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1 Comment
52 ancestors in 52 weeks

52 ancestors in 52 weeks

January 20, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1766 Views 0 Comments

The 52 ancestors in 52 weeks challenge is live again

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Friday finds

Friday finds: Week 3 – 2019

January 18, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1557 Views 0 Comments

I am back with my column Friday finds where I share some of the websites I have visited this week 

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Norwegian concepts

The pension of the past

January 17, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4439 Views 7 Comments

Most of us have today some sort of pension waiting for us when our working days are over.

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Life in general......

Books: The Lewis trilogy by Peter May

January 14, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2388 Views 1 Comment

These books take us to the Outer Hebrides for exciting murder mysteries, and also a captivating coming-of-age story. There is even a little genealogy.

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Getting started / Your first steps

New beginnings!

January 8, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3478 Views 0 Comments

A new year, new possibilities

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Life in general......

I am back!

December 19, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5167 Views 5 Comments

I finally got my blog back up running!

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52 ancestors in 52 weeks

52 Ancestors: Conflict. ‘I’ll see you in court!’

December 10, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2251 Views 0 Comments

In 1908 with the family farm having been sold in 1902 and her mother retired, Sena then aged 27, in

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Friday finds

Friday finds: Week 48 – 2018

November 30, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1895 Views 0 Comments

Here are the websites I have visited this week. Hope you enjoy!

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Troublesome widows and widowers

November 29, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4124 Views 6 Comments

I am often asked by readers about the changing of person names in Norwegian records.

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Places to visit

Destination Unknown Episode 2: Norway | The Travel Intern

November 28, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2113 Views 0 Comments

Join Cherie and Rachel who head out to Norway to complete challenges in the travel series Destination Unknown

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