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Summer Pause
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Summer Pause

June 14, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments

As the Norwegian summer finally arrives — brief as it may be — it feels right to step away from

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Beneath the Flood Layers: How Archaeology Is Rewriting the Early History of Gudbrandsdalen
History

Beneath the Flood Layers: How Archaeology Is Rewriting the Early History of Gudbrandsdalen

June 13, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
The Best Free Mind Mapping Software for Genealogy Research
Software & note-taking

The Best Free Mind Mapping Software for Genealogy Research

June 9, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Mapping the Branches of Your Family Tree
Software & note-taking

Mapping the Branches of Your Family Tree

June 4, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments
Reading Camilla Collett — Part 5: What Remains
History

Reading Camilla Collett — Part 5: What Remains

May 31, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

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How to decipher Norwegian farm names
Gothic handwritingNorwegian Sources

How to decipher Norwegian farm names

February 1, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
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Genealogy (general)Norwegian Sources

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November 14, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
A picture of our ancestor?
Historical photosNorwegian Sources

A picture of our ancestor?

November 7, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 11 Comments
Missing patronyms
Norwegian Sources

Missing patronyms

October 10, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5 Comments
52 ancestors in 52 weeks

#52ancestors: At the courthouse

March 9, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3655 Views 4 Comments

I am one week behind with this contribution to the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks challenge, but here we go!

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Friday finds

Friday finds: Week 10 – 2019

March 8, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2385 Views 0 Comments

Here are some websites that I have visited this week

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Genealogy (general)

What is wrong with Digitalarkivet?

March 5, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5331 Views 7 Comments

Many people complains about the “New” Digital Archives.

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Books

Books: The Gene: An Intimate History

March 4, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1945 Views 0 Comments

Here is a truly interesting book that I just finished reading.

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52 ancestors in 52 weeks

#52ancestors: A family photo

February 23, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5084 Views 0 Comments

Here is this weeks contribution to the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks challenge

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Friday finds

Friday finds: Week 8 – 2019

February 22, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1723 Views 0 Comments

Here are the usual list of websites I have visited this week

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Books

Books: Something Beautiful Happened

February 18, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2416 Views 2 Comments

This book is on my “to read” list

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Norwegian Sources

Quick tips: Repeat your searches

February 16, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2433 Views 2 Comments

Repeating our searches in the Digital Archives can eventually catch that elusive ancestor

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Friday finds: Week 7 – 2019

February 15, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2362 Views 1 Comment

Here are some websites I have visited this last week

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Norway

Video: Life in a cold climate: Norway and the Arctic (part 1)

February 13, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1561 Views 0 Comments

The North Pole is a place that conjures up images of explorers, polar bears, and Santa Claus. But the reality

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