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Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records
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Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records

April 10, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

Anyone who has spent time in Norwegian parish registers knows that the layout of a baptism entry is not always

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Internal Migration in Norway
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What DNA Research Can Tell Us About Internal Migration in Norway

April 7, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 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
Norwegian Easter: Murder, Chocolate, and a Bit of Fresh Air 🐣
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Norwegian Easter: Murder, Chocolate, and a Bit of Fresh Air 🐣

March 29, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Following My Ancestor Back to Norway
Genealogy (general)Life in general......

Following My Ancestor Back to Norway

March 28, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1 Comment

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Norwegian censuses available at MyHeritage and Ancestry.com
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Norwegian censuses available at MyHeritage and Ancestry.com

March 23, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 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
Troublesome widows and widowers
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Troublesome widows and widowers

November 29, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 6 Comments
Find Norwegian place names
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Find Norwegian place names

February 6, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4 Comments
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Who was the “klokker”?

February 20, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 12598 Views 17 Comments

In this article, I will look at the Norwegian title “Klokker”

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Books on Monday: Learn Norwegian

February 19, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2097 Views 0 Comments

Here is a book for those who would like to learn some Norwegian

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Friday finds: Week 7 – 2018

February 16, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2306 Views 4 Comments

Here are some websites I have visited this week

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52 ancestors in 52 weeks

Surprising finds in the Censuses

February 14, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4023 Views 1 Comment

Surprising finds in the Censuses – how research in the Norwegian census set our family story straight.

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Books

Books on Monday: Norwegian author Johan Harstad

February 12, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1687 Views 0 Comments

Novel: Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?

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52 ancestors in 52 weeks

#52ancestors – Favourite name

February 11, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3834 Views 2 Comments

This is my contribution to this week’s 52 ancestors in  52 weeks challenge – Favourite name

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Friday finds: Week 6 – 2018

February 9, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2133 Views 0 Comments

As usual; Some websites I have visited the lst week

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Video Wednesday: WORLD’S BEST TRAIN RIDE? Bergen to Oslo (Norway) trip report

February 7, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3206 Views 6 Comments

This video reviews the train journey from Bergen to Oslo, Norway in October 2017.

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Books on Monday: Ancestor Marriage Record Finder

February 5, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1864 Views 2 Comments

Book: Ancestor Marriage Record Finder: Finding a Marriage Record When You’ve Hit a Brick Wall

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52 ancestors in 52 weeks

#52ancestors: In the census

February 4, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4051 Views 3 Comments

This weeks 52 ancestors in 52 weeks challenge is: In the census

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