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The “Eiendom” Sources in Digitalarkivet: A Complete Guide for Genealogists
Digitalarkivet and other ArchivesNorwegian Sources

The “Eiendom” Sources in Digitalarkivet: A Complete Guide for Genealogists

March 9, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

If you research Norwegian family history, you already know the “people records”: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, and censuses. But serious genealogical

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

March 6, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
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

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Digitalarkivet’s “Find source feature”
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Digitalarkivet’s “Find source feature”

June 10, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 6 Comments
Witnesses as clues to relationship
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Witnesses as clues to relationship

May 16, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4 Comments
Is the record transcribed?
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Is the record transcribed?

May 15, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4 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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Emigration from US to Norway

November 30, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5867 Views 1 Comment

Here is an article from Dean Huseby’s newsletter Norwegian & American Cousin Connections

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Video Wednesday: NORWAY ROAD TRIP 2017 BEGINS: the unbelievable drive

November 29, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1873 Views 0 Comments

Follow TJ, travel vlogger and digital nomad on her roadtrip in Norway. The first of several of her videos from

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Life in general......

The feast of thanks and peace

November 25, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3168 Views 0 Comments

Here is a troll’s Thanksgiving story by my friend Martin Calderwood

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History

Family from Børsa, Sør Trøndelag

November 23, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5059 Views 0 Comments

Here is a little history about a family with roots in Børsa, Sør Trøndelag.

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Video Wednesdy: HEART OF TRONDHEIM

November 22, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3496 Views 2 Comments

Heart of Trondheim is a timelapse movie from Trondheim Norway

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Books

Books on Monday: The Secrets of Happy Families

November 20, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1713 Views 0 Comments

Developing a strong family narrative can be the single most important thing you can do for your family.

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Friday finds: Week 46 -2017

November 17, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3270 Views 1 Comment

Here are this weeks Friday finds

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Video Wednesday: Autumn Norway – 4K Drone Video

November 15, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2493 Views 0 Comments

Here are some beautiful shots of the Norwegian Autumm

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November 14, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2428 Views 0 Comments

It is easy to get lost in the old church records.

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Books on Monday: It’s all relative

November 13, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1789 Views 0 Comments

A.J. Jacobs book of Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree

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