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Slow Travel, Sharp Pencil: Why You Should Bring a Sketchbook to Norway
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Slow Travel, Sharp Pencil: Why You Should Bring a Sketchbook to Norway

May 28, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

There’s a certain way of seeing a place that only reveals itself when you slow down. Not through a camera

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

Reading Camilla Collet Part 4: Private Writings Lost to History

May 24, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
A simple Norwegian genealogy proof checklist
Planning & research logs

A simple Norwegian genealogy proof checklist

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

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
EmigrationHistory

Norwegians in America Before 1825: A Forgotten Chapter of Early Migration

May 15, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

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Bygdebøker in American libraries
Genealogy (general)Norwegian Sources

Bygdebøker in American libraries

December 11, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Norske Gaardnavne (Oluf Rygh): the old master key to Norwegian farm names
Norwegian Sources

Norske Gaardnavne (Oluf Rygh): the old master key to Norwegian farm names

February 17, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Troublesome widows and widowers
Norwegian conceptsNorwegian Sources

Troublesome widows and widowers

November 29, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 6 Comments
#52 ancestors: Taxes
52 ancestors in 52 weeksNorwegian conceptsNorwegian Sources

#52 ancestors: Taxes

April 29, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Life in general......

Friday finds: Week 41 -2017

October 13, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2762 Views 3 Comments

Here are some websites I have looked at this week.

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Places to visit

Video Wednesday: A different vantage point

October 11, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2220 Views 0 Comments

Here are some videos from Norway with an unusual vantage point.

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Norwegian Sources

Missing patronyms

October 10, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5069 Views 5 Comments

Here is a little article about sources where the patronyms have been left out and the consequences this has for

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Life in general......

Friday finds – Writing family history

October 6, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2403 Views 0 Comments

Here are a number of article about writing family history

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Places to visit

This weeks picture – Røysheim

October 5, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2875 Views 1 Comment

Here are some pictures both old and new from Norway.

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History

Video Wednesday: Norwegian Americans Documentary

October 4, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2447 Views 0 Comments

Norwegian Americans Documentary

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Norwegian Sources

Prosti – Deaneries in Norway

October 1, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4496 Views 0 Comments

Looking at the deaneries in Norway, can help us when searching for locations.

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Life in general......

Friday finds Week 39 -2017

September 29, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3426 Views 2 Comments

Websites I have read this week

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History

Video Wednesday: Imsdalen – A Story about Norwegian Immigration to Minnesota

September 27, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4075 Views 5 Comments

A film by Brad Imsdahl where he presents the history of his ancestors both in Norway and Minnesota

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Books

Books on Monday: Knut Hamsun 2

September 25, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3183 Views 2 Comments

Here is another book by acclaimed Norwegian Author Knut Hamsun.

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