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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
Places to visit

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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Archival institutions in Norway
Norwegian Sources

Archival institutions in Norway

October 28, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3 Comments
Church records in the “new” digital archives
Norwegian Sources

Church records in the “new” digital archives

May 22, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 7 Comments
Bygdebøker available online
Norwegian Sources

Bygdebøker available online

January 31, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 15 Comments
Moveable Feastdays in Norway
Norwegian Sources

Moveable Feastdays in Norway

April 19, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1 Comment
Soothing Saturday

Soothing Saturday: Live from the Christmas Shopping Derby

December 6, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 580 Views 4 Comments

It’s that time of year again — when the festive spirit meets parking rage, and the Christmas shopping centre turns

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Life in general......

Julegløgg – A Toast to Norwegian Christmas Warmth

December 4, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 509 Views 0 Comments

There are certain scents that can carry an entire season. For Norwegians, few aromas are as instantly recognizable as the

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Equipment & scanning

Genealogy Research Planner – My Christmas gift to you

November 29, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 736 Views 2 Comments

Genealogists have always kept notes: in margins, on envelopes, in notebooks, and three-ring binders. A good research log is an

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Digitalarkivet and other Archives

How to Use the “Find Source” Feature in Digitalarkivet

November 27, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 814 Views 0 Comments

For anyone doing Norwegian genealogy, one of the most important steps is understanding which sources actually exist for the area

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Soothing Saturday

Soothing Saturday: The Great Christmas Movie Takeover

November 22, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 543 Views 1 Comment

You know that feeling when the rain is hammering the windows, the wind’s howling like a pack of wolves that

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Understanding Norwegian Emigration

November 20, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1108 Views 0 Comments

Norwegian emigration to North America unfolded parish by parish, not as a single national event but as a chain of

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Soothing Saturday

Soothing Saturday – A Gentle Prelude to December

November 15, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 413 Views 2 Comments

Tomorrow is the early Christmas concert for our little community band, and already the house carries that familiar hum —

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The “Knight at Overå”: When Family Lore Meets the Archive

November 13, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 384 Views 0 Comments

In genealogy, family stories are heirlooms. We keep them with care. But sometimes, the archive whispers a different truth than

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Life in general......

2 DAYS Across NORWAY By Train (Norway in a Nutshell)

November 12, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 443 Views 0 Comments

Over the course of two days, we’ll make our way across one of the world’s most beautiful countries: Norway. We’ll

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Soothing Saturday

Soothing Saturday: Finding My Roots… and My Core

November 8, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 595 Views 5 Comments

Ah, Saturday — that glorious day when my alarm clock gets ignored, my coffee tastes like peace, and I can

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