Norske Gaardnavne (Oluf Rygh): the old master key to Norwegian farm names
If you do Norwegian genealogy for any length of time, you’ll meet the same problem again and again: the place
Norwegian genealogy guidance for English-speaking descendants—sources, methods, and real case work.

When trying to read Gothic handwriting or a printed text accurately transcribed, the letters i and j may sometimes cause a little
Read MoreLofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.
Read MoreHere are two books you might find interesting
Read MoreI have been on Twitter a long time, but only this spring I started really using it. It is a great
Read MoreBlue Ice Hike on the Nigardsbreen Glacier in Norway (part of the larger Jostedalsbreen glacier). Recorded July 2013 in HD
Read MoreHere is an article about how I record locations in my genealogy software. Also a little bit about dates.
Read MoreI want to draw your attention to a group on Facebook that is dealing with genealogy from Romsdal.
Read MoreTodays books has got nothing to do with Norway or genealogy, but are two books that I found interesting. The
Read MoreRestauration was a sloop built in 1801 in Hardanger, Norway. It was the Norwegian “Mayflower” and became a symbol of
Read MoreBoat trip from Flåm to Gudvangen, on two of the most beautiful Norwegian fjords – Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord. Nærøyfjord is
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