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Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records
Norwegian Sources

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
Missing weddings in Norway?
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Missing weddings in Norway?

August 10, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments
The history of Norwegian parishes
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The history of Norwegian parishes

August 13, 2021 Martin Roe Eidhammer 6 Comments
Introduction to the Digitalarkivet
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Introduction to the Digitalarkivet

January 15, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3 Comments
Life in general......

Friday finds: #genealogy on Twitter

October 28, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2601 Views 0 Comments

I have been on Twitter a long time, but only this spring I started really using it. It is a great

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Video Wednesday Nigardsbreen Glacier, Norway in HD

October 26, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2452 Views 0 Comments

Blue Ice Hike on the Nigardsbreen Glacier in Norway (part of the larger Jostedalsbreen glacier). Recorded July 2013 in HD

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Norwegian concepts

How I record Norwegian locations

October 25, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 6247 Views 6 Comments

Here is an article about how I record locations in my genealogy software. Also a little bit about dates.

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Romsdal

Calling everyone from Romsdal!

October 24, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4136 Views 2 Comments

I want to draw your attention to a group on Facebook that is dealing with genealogy from Romsdal.

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Books

Books on Monday: “Blink” and “Think fast and slow”

October 24, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2127 Views 0 Comments

Todays books has got nothing to do with Norway or genealogy, but are two books that I found interesting. The

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Friday finds: Sail in the wake of your ancestors

October 21, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3109 Views 0 Comments

Restauration was a sloop built in 1801 in Hardanger, Norway. It was the Norwegian “Mayflower” and became a symbol of

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Video Wednesday: Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord, Norway

October 19, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2755 Views 0 Comments

Boat trip from Flåm to Gudvangen, on two of the most beautiful Norwegian fjords – Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord. Nærøyfjord is

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BooksLife in general......

Books on Monday: Abercrombie trail by Candance Simar

October 17, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2418 Views 0 Comments

Three novels by Candance Simar telling about the tribulations Norwegian immigrants experienced during their first years in Minnesota

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How I record person names

October 16, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 9405 Views 10 Comments

Here is an article about how I record Norwegian names in my genealogy research

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Friday finds: A big pile of genealogical garbage

October 14, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2669 Views 1 Comment

I am increasingly surprised and worried by the large amount of undocumented and questionable genealogical information found on the internet.

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