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Soothing Saturday: Clarinets, Repairs, and Other Trials of Country Life
Soothing Saturday

Soothing Saturday: Clarinets, Repairs, and Other Trials of Country Life

April 18, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1 Comment

Most people probably think I spend all my time with the dead. And to be fair, there is some truth

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Gaardsdriften Aaret rundt (1891): Stepping Into the Living Rhythm of Your Norwegian Ancestors
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Gaardsdriften Aaret rundt (1891): Stepping Into the Living Rhythm of Your Norwegian Ancestors

April 14, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records
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Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records

April 10, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
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
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When the In-Migration Page Is Really an Out-Migration Page

March 31, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

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Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records
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Parents names in illegitimate children’s baptism records

April 10, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Norwegian Census Records (Digitalarkivet): Years, Dates, and Search Tips
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Norwegian Census Records (Digitalarkivet): Years, Dates, and Search Tips

March 28, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3 Comments
Religious dissidents in the censuses
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Religious dissidents in the censuses

September 20, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
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Make your searches more effective

March 28, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments
Books

Books on Monday: “Norway to America” and “The story of my life”

August 29, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2682 Views 0 Comments

Two books: “Norway To America: A History of the Migration” and “Story of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your

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Life in general......

Saturday fun

August 27, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2403 Views 0 Comments

Here is a little quiz where you can show off your knowledge about Norway. Be sure to share it with

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Life in general......

Video Wednesday: Oslo Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

August 24, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2688 Views 1 Comment

Welcome to Oslo, the capital city of Norway.

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Life in general......

Genealogy, -not politics!

August 23, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2633 Views 3 Comments

As you can tell I have some ads from Adsense on my blog. My blog is a labor of love

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Books on Monday; The marriage certificate and Kristin Lavransdatter

August 22, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2547 Views 1 Comment

A genealogical mystery set in England and a Norwegian classic. Both highly recommendable.

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Books on Monday: The Lincoln Letter

August 15, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2045 Views 0 Comments

Two books today: If you like historical fiction I can recommend The Lincoln Letter by William Martin. In the book

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Places to visit

Tourist spot Trollstigen in Romsdal

August 2, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3580 Views 2 Comments

The mountain pass Trollstigen has become a major tourist spot in Romsdal. Through eleven hairpin-turns you climb the steep mountain

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Improve your travel photos

July 17, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2089 Views 0 Comments

Many of us are doing a bit of travelling now during the summer months. Most of us take pictures from

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Video Wednesday GoPro Hero 4 – Summer travel in Norway

May 25, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2456 Views 0 Comments

This video and text is linked from Youtube. 17 days solo travel in Norway. Camping, hiking, fishing, hitchhiking and much more!

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Church records in the “new” digital archives

May 22, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 13524 Views 7 Comments

The Norwegian digital archives have changed the user interface on a number of records. Here is a little introduction.

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