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A Farm Lease from 1807: Understanding Åsetesrett in Practice
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A Farm Lease from 1807: Understanding Åsetesrett in Practice

April 24, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

My friend and long time reader, Nord Brue has written a forthcoming biography of his Tipp tipp oldefar Nils Trulsen

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A Practical Guide to the new Digitalarkivet viewer
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A Practical Guide to the new Digitalarkivet viewer

April 21, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments
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
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

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

February 17, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
The Norwegian Church books
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The Norwegian Church books

February 2, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Missing weddings in Norway?
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Missing weddings in Norway?

August 10, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments
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Make your searches more effective

March 28, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments
Life in general......

Video Wednesday GoPro Hero 4 – Summer travel in Norway

May 25, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2458 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 13529 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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Life in general......

Friday Finds week 20

May 20, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2505 Views 0 Comments

The days grow longer in Norway. The temperature raise and it is the time of the year we “move” outside.

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Video Wednesday Geirangerfjord, Norway in HD

May 11, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3156 Views 0 Comments

Geirangerfjorden is widely considered to be Norway’s most beautiful fjord. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Visit Norway by Innovation Norway

May 4, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2929 Views 2 Comments

Visit Norway by Innovation Norway Produced by: Sherpafilm Norway ASProduced for Visit Norway.com

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Norwegian farm structure

May 1, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 20657 Views 20 Comments

It can often be a challenge to find the right place when we try to pinpoint the location of the

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Hiking in the Romsdalseggen Ridge

April 27, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3103 Views 1 Comment

http://www.visitnorway.com The Romsdaleggen Ridge in Norway starts and ends in Åndalsnes, and is a day tour with magnificent views over

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Books

Books on Monday: “Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy”

April 25, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3006 Views 2 Comments

Why books on monday? Well, if I have not been at work during the weekend I usually do a bit

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Boats – the glue of the old society

April 24, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5292 Views 6 Comments

I was walking along the fjord not far from our home and came across this old boat. This made me

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Video Wednesday – Hiking in the Aurlandsdalen Valley

April 20, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2601 Views 1 Comment

The Aurlandsdalen Valley, with its wild and breathtaking nature, is known as Norway’s Grand Canyon.

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