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.

This is the last installment in my little study of Gothic handwriting.
Read MoreGot you worried there? Unlike a lot of other letter combinations OCR is very nice to have.
Read MoreIn this installment I will look at some words that frequently appear in church records.
Read MoreMany foreigners struggle with the causes of death that are listed in the Norwegian church records.
Read MoreI’m continuing my quest to get better at reading Gothic handwriting in old Norwegian sources.
Read MoreIn the last “installment” of this “study” I promised to be back with more. In this post, I focus particularly
Read MoreIt can often be difficult to find the name of a particular place or farm when searching for ancestors in
Read MoreGoing to the FamilySearch.com webpage “Search Genealogies” you can search family trees submitted by users based on Norwegian bygdebøker.
Read MoreWhen you get into Norwegian genealogy you will very soon find a number of unfamiliar and sometimes strange ways to
Read MoreIf you do Norwegian genealogy, sooner or later you’ll run into Gothic handwriting (often called “Gothic script” or “blackletter-style handwriting”)
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