Summer Pause
As the Norwegian summer finally arrives — brief as it may be — it feels right to step away from
Norwegian genealogy guidance for English-speaking descendants—sources, methods, and real case work.

A “genealogy do-over” is precisely what it sounds like: deciding to start your family history research again from the beginning
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Read MoreIf you do family history in Norway, Digitalarkivet for Norwegian genealogy is one of the best places to start. It’s
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