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Summer Pause
Life in general......

Summer Pause

June 14, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments

As the Norwegian summer finally arrives — brief as it may be — it feels right to step away from

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Beneath the Flood Layers: How Archaeology Is Rewriting the Early History of Gudbrandsdalen
History

Beneath the Flood Layers: How Archaeology Is Rewriting the Early History of Gudbrandsdalen

June 13, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
The Best Free Mind Mapping Software for Genealogy Research
Software & note-taking

The Best Free Mind Mapping Software for Genealogy Research

June 9, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Mapping the Branches of Your Family Tree
Software & note-taking

Mapping the Branches of Your Family Tree

June 4, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2 Comments
Reading Camilla Collett — Part 5: What Remains
History

Reading Camilla Collett — Part 5: What Remains

May 31, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

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Records from dissident congregations
Norwegian Sources

Records from dissident congregations

September 30, 2018 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
The Norwegian Property Numbering System
Digitalarkivet and other ArchivesNorwegian Sources

The Norwegian Property Numbering System

March 2, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Did your forefather go to sea?
Norwegian Sources

Did your forefather go to sea?

January 11, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Prosti – Deaneries in Norway
Norwegian Sources

Prosti – Deaneries in Norway

October 1, 2017 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Places to visit

Visit Norway by Innovation Norway

May 4, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2993 Views 2 Comments

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

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Norwegian concepts

Norwegian farm structure

May 1, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 21158 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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Places to visit

Hiking in the Romsdalseggen Ridge

April 27, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3144 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 3363 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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Norwegian concepts

Boats – the glue of the old society

April 24, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 5400 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 2626 Views 1 Comment

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

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Norwegian Sources

Moveable Feastdays in Norway

April 19, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 15465 Views 1 Comment

Many times in the Norwegian Church Records, a minister recorded the date of an event by the name of the

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Getting started / Your first steps

Choosing a genealogy software

April 17, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3978 Views 1 Comment

Here is another part of the “for beginners” articles. It is time to start organizing your information. We’ll look at

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Life in general......

Blogs I read week 15

April 16, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3259 Views 1 Comment

When I search the internet and find so many interesting blogs, I sure wished I had more time on my

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Video Wednesday – Tight Lines!

April 13, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3231 Views 0 Comments

A taste of sea fishing in Norway.

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