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Norwegian causes of death

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Many foreigners struggle with the causes of death that are listed in the Norwegian church records.

Gothic handwriting

How to Read Gothic Handwriting — Part 3: Grouping Letters

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I’m continuing my quest to get better at reading Gothic handwriting in old Norwegian sources.

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Gothic handwriting – 2

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In the last “installment” of this “study” I promised to be back with more. In this post, I focus particularly

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Find Norwegian place names

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It can often be difficult to find the name of a particular place or farm when searching for ancestors in

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Bygdebøker are made searchable at Familysearch.org.

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Going to the FamilySearch.com webpage “Search Genealogies” you can search family trees submitted by users based on Norwegian bygdebøker.

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Norwegian naming

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When you get into Norwegian genealogy you will very soon find a number of unfamiliar and sometimes strange ways to

Gothic handwriting

How to Read Gothic Handwriting — Part 1: Background (Old Norwegian Records)

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If 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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The Norwegian Church books

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The most important source genealogists use, are the church books. These records usually satisfy the demands of a trustworthy source.

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Updated genealogical dictionary

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The Norwegian Genealogy Dictionary at martinroe.com/blog is updated

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Publice absolverede; juicy stuff from the records

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When we read the old church books we sometimes come across the words “publice absolverede”

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