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Reading Camilla Collet Part 4: Private Writings Lost to History
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Reading Camilla Collet Part 4: Private Writings Lost to History

May 24, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

This is part 4 of a series on Camilla Collett, where we turn to a quieter but no less significant

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A simple Norwegian genealogy proof checklist
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A simple Norwegian genealogy proof checklist

May 21, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Reading Camilla Collett Part 3: Public Life Without Women
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Reading Camilla Collett Part 3: Public Life Without Women

May 17, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Norwegians in America Before 1825: A Forgotten Chapter of Early Migration
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Norwegians in America Before 1825: A Forgotten Chapter of Early Migration

May 15, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Reading Camilla Collett, Part 2: Marriage and Power
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Reading Camilla Collett, Part 2: Marriage and Power

May 10, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

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Case study: Grades on confirmation lists
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Case study: Grades on confirmation lists

November 30, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
A visit from the bishop
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A visit from the bishop

November 13, 2018 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
Quick tips: Remember the zoom
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Quick tips: Remember the zoom

February 7, 2019 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3 Comments
Soothing Saturday

Soothing Saturday: The Great Christmas Movie Takeover

November 22, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 602 Views 1 Comment

You know that feeling when the rain is hammering the windows, the wind’s howling like a pack of wolves that

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Understanding Norwegian Emigration

November 20, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1413 Views 0 Comments

Norwegian emigration to North America unfolded parish by parish, not as a single national event but as a chain of

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Soothing Saturday – A Gentle Prelude to December

November 15, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 485 Views 2 Comments

Tomorrow is the early Christmas concert for our little community band, and already the house carries that familiar hum —

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The “Knight at Overå”: When Family Lore Meets the Archive

November 13, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 473 Views 0 Comments

In genealogy, family stories are heirlooms. We keep them with care. But sometimes, the archive whispers a different truth than

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2 DAYS Across NORWAY By Train (Norway in a Nutshell)

November 12, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 518 Views 0 Comments

Over the course of two days, we’ll make our way across one of the world’s most beautiful countries: Norway. We’ll

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Soothing Saturday

Soothing Saturday: Finding My Roots… and My Core

November 8, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 692 Views 5 Comments

Ah, Saturday — that glorious day when my alarm clock gets ignored, my coffee tastes like peace, and I can

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Friday finds

Friday finds week 45 – 2025

November 7, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 515 Views 0 Comments

Join me for this week’s Friday Finds — a small discovery from the world of genealogy, history, and Norway’s past

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FIRST LOOK: Behind the Scenes of the New Viking Ship Museum in Oslo

November 5, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 748 Views 0 Comments

Behind the scenes of the new Viking Ship Museum

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How Geography Shaped Norwegian Family Histories

November 4, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 894 Views 0 Comments

When we explore Norwegian family histories, we are not simply tracing names and dates — we are unearthing stories deeply

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Soothing Saturday: The Long and Winding Road

October 31, 2025 Martin Roe Eidhammer 752 Views 2 Comments

This summer, Inger Lise and I took our “new” old campervan from Molde to Mandal. There were mountains, cows, laughter,

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