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When the In-Migration Page Is Really an Out-Migration Page
EmigrationNorwegian Sources

When the In-Migration Page Is Really an Out-Migration Page

March 31, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments

If you work much with Norwegian church records, you eventually learn that the page headings do not always tell the

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Norwegian Easter: Murder, Chocolate, and a Bit of Fresh Air 🐣
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Norwegian Easter: Murder, Chocolate, and a Bit of Fresh Air 🐣

March 29, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Following My Ancestor Back to Norway
Genealogy (general)Life in general......

Following My Ancestor Back to Norway

March 28, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1 Comment
Internal Migration in Norway in the 1700s–1800s: From Valleys to Frontiers
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Internal Migration in Norway in the 1700s–1800s: From Valleys to Frontiers

March 23, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 0 Comments
Jens Nilsen Nedrebø the sheriff in Jølster
Genealogy (general)History

Lensmann on the Edge of the Lake: A Microhistory of My 8th Great-Grandfather Jens Nilsen Nedrebø

March 21, 2026 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1 Comment

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Norway: Three dates of death
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Norway: Three dates of death

November 15, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 9 Comments
Bygdebøker are made searchable at Familysearch.org.
Norwegian Sources

Bygdebøker are made searchable at Familysearch.org.

February 5, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1 Comment
The Norwegian National Archives changes the blocking rules
Norwegian Sources

The Norwegian National Archives changes the blocking rules

March 9, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3 Comments
Find Norwegian place names
Norwegian Sources

Find Norwegian place names

February 6, 2016 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4 Comments
Norwegian Sources

Update to the Norwegian 1801 census

July 21, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3961 Views 0 Comments

The Norwegian Digital Archive has made an update to the 1801 census that is very handy for us genealogists.

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Norwegian concepts

Who was the “Leiglending”

March 23, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 4045 Views 1 Comment

When searching for Norwegian ancestors many of us find farmers described as a leiglending. What did this mean?

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Norwegian Sources

The Norwegian National Archives changes the blocking rules

March 9, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 3448 Views 3 Comments

The Norwegian National Archives has changed the rules for which information can be displayed from scanned church records in the

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Genealogy (general)

How to find living persons in Norway

February 2, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 6056 Views 1 Comment

These steps may help you find the person who today lives at the farm your ancestor left.

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Life in general......

Contact form update

January 25, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1500 Views 0 Comments

My contact form has been missing from the contact page!

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Books

Books – The Lake Wobegon Virus: A Novel

January 23, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1710 Views 0 Comments

Bestselling author and humorist Garrison Keillor return to one of America’s most beloved mythical towns, beset by a contagion of

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Cheat sheet to naval service -the Older roll

January 20, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1487 Views 0 Comments

I have now made a cheat sheet to help you search the Norwegian naval records.

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Norwegian Sources

Did your forefather go to sea?

January 11, 2023 Martin Roe Eidhammer 2355 Views 0 Comments

Norway’s long coast meant that a number of men had their livelihood at sea.

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Case studies

Case study week 45 – 2022

November 11, 2022 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1503 Views 0 Comments

When was Ingebrich Thomasen Skjeggedal baptized?

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Genealogy (general)

Digitalarkivet back to normal functioning

November 2, 2022 Martin Roe Eidhammer 1821 Views 0 Comments

The Norwegian Digital archives/Digitalarkivet is now functioning normally again.

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