{"id":819,"date":"2016-02-22T18:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T17:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?page_id=819"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:25:08","slug":"downloads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/downloads\/","title":{"rendered":"Downloads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/downloads\/norw-gen-and-then-so\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Norw-gen-and-then-so.jpg?fit=760%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"760,100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Norw gen and then so\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Norw-gen-and-then-so.jpg?fit=760%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-829 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Norw-gen-and-then-so.jpg?resize=760%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Norw gen and then so\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Norw-gen-and-then-so.jpg?w=760&amp;ssl=1 760w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Norw-gen-and-then-so.jpg?resize=300%2C39&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On this page, I will present various documents that may be helpful in your genealogy work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Genealogy_Research_Planner.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genealogy Research planner.<\/a> The spreadsheet I\u2019m sharing here is a simple way to keep notes at hand.<\/p>\n<h6>Genealogy forms<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/Comments to charts and records.pdf\">Comments on genealogical charts and records<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These charts can be printed and filled in by hand, or you can fill them in on your computer and save them to your hard disk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/Pedigree_chart.pdf\">Four generation pedigree chart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/Family group sheet.pdf\">Family group record<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Attach-Parents-Proof-Checklist.pdf\">\u201cAttach Parents\u201d Proof Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Norwegian Church records<\/h6>\n<p>You should note that the parishes did not necessarily make the changes at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/Cheatsheetpre1812.pdf\">Cheat sheet pre 1812 revision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/Cheatsheet1812.pdf\">Cheat sheet to the headings in the 1812 revision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/Cheatsheet1820.pdf\">Cheat sheet to the headings in the 1820 revision<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Naval service<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/Cheat sheet eldre rulle.pdf\">Cheat sheet Sj\u00f8innrulleringen &#8211; Older roll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to share the material found on this page, I would really appreciate if you refer to my blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; On this page, I will present various documents that may be helpful in your genealogy work. 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