{"id":8125,"date":"2020-02-14T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=8125"},"modified":"2020-02-13T22:06:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:06:06","slug":"here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Finds: Week 7 &#8211; 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a look at some websites I have visited this week<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/bygdeboker-are-made-searchable-at-familysearch-org\/bookshelf-1082309_640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bookshelf-1082309_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" 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=\"bookshelf-1082309_640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bookshelf-1082309_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-556\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bookshelf-1082309_640.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bookshelf-1082309_640.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bookshelf-1082309_640.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bookshelf-1082309_640.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/bookshelf-1082309_640.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>&#8220;<em>In this article \u2013 part of an ongoing \u201cIntroduction to Genealogy\u201d series \u2013 <strong>Gena Philibert-Ortega<\/strong> describes what InterLibrary Loan is, and how it can help with your family history research&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>Go to\u00a0<strong>GenealogyBank\u00a0<\/strong>and read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/genealogy-101-family-history-research-interlibrary-loan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genealogy 101: Family History Research &amp; InterLibrary Loan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Qualicum Beach Family History Society\u00a0<\/strong><em>claims that &#8220;Your ancestor\u2019s life sketch or biography instantly becomes more fascinating when you add a little historical context to the mundane facts for their existence&#8221;<\/em>. Read their article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qbfhs.ca\/adding-historical-events-to-your-ancestors-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adding Historical Events to Your Ancestors\u2019 Lives<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Olivia Munson\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a0<strong>The State Press\u00a0<\/strong>tells us that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statepress.com\/article\/2020\/02\/specho-learning-a-new-language#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learning another language helped me connect with my heritage<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span class=\"author vcard\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/dna-163466_640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?fit=360%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,640\" 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=\"dna-163466_640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?fit=360%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2811\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The Legal Genealogist, Judy G. Russell<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>is looking into the decline in genealogical DNA testing. Read her article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalgenealogist.com\/2020\/02\/09\/is-the-party-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is the party over?<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The blog <strong>Discover Genealogy\u00a0<\/strong>tells us about <strong>MyHeritage&#8217;s<\/strong> new service <em>\u201c<i>MyHeritage In Color&#x2122; <\/i><\/em>(wich)<em><i> is an exciting new feature that lets you colorize your black and white photos automatically. The results are mind-blowing and are sure to impress your family and friends.<\/i>\u201d <\/em>Have a look at the great examples presented in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/discovergenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/colourized-photos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colourized Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Happy Valentine&#8217;s day! It&#8217;s today. I hope you get a card from someone who cares about you. In the Victorian era, Valentines could be quite stinging as this article by\u00a0<strong>Crystal Ponti <\/strong>in the <strong>History <\/strong>magazine tells us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/victorian-valentines-day-cards-vinegar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Victorian-Era &#8216;Vinegar&#8217; Valentines Could Be Mean and Hostile<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/loco-178092_640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loco-178092_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" 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=\"Locomotive\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loco-178092_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-8126\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loco-178092_640.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loco-178092_640.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loco-178092_640.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loco-178092_640.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>If not in Norway, where would you find a place called Nerstrand? In Minnesota of course! I happened on this article by <strong>Jeff M Sauve<\/strong> in\u00a0<strong>MNOPEDIA\u00a0<\/strong>telling about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnopedia.org\/structure\/nerstrand-railway-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nerstrand Railway Station<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Have a great weekend!<\/h5>\n<h6><em>If you shop on Amazon, you can support this blog by entering through any of my Amazon ads. Then search for your desired Product.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>While you are here, be sure to <a href=\"http:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/\">visit the rest of my blog!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a look at some websites I have visited this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-friday-finds"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Friday Finds: Week 7 - 2020 - Norwegian Genealogy and then some<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Friday finds is a look at some websites I have visited this last week.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Friday Finds: Week 7 - 2020\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Friday finds is a look at some websites I have visited this last week.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Norwegian Genealogy and then some\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartinRoeEidhammer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartinRoeEidhammer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-14T06:03:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Friday-Finds-20.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"940\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"788\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Martin Roe Eidhammer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEidhammer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MEidhammer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Martin Roe Eidhammer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Martin Roe Eidhammer\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c88ba0bf75121593e21bc58cfda26790\"},\"headline\":\"Friday Finds: Week 7 &#8211; 2020\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-14T06:03:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":317,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c88ba0bf75121593e21bc58cfda26790\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Friday finds\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/\",\"name\":\"Friday Finds: Week 7 - 2020 - Norwegian Genealogy and then some\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-14T06:03:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"Friday finds is a look at some websites I have visited this last week.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1\",\"width\":940,\"height\":788},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Friday Finds: Week 7 &#8211; 2020\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Norwegian Genealogy and then some\",\"description\":\"Norwegian genealogy guidance for English-speaking descendants\u2014sources, methods, and real case work.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c88ba0bf75121593e21bc58cfda26790\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c88ba0bf75121593e21bc58cfda26790\",\"name\":\"Martin Roe Eidhammer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/Intro-to-the-blog.jpg?fit=861%2C589&ssl=1\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/Intro-to-the-blog.jpg?fit=861%2C589&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/Intro-to-the-blog.jpg?fit=861%2C589&ssl=1\",\"width\":861,\"height\":589,\"caption\":\"Martin Roe Eidhammer\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/Intro-to-the-blog.jpg?fit=861%2C589&ssl=1\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/MartinRoeEidhammer\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/martin_roe_eidhammer\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/MEidhammer\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UC95EzpOVGkMmJIgiI99ZTtA\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinroe.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/martin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Friday Finds: Week 7 - 2020 - Norwegian Genealogy and then some","description":"Friday finds is a look at some websites I have visited this last week.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Friday Finds: Week 7 - 2020","og_description":"Friday finds is a look at some websites I have visited this last week.","og_url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/","og_site_name":"Norwegian Genealogy and then some","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartinRoeEidhammer","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartinRoeEidhammer","article_published_time":"2020-02-14T06:03:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":940,"height":788,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Friday-Finds-20.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEidhammer","twitter_site":"@MEidhammer","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/"},"author":{"name":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c88ba0bf75121593e21bc58cfda26790"},"headline":"Friday Finds: Week 7 &#8211; 2020","datePublished":"2020-02-14T06:03:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/"},"wordCount":317,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c88ba0bf75121593e21bc58cfda26790"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1","articleSection":["Friday finds"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/","url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/","name":"Friday Finds: Week 7 - 2020 - Norwegian Genealogy and then some","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1","datePublished":"2020-02-14T06:03:00+00:00","description":"Friday finds is a look at some websites I have visited this last week.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1","width":940,"height":788},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Friday Finds: Week 7 &#8211; 2020"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/","name":"Norwegian Genealogy and then some","description":"Norwegian genealogy guidance for English-speaking descendants\u2014sources, methods, and real case work.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c88ba0bf75121593e21bc58cfda26790"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c88ba0bf75121593e21bc58cfda26790","name":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Intro-to-the-blog.jpg?fit=861%2C589&ssl=1","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Intro-to-the-blog.jpg?fit=861%2C589&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Intro-to-the-blog.jpg?fit=861%2C589&ssl=1","width":861,"height":589,"caption":"Martin Roe Eidhammer"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Intro-to-the-blog.jpg?fit=861%2C589&ssl=1"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartinRoeEidhammer","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/martin_roe_eidhammer\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEidhammer","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC95EzpOVGkMmJIgiI99ZTtA"],"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/author\/martin\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Friday-Finds-20.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p79KEH-273","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9268,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/bygdeboker-in-american-libraries\/","url_meta":{"origin":8125,"position":0},"title":"Bygdeb\u00f8ker in American libraries","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"December 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a list of libraries across North America that hold Norwegian bygdeb\u00f8ker, i.e., local farm and family history books, in their collections. If you are not familiar with\u00a0bygdeb\u00f8ker, you might want to have a look at my article What is a bygdebok. You may also find what you are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Norwegian Sources&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Norwegian Sources","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/norwegian-genealogy\/norwegian-sources\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bygdeboker-i-America.jpg?fit=457%2C685&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5726,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-2-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":8125,"position":1},"title":"Friday finds: Week 2 &#8211; 2018","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"January 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are the\u00a0websites I have visited this week Reading old handwritten records can be a challenge. Earlier this week I presented the \"Gothic Syllabus\".\u00a0Amy Johnson Crow gives us some more advice in her article The Biggest Mistake in Reading Old Handwriting \u2013 and How to Avoid It\u00a0 \u00a0 The ThorNews\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Life in general......&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Life in general......","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/life-in-general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/binocular-1698658_640.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/binocular-1698658_640.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/binocular-1698658_640.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5245,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-writing-family-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":8125,"position":2},"title":"Friday finds &#8211; Writing family history","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"October 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are a number of article about writing family history This week I present these theme based Friday Finds, as I have done very little in regards to genealogy this week. Actually, I put this article together last week, as my wife and I are now in Greece. We spend\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Life in general......&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Life in general......","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/life-in-general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/take-532097_640.jpg?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/take-532097_640.jpg?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/take-532097_640.jpg?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7119,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-45-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":8125,"position":3},"title":"Friday Finds: Week 45 &#8211; 2018","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"November 9, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are this weeks Friday Finds It is always nice to take a break from my own genealogy and read about others. Hope you enjoy! Devon Noel Lee in the\u00a0Family History Fanatics\u00a0blog suggests that\u00a0If your family history is all done, then become a genealogy volunteer! \u00a0 \u00a0 \"You think you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Friday finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Friday finds","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/friday-finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Friday-finds-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C838&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Friday-finds-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C838&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Friday-finds-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C838&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Friday-finds-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C838&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5423,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-44-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8125,"position":4},"title":"Friday finds: Week 44 &#8211; 2017","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"November 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some websites I have been visiting this week. Last week all well laid plans went out the window so I didn't publish my \"Friday finds\" segment. This week has been more ordinary so I am back with some websites that I hope you enjoy. \u00a0 I might have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Life in general......&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Life in general......","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/life-in-general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/binoculars-1209011_1920.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/binoculars-1209011_1920.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/binoculars-1209011_1920.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/binoculars-1209011_1920.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6915,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-37-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":8125,"position":5},"title":"Friday finds: Week 37 &#8211; 2018","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"September 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some of the websites I have visited this week. AncestryDNA has updated their data sets, resulting in changes to many DNA test ethnicity results. Read Andrew Martin\u00a0from the blog\u00a0History repeated's\u00a0article\u00a0Updated AncestryDNA Ethnicity Estimates or How To Feel Less\u00a0Interesting \u00a0 I have been on twitter for a while. None\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Friday finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Friday finds","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/friday-finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FridayFinds.jpg?fit=945%2C756&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FridayFinds.jpg?fit=945%2C756&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FridayFinds.jpg?fit=945%2C756&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FridayFinds.jpg?fit=945%2C756&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8125"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8131,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8125\/revisions\/8131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}