Brudefølge fra Søndmør. Made by Egersunds Fayancefabrik between 1867 og 1876. For those with English as their main language, I would suggest that you start your genealogy…… Read more “Ten most useful websites for Norwegian genealogy research in ten minutes.”
Innføring i slektsforskning og søkehjelp
Kurset avholdes på Bærum bibliotek Bekkestua 15. oktober 2022 og varer fra 10:00-15:00. Pris kr. 500. Noen temaerHva er slektsforskning?Navn, oppkalling, patronym og etternavn.Bruk av slektsprogram.Hvor skal…… Read more “Innføring i slektsforskning og søkehjelp”
Mondays with Myrt and Russ
Before the webinar Mondays with Myrt on february 26 2018 at the Family history Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.Dave Robison, Roger Moffatt and Pat Richley-Erickson in…… Read more “Mondays with Myrt and Russ”
Coming (soon): A book about Norwegian family history research
Margaret Helen Strand and Liv Birgit Christensen have used the period of the Covid lockdown to write a How-to-book about Norwegian family history research for an English-speaking…… Read more “Coming (soon): A book about Norwegian family history research”
Digital entertainment?
Oslo Ladegård situated in Oslo gate 13. Built in 1725 on the ruins of the old bishops’ residence. A lot of background information can be found on…… Read more “Digital entertainment?”
Ingvald Johan Hansen Bratli – a military man
My great grandfather, Ingvald Johan Hansen, born 1815 and died in 1888, was married twice, first with Karen Oline Jahnsen and then with her niece Birgitte Jahnsen.…… Read more “Ingvald Johan Hansen Bratli – a military man”
Children and war
A picture of evacuated people staying at the farm Lunde in Varteig in april 1940, when Norway was occupied by Nazi Germany. It is from DigitaltMuseum and…… Read more “Children and war”
Old family photos portraying children
Pictures of children are dear to us all and the old ones may be even more of a gift. What did mom or dad look like when…… Read more “Old family photos portraying children”
Birgit Halvorsdatter Holte (1889-1978) – a husmann’s daughter
My grandmother was born in Atrå, Tinn in Telemark on 4th June 1889, as the ninth child of Aslaug Olsdatter Velta and Halvor Toresson Odden, later Holte.…… Read more “Birgit Halvorsdatter Holte (1889-1978) – a husmann’s daughter”
Old artifacts: tine or laup
A laup from Oppdal, Trøndelag. The item on the right is called tine or laup in Norwegian. According to Ola Grefstad, historian and conservator, the term in…… Read more “Old artifacts: tine or laup”
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