The Farm books for Oppdal municipality are many. This year the 9th in a series was published. The first one was published in 2001 and describes the…… Read more “When there are errors in the “Bygdebok””
Author: Liv Birgit Christensen
Liv Birgit Christensen is a professional Norwegian genealogist working internationally as a speaker on family history and how to research in Norway.
Advanced Norwegian genealogy – a list of links to some of the sites used in the webinar for the National Nordic Museum 26 and 27 September 2020
Remember if the site is in Norwegian, it is easy to translate with Google translate or within Chrome. Digital Archives – church books https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/search/sources Church history https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Norway_Church_Records…… Read more “Advanced Norwegian genealogy – a list of links to some of the sites used in the webinar for the National Nordic Museum 26 and 27 September 2020”
Basic Norwegian genealogy – a list of links to some of the sites used in the webinar for the National Nordic Museum 26 and 27 September 2020
Remember if the site is in Norwegian, it is easy to translate with Google translate or within Chrome. DigitaltMuseum (a place to find photographs, things/artifacts, persons and…… Read more “Basic Norwegian genealogy – a list of links to some of the sites used in the webinar for the National Nordic Museum 26 and 27 September 2020”
The 7 Uv brothers; Hans, Ole and Henrik.
Henrik Olsen Uv, in the front center,at the Jelhaugen farm. One of my great grandfathers was Henrik Olsen Uv born in 1855. He had six brothers, though…… Read more “The 7 Uv brothers; Hans, Ole and Henrik.”
Virtual Nordic Genealogy Conference 2020
The VIRTUAL Nordic Genealogy Conference (September 26–27), is organized by the National Nordic Museum and featuring professional genealogists and subject matter experts from the Nordic countries and…… Read more “Virtual Nordic Genealogy Conference 2020”
Heritage Travel – a magical experience
The last few years, I have done several Heritage travels with clients and for my own research. It can be and is most often a magical experience.…… Read more “Heritage Travel – a magical experience”
Lisabet Eriksdatter Rundhaugen born in Vinger (1846-1917)
As a child, I remember my grandfather told me a story about his grandmother working as a maid in Oslo (called Kristiania then), and that a drawing…… Read more “Lisabet Eriksdatter Rundhaugen born in Vinger (1846-1917)”
Custom oarsman Ingvald Johan Hansen (1815-1888)
Ingvald was son of Karen Hansdatter Carlstad and Niels Hansen Brattlia, from Nordre Land in Oppland. Niels was a sargent in the army and he probably was…… Read more “Custom oarsman Ingvald Johan Hansen (1815-1888)”
Eli Olsdatter Mellem’s old bible from Oppdal
Among my old possessions are many bibles. This one is printed in London in 1814. The local minister Cornelius Thomas Rønnau gave it to Eli Olsdatter Mellem.…… Read more “Eli Olsdatter Mellem’s old bible from Oppdal”
Do you want to learn more about Norwegian genealogy?
There are two Norwegian webinars on YouTube called Norwegian Genealogy Study Group 1 and 2. I have done these together with DearMYRTLE and Russ Worthington. They have…… Read more “Do you want to learn more about Norwegian genealogy?”
