Sylvia is an experienced family historian and expert on Poor Law and records related to this. She is currently working on her PhD and enthusiastic about the…… Read more “Speaker at THE Genealogy Show Sylvia Valentine”
Category: How to Research in Norway
Tips and techniques on researching and searching for your Norwegian ancestors in Norway with Liv Birgit Christensen.
Director of THE Genealogy Show Kirsty Gray
Kirsty Gray is the enthusiastic Director of THE Genealogy Show. She is also running Family Wise Limited, one of the leading intestacy companies in Britain. And as…… Read more “Director of THE Genealogy Show Kirsty Gray”
Speaker at THE Genealogy Show Mags Gaulden
Mags Gaulden is a Canadian Professional Genealogist, with expertise in Genetic Genealogy. She is a board member at THE Genealogy Show. Her blog Grandmas Genes is found…… Read more “Speaker at THE Genealogy Show Mags Gaulden”
Speaker at THE Genealogy Show Blaine T. Bettinger
I have done 3 DNA-tests; one with FamilyTreeDNA, one with Ancestry and the last one with MyHeritage. I have found many relatives, but I also have many…… Read more “Speaker at THE Genealogy Show Blaine T. Bettinger”
Speaker at THE Genealogy Show Lisa Louise Cooke
It is only 15 days till THE Genealogy show at NEC in Birmingham, UK. One of the speakers coming from Texas, USA is Lisa Louise Cooke. Lisa…… Read more “Speaker at THE Genealogy Show Lisa Louise Cooke”
Bygdebøker, called Farm books in the US!
A great secondary source for Norwegian family history research is Bygdebøker. Almost every municipality in Norway has published one or a series of books. Norway has had…… Read more “Bygdebøker, called Farm books in the US!”
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?”
Norwegian Names – Naming Patterns in Norway
To keep things simple this is the basic structure of naming traditions in Norway. The Norwegian name consists of three parts: Given name Patronym (The use of…… Read more “Norwegian Names – Naming Patterns in Norway”
Lokalhistoriewiki
“Lokalhistoriewiki” is an excellent place to start your research into your Norwegian ancestors and family history. “Lokalhistoriewiki.no” is a wiki run by the Norwegian Local History Institute (NLI) at the National Library.…… Read more “Lokalhistoriewiki”
