Have you tried to search the Norwegian Historical Data Center to find family from the past? It is easier to search here than on other websites, you…… Read more “Searching the Norwegian Historical Data Center (updated)”
Category: How to Research in Norway
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS IN NORWAY
JUL Christmas card showing a “Nisse” with his bowl of Christmas porridge. Artist: Julius Holck (1845-1911). Photo: The National Library of Norway. Norwegians celebrate Christmas on the…… Read more “CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS IN NORWAY”
Find your Norwegian family
Postcard from Norway 1907. When Christmas comes, we often think of what has been. Our parents and grandparents. How is our family in Norway doing? We might…… Read more “Find your Norwegian family”
Do you want to see where your Norwegian ancestors worshipped?
Haslum church in February 2022. Photo Liv B. Christensen The Church of Norway is an Evangelical-Lutheran church with 3.7 million members. All around Norway there are about 1600…… Read more “Do you want to see where your Norwegian ancestors worshipped?”
Kurs i 2024
Det blir flere kurs høsten 2024. 2025 er et jubileumsår for den første organiserte utvandringen fra Norge til Amerika. Crossing200 har planlagt mange aktiviteter i Norge og…… Read more “Kurs i 2024”
A Norwegian in Boston, England
Marriage announcement from the Lincoln, Rutlandand Stamford Mercury, dated 21 Dec 1888. (British Newspaper Archive) By Margaret H. Strand When I was responsible for the genealogy group in…… Read more “A Norwegian in Boston, England”
READ OUR BOOK – EXPLORING NORWEGIAN GENEALOGY
Norwegian ancestors? Find them yourself with the help of our new book! An introduction to researching your Norwegian ancestry via online databases. About the authors Liv Birgit…… Read more “READ OUR BOOK – EXPLORING NORWEGIAN GENEALOGY”
Appendix 3 – Glossary and abbreviations
This is Appendix 3 of the book Exploring Norwegian Genealogy. Three boys in Rjukan, Telemark, Norway about 1920. They are wearing matrosdress sailor suit. If you have…… Read more “Appendix 3 – Glossary and abbreviations”
Hvordan finne slekt ved hjelp av DNA-tester
Kurs 14. oktober 2023, Kl. 1000 – 1500 på Bekkestua bibliotek. Pris kr 500. Noen temaer Prøven er levert inn og resultatet er kommet, hva nå? Om…… Read more “Hvordan finne slekt ved hjelp av DNA-tester”
Woodcarver Hans Larsen Karlstad (1748-1832)
Pulpit carved by Hans Larsen Karlstad, painted by Peder Aadnes in Hov church in Land, on the occasion of the church’s opening in 1782. I have had…… Read more “Woodcarver Hans Larsen Karlstad (1748-1832)”
Genealogical research in Norway 
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