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Exploring Norwegian genealogy with Liv Birgit Christensen

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    Searching the Norwegian Historical Data Center (updated)

    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)”

    January 6, 2024February 11, 2024 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    December 23, 2023February 11, 2024 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    December 15, 2023February 11, 2024 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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?”

    December 9, 2023 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    December 8, 2023September 17, 2024 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    November 15, 2023December 3, 2023 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    October 28, 2023September 18, 2024 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    October 28, 2023February 23, 2024 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    August 22, 2023 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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)”

    March 24, 2023April 30, 2023 by Liv Birgit Christensen

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    Liv Birgit Christensen is a professional genealogist with over 25 years experience researching in her homeland, Norway, and helping individuals and families find their Norwegian ancestors. She presents a variety of online and in-person presentations and workshops around the world on Norwegian family history research and history in English and Norwegian.

    For more information, see her About and contact her to hire her for professional genealogy research in Norway or to bring her to your family history group or society.

    Contact Liv Birgit Christensen for help on Norway Family History Research.

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    Lefse for christmas

    Many Norwegian-American families have a tradition of eating lefse at Christmas. Lefse looks like a soft tortilla. It is made of mashed potatoes, mixed with fat and flour. It is usually spread with butter and sprinkled with sugar. It is an important part of the Norwegian heritage.

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