This week it is RootsTech Connect and it is of course an online conference. There are hundreds of lectures in English and in other languages as well.…… Read more “RootsTech Connect 2021 – 25–27 February”
Category: How to Research in Norway
Tips and techniques on researching and searching for your Norwegian ancestors in Norway with Liv Birgit Christensen.
2000 Oppdalinger emigrated to the US and Canada
Norway is one of the countries with highest emigration to North America, from 1825 and 100 years onward, in relation to the populations size. More than 800.000…… Read more “2000 Oppdalinger emigrated to the US and Canada”
40 million new names at the Digital Archives
The Digital Archives of Norway has collaborated with Ancestry, MyHeritage and FamilySearch (AMF) in transcribing Norwegian church books. They have added 40 million names to the database…… Read more “40 million new names at the Digital Archives”
“Bøgda vår 2020” – Oppdals local history yearbook
Oppdal historielag’s annual booklet. The picture is painted by Dagfinn Werenskiold. The picture is called “Grandfather” and the old man is Arnt Audensen Storli and his grandchild…… Read more ““Bøgda vår 2020” – Oppdals local history yearbook”
When there are errors in the “Bygdebok”
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””
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”
Genealogical research in Norway 
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