My grandmother was born in Atrå, Tinn in Telemark on 4th June 1889, as the ninth child of Aslaug Olsdatter Velta and Halvor Toresson Odden, later Holte.…… Read more “Birgit Halvorsdatter Holte (1889-1978) – a husmann’s daughter”
Old artifacts: tine or laup
A laup from Oppdal, Trøndelag. The item on the right is called tine or laup in Norwegian. According to Ola Grefstad, historian and conservator, the term in…… Read more “Old artifacts: tine or laup”
1920 Census for Norway – digitized but not fully transcribed
The text on the back of this photo was “Kaldal 1942”, the farm where Elvine was born and where she lived in 1920. The farmhouse was torn…… Read more “1920 Census for Norway – digitized but not fully transcribed”
Old Norwegian Christmas postcards
A group of nisser, notice the pigs. The custom of writing Christmas cards began in Norway in the 1870’s, but at that time they were forwarded in…… Read more “Old Norwegian Christmas postcards”
Elen Sophia Pedersdatter Kaldal and life on the Kola peninsula
Elen Sophia Pedersdatter Kaldal (1841-1930) My grandmother’s great-aunt (in Norway we say grandtante (tante=aunt)) Sofie went to live on the Kola peninsula in Russia with her husband…… Read more “Elen Sophia Pedersdatter Kaldal and life on the Kola peninsula”
Photo from May 17th, 1929, taken in Rjukan, Telemark
Many of us have a lot of photos from the past, often with unidentified persons and places. But help is to be found! The Storli family portrayed…… Read more “Photo from May 17th, 1929, taken in Rjukan, Telemark”
WW2 and Rjukan, Telemark, in a timeline
Rjukan Arbeiderblad writes about Operation Freshman and the hostage taking in november 2017 World War II had an impact on almost everyone in Norway since the country…… Read more “WW2 and Rjukan, Telemark, in a timeline”
«Potetferie»
A fall day at Øverland Arboret in Bærum Week 40 is time for the fall vacation in the Oslo region. Until the 1970’s it was often called…… Read more “«Potetferie»”
Finn Christensen, a Waisenhus boy (Part 1)
The Waisenhus in Kongens gate 1 Every time I am in Oslo (previously called both Kristiania and Christiania) and pass the former Waisenhus in Kongens gate 1,…… Read more “Finn Christensen, a Waisenhus boy (Part 1)”
Anne Olsdatter Røyland, “child wanderer” from Åseral
Anne was born in Åseral municipality in 1841. Åseral is situated in (the old) Vest-Agder County. Her father was Ole Andersen Røyland (1778-1860), while her mother was…… Read more “Anne Olsdatter Røyland, “child wanderer” from Åseral”
Genealogical research in Norway 
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