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    Children and war

    A picture of evacuated people staying at the farm Lunde in Varteig in april 1940, when Norway was occupied by Nazi Germany. It is from DigitaltMuseum and…… Read more “Children and war”

    March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    Birgit Halvorsdatter Holte (1889-1978) – a husmann’s daughter

    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”

    February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    September 20, 2021September 23, 2021 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    A sailor from Froland: Gunerius Severin Omundsen Skuggestøl

    The paper Vestlandet from Arendal included news of sailings and accidents involving ships originating from the area. We can see that some ships are headed for Cardiff…… Read more “A sailor from Froland: Gunerius Severin Omundsen Skuggestøl”

    August 14, 2021October 11, 2022 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    A DNA mystery in Agder county.

    We are working on a DNA case where a man from Norway born in 1875, marries in Great Britain and has a family. He works as a…… Read more “A DNA mystery in Agder county.”

    March 29, 2021August 20, 2021 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    RootsTech Connect 2021 – 25–27 February

    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”

    February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 by 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”

    January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 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.

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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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