Before the webinar Mondays with Myrt on february 26 2018 at the Family history Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.Dave Robison, Roger Moffatt and Pat Richley-Erickson in…… Read more “Mondays with Myrt and Russ”
Tag: Norwegian genealogy
Digital entertainment?
Oslo Ladegård situated in Oslo gate 13. Built in 1725 on the ruins of the old bishops’ residence. A lot of background information can be found on…… Read more “Digital entertainment?”
Ingvald Johan Hansen Bratli – a military man
My great grandfather, Ingvald Johan Hansen, born 1815 and died in 1888, was married twice, first with Karen Oline Jahnsen and then with her niece Birgitte Jahnsen.…… Read more “Ingvald Johan Hansen Bratli – a military man”
Old family photos portraying children
Pictures of children are dear to us all and the old ones may be even more of a gift. What did mom or dad look like when…… Read more “Old family photos portraying children”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Genealogical research in Norway 
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