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    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

    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

    Ten most useful websites for Norwegian genealogy research in ten minutes.

    Brudefølge fra Søndmør. Made by Egersunds Fayancefabrik between 1867 og 1876. For those with English as their main language, I would suggest that you start your genealogy…… Read more “Ten most useful websites for Norwegian genealogy research in ten minutes.”

    July 22, 2022October 16, 2024 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    Mondays with Myrt and Russ

    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”

    April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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?”

    April 11, 2022January 19, 2024 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    March 28, 2022December 3, 2023 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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, 2022December 3, 2023 by Liv Birgit Christensen

    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”

    February 14, 2022March 28, 2024 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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