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Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish family history and translation
Slektsforskning på norsk, svenska og dansk.
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torhild
Jul 16, 20221 min read
Reflections for MKT 250
Week 13: Ranking, Link Building & Google Analytics I was introduced to Google Analytics by a colleague a few months ago. She tried to...
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torhild
Jan 14, 20212 min read
Feast Day Calendar – when is the 1st Sunday after Trinitatis?
For centuries the church was the governing agent in the Scandinavian countries and the priest was in charge of recording any and every...
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torhild
Jan 5, 20211 min read
♫ On the thirteenth day of Christmas...♫
January 6th is a day of many names; Three kings' day, Epiphany, and the 13th day of Christmas. It is considered to be the day the (3)...
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torhild
Dec 31, 20202 min read
Nordic Day at the Family History Library
The Family History Library and the Research Specialists at the Nordic reference Team are hosting a free Nordic seminar on Saturday,...
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torhild
Dec 1, 20201 min read
1920
The 1920 Census for Norway was released on 1 December 2020 - an exciting event for any genealogist researching family history in Norway....
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torhild
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Naming Patterns #2
#Scandinavians had great respect for their #ancestors. In addition to living together on the same farm, they also named their children...
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torhild
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Naming patterns #1
At the beginning (a really long time ago) most people were not listed with a last name. If any distinction had to be made a farm name or...
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torhild
Feb 20, 20202 min read
What on earth is a Kaarmand?
The picture above (Courtesy of afroginthefjord.com ) made me laugh out loud the first time I saw it - it describes the daily vocabulary...
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torhild
Feb 13, 20202 min read
This is me!
I was born in Bodø, Norway as the youngest in a family of five. After completing high school, I moved to France for a few months before...
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