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Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish family history and translation
Slektsforskning på norsk, svenska og dansk.
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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...

torhild
Jul 16, 20221 min read
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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...

torhild
Jan 14, 20212 min read
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♫ 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)...

torhild
Jan 5, 20211 min read
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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,...

torhild
Dec 31, 20202 min read
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1920
The 1920 Census for Norway was released on 1 December 2020 - an exciting event for any genealogist researching family history in Norway....

torhild
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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Naming Patterns #2
#Scandinavians had great respect for their #ancestors. In addition to living together on the same farm, they also named their children...

torhild
Apr 27, 20202 min read
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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...

torhild
Feb 26, 20202 min read
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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...

torhild
Feb 20, 20202 min read
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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...

torhild
Feb 13, 20202 min read
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