Norway Archives - Page 11 of 11

Should I Hire a Professional Genealogist?

Written by Tiffany on September 28, 2018.

Hello readers! I was thinking about what I should write about today. I have written a lot about the practical side of doing genealogy. I decided to take a break from that on this post and focus instead on some stories and concerns that people might have about hiring a genealogist. First, I want to share a story with you about my own genealogy...

Brief History of Norwegian Birth Records

Written by Tiffany on September 14, 2018.

Norwegian words of the day Church record-kirkebøker State church-Statskirken Baptism-Døpte Birth-Fødte Hello everyone, I’m glad to be back again to talk with you more about Norway records. I love talking about the different ways other countries store information and share it. Norway is fascinating to me. I still have fun learning about their...

Why Norway’s history is important for record keeping

Written by Tiffany on September 7, 2018.

Norwegian words of the day Bondsman or sponsors of a marriage-Forloverne Day-Dag Month-Måned Name-Navn, Navne Year-Aar, År Hello friends, welcome back! I hope everyone has had terrific week full of learning experiences. I know I’ve had my fair share this week. Have you had any success with your genealogy lately? If so, I would love to hear about...

Beginning to find a Norwegian Ancestor

Written by Tiffany on August 11, 2018.

Norwegian Words Married=Viede, Gifte Dead or death=Død, Døde Buried=Begravet So where does one start when trying to find their Norwegian ancestors? On Familysearch.org there is a wonderful article about Beginning Norwegian Research that does an awesome job explaining the basics. I’m going to be focusing on Norway in my blog posts first because...

What does a genealogist do?!

Written by Tiffany on August 3, 2018.

So I’ve decided to include Norwegian words as a fun little thing at the beginning of each blog post. So here goes… Født=birth, as in a birth record. So any time you see that word on a title page of a record, then you know you’re looking at a birth record and not a marriage or death record. So on to the question of the day. What does a genealogist...

The Reason for my Scandinavian Obsession

Written by Tiffany on July 27, 2018.

Hello, everyone! I’m pleased to make your acquaintance. I hope we become better friends as I discuss all things genealogy on this blog. First, let me tell you how I became interested in genealogy. Long ago in high school, my church youth group did an assignment to find our grandparents on census records or any historical record. I was...