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February 10, 2015, 12:19 pm
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In a previous post, I shared some photos from our vacation in Utah. We were there the week after Christmas.

During the week we spent in Utah, the temperatures never rose above freezing. And it snowed at the beginning of our week-long visit.

As we drove around town, I saw lots of icicles. Even some cars had icicles hanging from them. Our car was no different.

See what I mean? Here are two photos of our car.



This isn't a sight I'm used to seeing every day since I live in a warmer climate. So, of course I had to take pictures.



I don't know who owns this car, but it looks like it had been sitting there for a while. Lots of snow and icicles.



There were some crazy long icicles hanging from buildings too.



And check out this row of icicles on this house and those snow-covered bikes and that car.



There were even icicles hanging from bushes.



We spent our vacation week in a beautiful winter wonderland and had a great time with our family. I'll share more photos from our trip in a future post.

Thanks for reading!


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RootsTech 2015 is Almost Here

February 10, 2015, 3:42 pm
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Guess what? RootsTech 2015 is almost here! Many fellow genealogists and genealogy bloggers are already in Salt Lake City, Utah getting ready for the beginning of RootsTech.

Unfortunatley, I'm not attending this year. For those of us unable to attend, we can still watch some of the sessions online.

RootsTech will be providing live streaming sessions this week on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (February 12th through the 14th). To watch the sessions, just go to RootsTech's home page at RootsTech.org. If you can't watch these sessions live, don't worry. They will be available to view on the RootsTech website after the conference ends. I'm not sure how long they will be available, however.

Here's a screenshot of the schedule.

RootsTech 2015 Live Streaming Schedule

To view the schedule online, click HERE.

Thanks for reading!


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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for February 13, 2015

February 13, 2015, 7:33 am
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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)
  1. Family Trees With a Creative Twist by Angela, author of NORTHERN MAMA: FAMILY HISTORY ~ FAMILY LIFE
  2. A genealogist’s guide to using Pinterest by Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman for Worldwide Genealogy ~ A Genealogical Collaboration
  3. Going Digital with Genealogy by Moises Garza, author of We Are Cousins
  4. The Blessing of Finding a Cousin through my Blog by Becky Jamison, author of Grace and Glory
  5. It's official! My PA roots go back prior to the Civil War by Lisa, author of Small-leaved Shamrock
  6. Tuesday's Tip ~ Losing American Citizenship by Marriage by Elizabeth Handler, author of A Jewish Genealogy Journey
  7. TUESDAY’S TIP - DRAGGING & DROPPING PICTURES INTO LEGACY MEDIA GALLERY AND THE FORGOTTEN PLAGUE–KILLED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FOR CENTURIES by Diane Gould Hall, author of MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS
  8. No excuses by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
  9. Cemetery Records by Nichelle Barra, author of Copper Leaf Genealogy
  10. GIVING BACK – PART 2 – INDEXING IN YOUR JAMMIES by Cari Taplin, author of GENEALOGY PANTS
  11. My New Resources Pages Are Up! by Jo Henn, author of Climbing My Family Tree
  12. A Mysterious But Witty Tribute by Leslie G. Robertson, author of The People of Pancho
  13. Preacher Cookies (Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies) by Denise Smith, author of Appalachian Heart Wood
  14. Revolutionary Resources by Jacqi Stevens, author of A Family Tapestry
  15. Queen’s Telegram on Diamond Day by Simon Last, author of Charnwood Genealogy
 
RootsTech 2015 and FGS 2015 Blog Post Compendium by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog
Jana's Place

Thanks for reading!


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The Benefits of Genealogy Blogging

February 17, 2015, 11:46 am
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Image courtesy of cooldesign at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

I was asked to write a couple of paragraphs about how genealogy blogging has helped me find distant cousins, find more information about my ancestors, etc. for our local Family History Center's wiki page on FamilySearch.org. Of course I said yes to this request. I also thought this would be a great topic for a blog post.

Just what are the benefits of writing a genealogy blog? Before I talk about those benefits, here's a little background on how I began my genealogy blog.

In February of 2012 I watched Lisa Louise Cooke's live streamed RootsTech presentation called Genealogy Podcasts and Blogs 101. I had never heard of genealogy blogs before and the thought of blogging about my ancestors had never even occurred to me before that time. I decided to be brave and jump into the genealogy blog pool and here I am today, almost three years later. I'm grateful to Lisa for her presentation and to RootsTech for live streaming it.

Am I glad I began my genealogy blog? Absolutely! Here are some of the benefits I've discovered from writing my genealogy blog:

  • My blog acts as cousin bait, which means that if a relative of mine searches for one of our common ancestors on the internet, they may find my blog and contact me. I've had this happen several times. I wrote about a recent and very exciting cousin connection in a previous blog post. This newly discovered cousin lives in Brazil. Blogs have a global reach. They can be read by people all over the world, which is amazing.
  • Writing about my ancestors helps me to better analyze the research I have about them.
  • Writing about my ancestors helps me to get to know them better. It's fascinating to learn about them. It also helps me to appreciate them and what they experienced during their lives.
  • My immediate and extended family members near and far can learn about their ancestors by reading my blog. And hopefully my future descendants will read my blog and enjoy learning about their ancestors too.
  • Even if distant cousins don't contact me when and if they find my blog, the information, stories, and photos I share may be helpful and interesting to them. They may see a photo of an ancestor that they'd never seen before. I know how exciting that can be.
  • Each person in my family tree deserves to be remembered. And writing about them in a genealogy blog is a great way to remember them.
  • I've made lots of genealogy blogging friends online. These friends are from all over the world. There's an active online genealogy blogging community and its members are very kind and helpful. One of the major online communities is GeneaBloggers. If you already have a genealogy blog and haven't joined the fun at GeneaBloggers, I encourage you to do so.
  • Blogging about ancestors is fun!

Can you think of other benefits of genealogy blogging? Feel free to add those in the comments below.

Thanks for reading!

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for February 20, 2015

February 20, 2015, 11:07 am
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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)
  1. Are You Doing the Genealogy Do-Over with GeneaBloggers Thomas MacEntee? by Denise Levenick, author of The Family Curator
  2. DNA Quick Reference Notes by Debbie Parker Wayne, author of Deb's Delvings in Genealogy
  3. Ten Things To-Do for your Civil War ancestor by Cindy Freed, author of Cindy Freed's Genealogy Circle
  4. Sneak Peek of The New Ancestry Website Coming! by Dan Lawyer for Ancestry.com Blog
  5. Something in this book could kill you! by TK, author of Before My Time
  6. Copyright and the genealogy lecture AND Credit and copyright by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
  7. New Book by Geoff Rasmussen - "Kindred Voices: Listening for our Ancestors" by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
  8. Are You Missing Genealogy Gems in Military Records? by Anne Gillespie Mitchell, author of Finding Forgotten Stories
  9. Genealogy Factoids -- What Are They And Are They Worth Saving? (February 17, 2015) AND Want To Preserve All Your Genealogy Blog Efforts? Better book it! (February 20, 2015) by John D. Tew, author of Filiopietism Prism
  10. Louise's Lost Files - Cancelled Checks by Ginger R. Smith, author of Genealogy By Ginger's Blog
  11. Was Grandma a Cover Girl? by Debi Austen, author of Who Knew?
  12. Ancestor Cards by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
  13. 5 Ways to Use Pinterest for Genealogy by Nichelle Barra, author of Copper Leaf Genealogy
  14. Five Fabulous Digital Tools To Power Your Life Story by Lisa Alzo, guest blogger for the Armchair Genealogist
  15. Evernote as a Genealogy Research Toolbox by Shannon Thomas, author of Our Life Picture by Picture
  16. What Did It Take to Become a Census Enumerator? by Dana Leeds, author of The Enthusiastic Genealogist
  17. Genealogists as Storytellers by Joanne Cowden, author of Researching Relatives
  18. Fun and Challenging FamilySearch Family Tree Games on Ancestor Guru by James Tanner, author of Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad…
  19. MyHeritage puts exclusive Scandinavian records online by Emma for MyHeritage Blog
  20. It’s not about climbing the tree by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History
 
Updated RootsTech 2015 and FGS 2015 Blog Post Compendium by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog
Jana's Place

Thanks for reading!


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Iver and Marit ~ My 2nd Great-Grandparents

February 23, 2015, 3:08 pm
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Iver Iverson and Marit Thorsdatter were my paternal 2nd great-grandparents. I've written a couple of blog posts about them in the past.  Iver served in the U.S. Civil War. I wrote a bit about that in a post back in 2013. You can read that post by clicking HERE. I shared Marit's death certificate in a blog post which you can read by clicking HERE.

Iver and Marit were both born in Norway. He emigrated from Norway in April of 1858. When I wrote about Iver in 2013, I didn't have any concrete evidence about when he immigrated to the United States. But thankfully I do now and I will share Iver's immigration record in a future post. Unfortunately, I don't have immigration information for Marit, or Mary as she was known in the United States.

Iver Iverson married Marit Thorsdatter on 23 February 1860 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Iver and Marit were the parents of nine or ten children.*

1. Edward Theodore Iverson (1860-1916)

2. Caroline Lena Gioline Iverson (1864-1882)

3. Mathelda Iverson (1866-1910)

4. Christopher Iverson (1868-1925) [my grandfather]

5. Iver Martin Iverson (1870-1940)

6. Oscar Iverson (1871-1958)

7. William Iverson (1873-)

8. Julia Randina Iverson (1875-1973)

9. Emely or Emily Maria Iverson (1878-1880)

10. William Franklin Iverson (1883-Abt 1885)


* Child No. 7 and Child No. 10 may be the same person. This needs further research to resolve.

As I mentioned, I now have concrete evidence showing when Iver immigrated to America. I have a digital copy of the document that lists Iver leaving for America in April of 1858. I also have digital copies of documents that list Iver's brother Ole and Ole's family, Iver's parents and another brother named Christopher, leaving for America as well. I'll be sharing these documents and other information about my Norwegian family lines in future posts.

Thanks for reading!


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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for February 27, 2015

February 27, 2015, 10:16 am
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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)
  1. 31 Sessions of RootsTech 2015 now online AND 10 Surprising Things about Mobile App Use and Genealogy and why they are not a surprise by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
  2. Three Questions from Spitland by Sally Knudsen, author of Sally Searches
  3. Tuesday's Tips: Norwegian Research Aids Coming to My Rescue by Mary Perkinson Nelson, author of Celebrating Family Stories
  4. 50 Free Genealogy Sites to Search Today by Family History Daily
  5. 20 Free and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, Part 1 AND 20 Free and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, Part 2 by Diane L. Richard for Upfront With NGS Blog
  6. Insanity, Guardianship, Account Books and Family History by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
  7. Mexican Newspaper Archives by Moises Garza, author of Mexican Genealogy
  8. A Transcription Toolbox by Sue Adams for Worldwide Genealogy ~ A Genealogical Collaboration
  9. MooseRoots Is a New Genealogy Research Engine AND More Information About MooseRoots.com AND Generasi.me Does Interactive Family Timelines by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
  10. DNA Proves I've Got The Right Family! by Andrea Kelleher, author of How Did I Get Here? My Amazing Genealogy Journey
  11. Stories at FGS / RootsTech, or, Why I’m Not Brandishing a Pitchfork by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small
  12. Is Genealogy Evolving? (My thoughts on Mommy bloggers) by Mary Foxworthy, author of Roots & Stuff
  13. Genealogy is Hacking by Tammy Hepps, author of Treelines Blog
  14. An Open Letter To The Genealogy Community AND An Open Letter to the Genealogy Community--Part Deux by Janet Hovorka, author of The Chart Chick
  15. Ethics, Genealogists and Conferences by Family history across the seas
  16. Finding Charlotte by Marian Pierre-Louis, author of Marian's Roots & Rambles
  17. Tuesday Tips ~ Keeping a Brick Wall Ancestors File! by Angela M. Money, author of Northern Mama: Family History ~ Family Life
  18. Quick tip – Check your photos. Again. by Yvette Hoitink, author of Dutch Genealogy
  19. Do Statewide Reports Mention Your Ancestor? by Michael John Neill, author of Genealogy Tip of the Day
  20. I just discovered a new fact about my great grandparents by Becky Jamison, author of Grace and Glory
  21. Putting It All Together by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
  22. GeneaBlogger Beads at Congress by Jill Ball, author of GeniAus


The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog
Jana's Place

Thanks for reading!


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Leaving Norway ~ Iver Iverson

March 3, 2015, 11:25 am
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My paternal 2nd great-grandfather, Iver Iverson, was born in Marteplads, Nes, Buskerud, Norway on 2 August 1827. Research that I inherited from my dad stated that Iver and his brother Ole immigrated to the United States in April of 1858. Last year I downloaded a digital copy of an immigration record that shows that they did emigrate from Norway in April of 1858.

While doing research for this blog post, I found a query from 2004 in the Norway Heritage website forum asking for help to find an immigration list and passenger list for Iver Iverson. This query was written by my dad. Here's what he asked:
"My great grandfather immigrated from Marteplads, Nes, Buskerud, Norway sometime between 1850 and 1860. He came to America and fought in the Civil War with the Iowa Regulars. He settled in Benson, Minnesota. I am looking for a passenger list and immigrant list showing him as an immigrant from Norway. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks."
Jan Iverson
My dad passed away almost six years ago. To find his query while I was writing this blog post was bittersweet. Before my dad passed away, I focused my family history research on my mom's family lines. But now I'm researching my mom's and my dad's family lines.

In my dad's query from 2004 he didn't seem to know exactly when Iver had immigrated. After posting his query he must have found the answer he was looking for. I copied some of his research notes from his genealogy database into mine. And the notes he had for Iver Iverson indicate that he found the date of Iver's immigration from looking at a microfilm of parish records for Nes, Buskerud, Norway (film 278204). It's amazing that today I can just look online and find that information.

Iver is found in this Migration Record for 1858. It's part of a Parish Register for Nes, Buskerud, Norway.1



This document is found in The National Archives of Norway website. This website is absolutely wonderful. If you have Norwegian ancestry, I highly recommend it to you. It's free to access, which is awesome.

Iver Iverson (spelled Iversen in Norway) is found on page 593, line 30. Iver's entry is inside the red rectangle.

I cropped Iver's entry to get a better view.



And here's the information found within this record.

Number: 30
Date: 17 April 1858
Name: Iver Iversen (Marteplads)
Age: 2/8 27 = 2 August 1827 [I'm not sure why Iver's birthdate is listed instead of his age]
Destination: Amerika

In a blog post last week, I mentioned that I have digital copies of immigration records for Iver's brothers Ole and Christopher, as well as for his parents Iver and Guri. I'll be sharing those records in future posts.

Thanks for reading!


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1 The National Archives of Norway, Digital Archives, Buskerud county, Nes, Parish register (official) nr. 9 (1834-1863), Migration records 1858, Iver Iversen, page 593. Line 30.↩
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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for March 6, 2015

March 6, 2015, 10:29 am
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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)
  1. Slave Name Roll Project by Schalene Dagutis, author of Tangled Roots and Trees
  2. What's In A Name? AND Relative Finder - Cousins Around Every Corner by Amy Archibald, author of Revealing Roots and Branches
  3. About Genealogy Conferences and Salt Lake City. . . One More Thing by Denise Levenick, author of The Family Curator
  4. The Two Companies that will print your Genealogy Blog Books by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
  5. Genealogy Tool – Common genealogical words in eight languages AND My genealogical words list now includes EIGHT languages–Latin added! by Christina George, author of CHRISTINA GEORGE
  6. USING INSTAGRAM TO SHARE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY by Leigh Anne, author of Your Homebased Mom
  7. 19 Strange Professions of Your Ancestors That Don’t Exist Today by Crestleaf Blog
  8. Findmypast Announces Free Weekend 6-9 March 2015 AND New records available to search during Findmypast’s Free Weekend by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaPress
  9. Copyright and the photo negatives by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
  10. SWEDISH GENEALOGY RESOURCES AND JUST WHAT IS IN A CITY DIRECTORY? by Linda Stufflebean, author of Empty Branches on the Family Tree
  11. Win a 6 Month U.S. Discovery Membership to Ancestry! by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, author of The Olive Tree Genealogy
  12. Searching the Obituary Daily Times by Ken McKinlay, author of Family Tree Knots
  13. Who Do You Think You Are? Sweepstakes Begins March 8th by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
  14. Why I Wrote This Post...You Just Won't Believe One of The Reasons! by Barbara Poole, author of Life From The Roots
  15. Rootstech 2015 and Is It Worth Attending Again? by Valerie Elkins, author of Family Cherished
  16. Respecting my Grandmother's Life Trials AND Timeline Puts my Grandfather's Life in Perspective by Becky Jamison, author of Grace and Glory
  17. Genealogy Gophers Website is Launched - Free Genealogy Books by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
  18. FamilySearch Family Tree 2014 and beyond (#RootsTech #RTATEAM) by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
  19. TREASURE CHEST THURSDAY: RATION BOOKS by Lacey Holley, author of Adventures of an Untameable Genealogist
  20. A BOX FULL OF TREASURES, SIGNATURES & MORE by Diane Gould Hall, author of MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog
Jana's Place

Thanks for reading!


© 2015 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved
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Leaving Norway ~ Ole Iversen

March 11, 2015, 10:44 am
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Last week I shared the Migration Record of my paternal 2nd great-grandfather, Iver Iverson. In that post, I mentioned that I also have the Migration Record for Iver's brother Ole. Today I'd like to share that record with you. It just so happens that it is the exact same record as Iver's. That's because Iver and Ole were listed on the same page in the Migration Record for 1858, which is part of a Parish Register for Nes, Buskerud, Norway.1

Iver is listed inside the blue rectangle on this page and Ole and his family are inside the red rectangle near the bottom of the page.



Before we look at the information about Ole and his family in this document, I'd like to tell you a little bit about them.

Ole Iversen was born on 1 November 1822 and was christened on 8 December 1822 in Nes, Hallingdal, Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of Iver Stenersen and Guri Olsdatter.2

When Ole was 33 years old, he married Anne Gunbjornsdatter. Their marriage took place on 29 September 1856 in Nes, Hallingdal, Buskerud, Norway.3

Their daughter, Guri, was born on 28 May 1857 and was christened on 14 June 1857 in Nes, Hallingdal, Buskerud, Norway.4

Guri was only about a year old when Ole and his young family immigrated to the United States.  What must it have been like for them to make this long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858?  I can only imagine how difficult it must have been for them.

Let's look at the information in the Migration Record. I don't speak or read Norwegian, so reading some of the words in this document was a bit difficult.

Here's a cropped view showing Ole and his family in the Migration Record.


I couldn't figure out what some of the words were in these columns, so I asked for help in two of the Norwegian Genealogy groups that I belong to on Facebook. I uploaded these images and posted my query. Within half an hour two kind and helpful people from one of the groups translated the words in the document for me. I was told that the word in front of Ole's name is an abbreviated form of "husmann" which means tenant farmer. And I was told that the word in front of Anne's name is "hustru" which means wife, and that the word in front of Guri's name is "barn" which means child.

Information for Ole

Number: 52
Date: April
Name: Ole Iversen Mar. (Mar. is short for Marteplads, Ole's place of birth)
Age: 36
Destination: Amerika

Information for Anne

Number: 53
Date: April
Name: Anne Gunbjornsdr Opdal (Opdal is Anne's place of birth)
Age: 1827 (year of birth instead of age)
Destination: Amerika

Information for Guri

Number: 54
Date: April
Name: Guri
Age: 1
Destination: Amerika

Ole and Anne had two more children after they arrived in the United States. Here's the complete list of their children.
  1. Guri Olesdatter (1857-1922) [born in Norway]
  2. Isabelle Marie Iversen (1863-1954) [born in Minnesota]
  3. Iver O. Iversen (1864-1928) [born in Iowa]
Ole's parents, Iver and Guri, and his brother Christopher, immigrated to the United States in 1861. I will be sharing their Migration Record in a future post.

Thanks for reading!


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1 The National Archives of Norway, Digital Archives, Buskerud county, Nes, Parish register (official) nr. 9 (1834-1863), Migration records 1858, Ole Iversen, page 593. Line 52.↩
2 "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWXS-2QP : accessed 10 March 2015), Ole Iversen, 01 Nov 1822; citing ; FHL microfilm 123,840.↩
3 ] "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NW71-BJT : accessed 10 March 2015), Ole Iversen and Anne Gunbjornsdr, 29 Sep 1856; citing Nes I Hallingdal, Buskerud, Norway; FHL microfilm 278,204.↩
4 "Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWHZ-ZMR : accessed 10 March 2015), Guri Olesdatter, 28 May 1857; citing ; FHL microfilm 123,841.↩
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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for March 13, 2015

March 13, 2015, 9:25 am
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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)
  1. Presenter Interview: Lisa Louise Cooke, Genealogy Gems by Cynthia Shenette, author of Heritage Zen
  2. Introducing Lisa Alzo, Guest Genealogist by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, author of The Olive Tree Genealogy
  3. Bullying and Elitism by Tony Proctor, author of Parallax View
  4. Ancestor's Mental Health or Any Medical Records Can Be Very Hard to Come By! AND 20 Free and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, Part 4 by Diane L. Richard for UPFRONT WITH NGS Blog
  5. Breaking Genealogical Stereotypes: Interview with D. Joshua Taylor by Crestleaf Blog
  6. Narrative Project: Writing a Simple Birth Story by Devon Lee, author of A Patient Genealogist
  7. Being a Beginner Again by Barbara Poole, author of Life From The Roots
  8. More than 4,500 Facebook groups and pages for genealogy by Gail Dever, author of Genealogy a la carte
  9. Facebook Tags Forgotten Ancestor by Family Sleuther, author of Family Sleuther
  10. Cousins ... Removed? by Amy Archibald, author of Revealing Roots and Branches
  11. Genealogy Do-Over : Who Lived Where, The 1838 Norwegian Matrikul or Land Register by Mary Perkinson Nelson, author of Celebrating Family Stories
  12. Genealogy on Facebook by NikiMarie, author of Copper Leaf Genealogy
  13. Fearless Female…. by generationsgoneby, author of Generations Gone By's Weblog
  14. Recording Family History by Taneya Koonce, author of Taneya's Genealogy Blog
  15. Supporting Documents - A DAR Resource by Valerie Craft, author of Begin with 'Craft'
  16. How and Why to Use Genealogy Gophers by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small
  17. Finding the Connection to a DNA Match Within An Hour! by Melvin J. Collier, author of Roots Revealed
  18. Without Means of Support Part 3 by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
  19. Genealogy is a marathon, not a sprint by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History
  20. Creating My Who Do You Think You Are? Story by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed It….My Contribution to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

Thanks for reading!


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A Norwegian Passport ~ Ole Iversen

March 17, 2015, 10:59 am
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Last week I shared the Migration Record of my 2nd great-granduncle, Ole Iversen with you. That document was found in Norway's Digital Archives website. While I was doing research in that amazing website, I found the passports for Ole Iversen, his wife Anne and their daughter Guri. How exciting!

Today I'd like to share Ole's passport with you. I'll share Anne's and Guri's passports in future posts.


The full image above may be a bit difficult to read, so here's a cropped portion of the image showing Ole's information.



Information found in this document

Given name: Ole
Last name: Iversen Marteplads
Gender: m
Age: 35
Issued/presented: 20 April 1858
Individual remarks: af Naes, 65 Tommer, undersat, blaa, morkebrunt
Id: og00000000903791
Serial number: 121
Fee: 64 s

I cropped the "Individual remarks" section of the document even further.


As I mentioned in a previous post, I don't read or speak Norwegian. So once again I posted a translation request in the Norwegian Genealogy Group that I belong to on Facebook. And as before, I did get help. Two kind people responded. I was especially interested in this "Individual remarks" section of Ole's passport. It appears that this is a physical description of Ole Iversen. How cool is that!?

With the help from the kind people in the Facebook group, here is the translation of the "Individual remarks" section.

Individual remarks: of Nes, 65 Tommer = inches tall (5'5"), undersat could mean stocky build, blaa means blue which must refer to Ole's eye color, and morkebrunt = dark brown which must refer to Ole's hair color.

We don't have a photo of Ole, so reading this physical description of him is really wonderful.

Ole and his family immigrated to the United States in April of 1858. The Migration Record for Ole and his family didn't have a specific date. It only had April in the date column. Since Ole's passport was issued on 20 April 1858, this tells me they left Norway sometime after that date.

Norway's Digital Archive is such a wonderful website. If you have Norwegian ancestors, I highly recommend giving it a try. And, if you'd like to access the passports section of Norway's Digital Archive, click HERE.

Thanks for reading!


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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for March 20, 2015

March 20, 2015, 10:43 am
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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order) Genealogy! Just Ask! by Amy Archibald, author of Revealing Roots and Branches Blogging with Evernote at Congress by Jill Ball, author of GeniAus KINDLE-ING GENEALOGY: SEND TO KINDLE FOR WINDOWS by Bill West, author of West in New England Tuesday's Tip: Researching Your Deaf Ancestors in U.S. Federal Censuses by Miriam J. Robbins, author of
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Remembering My Dad On His Birthday

March 23, 2015, 10:47 am
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Note: This is a repost from last year's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. I changed the title and made a few edits to make the post accurate for today's date. Happy Birthday Dad! We really do miss you! This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small. Today is my dad's birthday. He would have turned 79 years old. He
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Fab Finds on a Brief Hiatus

March 26, 2015, 12:25 pm
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Hello all of my wonderful readers! I'm writing this post to let you know that there won't be a Fab Finds post this week or next week. I'm a bit overwhelmed with things to do at the moment. One of the projects I'm working on is making my blog into a book. Or should I say several books. I've chosen Blurb.com for this project. The choice was between Blog2Print.com and Blurb. With Blog2Print I found
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He Lives ~ Happy Easter

April 4, 2015, 4:44 pm
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As Easter approaches, I'd like to share this very special video with you. It's called He Lives - Celebrate Easter Because Jesus Christ Lives. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I'm so grateful for Jesus Christ. I know He is our Savior and Redeemer. I'm thankful for His kindness, mercy and love. And I'm grateful for His atoning sacrifice and for the Resurrection. I'd like to wish all
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My 3rd Blogiversary!

April 6, 2015, 9:15 pm
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Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Yesterday, April 5, 2015, was my blog's 3rd blogiversary. I can't believe I began this blog three whole years ago! Where has the time gone? FIRST THINGS FIRST First of all, I would like to thank all of my wonderful readers for following along with me in my family history research. I appreciate you reading my blog posts. I also
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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for April 10, 2015

April 10, 2015, 1:17 pm
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Hello my wonderful readers! As promised, Fab Finds is back from its two-week hiatus. I was able to finish and order my blog book by the March 31st deadline so I could take advantage of the 20% off sale. My book has already arrived and I'm very pleased with it. Blurb did a great job. I was also able to complete my syllabus for the upcoming class I'm teaching at our local Family Discovery Day
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Crestleaf.com’s Guess My Family Heritage Blogathon Contest

April 13, 2015, 11:11 am
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Crestleaf.com is hosting a contest. It's super easy and there are prizes involved, so yay! Participants are invited to share a family photo and then ask their readers to reference the photo and guess the family's heritage. I tried to find a photo that I haven't shared on my blog before. I found one, and here it is. Photo courtesy of my 2nd cousin Jordan So...any guesses about this
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My Blog Book is Here!

April 14, 2015, 10:35 am
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In a previous post I told you about my blog book project that I had been working on. Well, I finished by blog book, ordered it, and it has already arrived! It came even sooner than the estimated delivery date. And I am so pleased with the way it turned out. Blurb.com did a fantastic job. Here are a few photos of my completed book. Front Cover Open Book Back Cover I'm thinking of
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