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Time to plan ahead - where will you take your family history research this year?

In extraordinary times, it is often useful to revisit the past to put life into perspective. I was reminded of this as my current task having some free hours on hand is to prepare my wall full of paper files ready for scanning to digital and searchable files. In the process I have had to review the contents of numerous folders of family trees, notes from family gatherings, photographs and newspaper cuttings, and background historical data gathered to help inform my family histories. What a discovery process in itself ! What lives the ancestors lived - through pandemics, wars, floods, fires, heat waves, droughts, economies failing, illness and setbacks year after year, no matter what location they lived in and no matter the era. Sometimes you wonder how we all came to be where we are in relatively good health and reasonably good spirits - So here is your chance to look ahead and work towards the future for when our doors open and you have a chance to take advantage of the wo
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2023 and it is time for new discoveries

 As we launch into another year of research and discovery, it never fails to amaze me how wrong my deductions and conclusions can be after 50 years of seeking out family history. That may seem alarming, but the truth is that we have so many new tools to discover and review our history.  We have DNA evidence for the first time which can help define the path of our research and help us to understand so many characteristics and traits that we might never have thought of through our family stories alone.  It can help us with medical and health issues that might be found in our various family lines - information that can be very useful when combined with new discoveries in medicine and building awareness in our families of issues of concern. My Norwegian ancestry has led us to become aware of the Kell antibody which impacts on the success of blood transfusions - a useful piece of information for current health issues of late, but also of interest in the causes of death on death certificates
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Norwegian Research Part 18 - Reider Toralf Bakke

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Part 18 - Norwegian research In the Oslo Domkirke parish register 1848-1865 image 383 we have: No. 10, 1859, Jan 31, bachelor, snedkersvend Ole Andersen Bakke and single woman Juliane Petrine Eriksdatter . Ole born Aurskog??, living ??, ag e 29 and a half years, father: Anders Olsen, gaardbruger (farmer), bestman: Peder Olsen AND Juliane born Aker, age 24 and a quarter years, father: Erik Pedersen (Norman??), gartner (gardener), bestman: Edvard Eriksen. Banns 5, 12, 19th Dec. Both vaccinated for smallpox. I think Peder Olsen's occupation is 'Høker' which is a provisions dealer and Edvard Eriksen's occupation is perhaps Skomager..... (some sort of shoemaker). Details like this can always be checked later from other records if clarification is needed. This record confirms Ole's full name of Ole Andersen Bakke - for some reason it was not transcribed properly on FamilySearch. It always pays with Scandinavian names to check indexes with both the patronymic name (in
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Norwegian Research Part 17 - Reider Toralf Bakke

Norwegian Research Part 17 In FamilySearch under 'Norway Marriages, 1660-1926', I haven't found a marriage for an Ole Andersen Bakke, but did find one under 'Ole Andersen'. Name: Ole Andersen Birth Date: 1830 Age: 29 Spouse's Name: Juliane Petrine Eriksdr Spouse's Birth Date: 1835 Spouse's Age: 24 Event Date: 31 Jan 1859 Event Place: Domkirken, Oslo, Akershus, Norway Father's Name: Anders Olsen Spouse's Father's Name: Erik Pedersen Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M42466-1 , System Origin: Norway-VR , GS Film number: 255752 , Reference ID: 2:R9NG43 Citing this Record "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926," index, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWSS-1NK  : accessed 15 Sep 2014), Ole Andersen and Juliane Petrine Eriksdr, 31 Jan 1859; citing Domkirken, Oslo, Akershus, Norway, reference 2:R9NG43; FHL microfilm 255752. Everything looks right apart from the missing 'Bakke' so hopefully finding the marriage in the
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Norwegian Research Part 16 - Reider Toralf Bakke

Part 16 - Norwegian research Sofie Amalie's baptism is in the same register - her birth was 2 Aug 1865 and baptism 17 Sep 1865. Her parents are listed as snedker (cabinetmaker) Ole Andersen Bakke and Juliane Petrine Eriksdatter . Looking back at Oscar's baptism I can see his mother's name kind of looks like 'Eriksdatter' but I don't think I would have worked that out without finding her name some where else.  At this stage I haven't looked for Adolf's baptism as I don't know which parish in Christiania to look in, so I'll assume his mother is Juliane Petrine Eriksdatter for now, and should find confirmation of that when I find hers and Ole's marriage. Sofie Amalie's baptism: http://www.arkivverket.no/ URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb200603130109 88.jpg&siz=full Like
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Norwegian Research Part 15 - Reider Toralf Bakke

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Part 15 - Norwegian research Although I still have a few more parish records to obtain for Adolf Olsen Bakke's family, I'm more interested now in moving on to his father's family. So far, from census records, I know the following about th e family of Ole Andersen Bakke: Ole Andersen Bakke born 1829 Blakjer married to Juliane born 1829 Sørkedalen with children Adolf Olsen Bakke born 19 Jul 1859 Christiania, confirmed 1873 Eidsvoll parish, Akershus county Oskar Olsen Bakke born 1862 Eidsvoll parish, Akershus county Sofie Amalie Bakke born 1865 Eidsvoll parish, Akershus county There is a marriage on FamilySearch 'Norway Marriages 1660-1926' for a Sofie Amalie Bakke with father Ole Andersen Bakke, to an Aksel Ludvig Eriksen with father Johannes Eriksen in Christiania (Oslo, Oslo) on 4 Nov 1888.  I think we can safely assume this is our Sofie - but I will have to look up the LDS catalogue to see which parish the film number belongs to so I know which parish
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Norwegian Research Part 14 - Reider Toralf Bakke

Part 14 - Norwegian research Using a combination of FamilySearch - Norway baptisms, marriages & burials and the parish register scans and census records available on digitalarkivet (Digital Archives of Norway), I have so far established the following family for Adolf Olsen Bakke: Adolf Olsen Bakke born 19 Jul 1859 Christiania, confirmed 1873 Eidsvoll parish, Akershus  county, parents: Ole Andersen Bakke b.1829 Blakjer and Juliane b.1827 Sørkedalen FIRST MARRIAGE on 11 Feb 1883 Trefoldighet parish, Christiania to: Jensine Fredrikke Charlotte Jensen born 1864 Christiania, died 5 Mar 1896, buried Mar 1896 Kampen parish, Christiania, father: Lauritz Jensen WITH CHILDREN: Karl Gustav Fritjof Bakke born abt 1882 Christiania Helge Magnus Bakke born 27 Apr 1883, baptised 8 Jul 1883 Petrus parish, Christiania Arthur Olof Bakke born 27 Jun 1884, baptised 10 Aug 1884 Petrus parish, Christiania Helga Sofie Bakke born 7 Aug 1887, baptised 9 Oct 1887 Kampen parish, Christiania S
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