Welcome
Welcome to my genealogy pages. Here I will present the results of my family research. I have just passed 19000 names in my family tree that I have made available on the web with the help of the program DftCom2. A splendid application to present genealogy on the Internet. You have to have a Java-enabled browser to see it.
Places
My ancestors comes mainly from the south-western part of Norway, Rogaland and southern Hordaland. My wife Marit's ancestors comes mainly from Bergen, Hardanger, Northern Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane.
Sources
Some of my information I have gathered from local history-books. Some information I have found by searching church registers and censuses. Here the searchable online databases at Digitalarkivet and Family Search is very helpful. I have also contacted family by phone, mail, and email to gather information about my living relatives. Some have also contacted me after visiting this web-site. Thanks a lot to those who have contributed!
Emigration
I have followed some emigrants over to USA. One family is the Fosså - Fosaaen family in Iowa and North Dakota. They are brothers of my maternal great-grandmother, Marta Knutsdtr Fosså, and their families. Another family is the brother of my 3rd great-grandfather Lars Lambrigtsen Skålnes, also named Lars, who emigrated from the Tjelle-farm in Skånevik to USA with his family in 1847.
Genealogy software
In my work I use the program Legacy 6.0 Deluxe from Millennia. You can download the standard version of this program free, but if you want the deluxe version, you have to pay $29.95. It's a fantastic application and it's worth every cent.
Latest update April 24, 2006