
(Any of the text is written in Norwegian).* In this project it is stories about people mostly in the US (United States of America) who immigrated from Norway. It is added stories from Norway and Norwegians abroad. * In the profiles added to this project one find the stories about the specific person. Each person has his or her own story, and this story is unique for each and personal. The story...
Talvik, Leirbotn, Årøy, Langfjordbotn, Kåfjord, Alta, Rafsbotn This project contents genealogical information about people born in Alta area and Talvik area, Finnmark, Norway. * Genealogy / Slektsforskning, wikipedia Norwegian immigrants to United States. Goldminers in Alaska. Shipwrecks along the Norwegian coast. Genealogyproject on Geni . Northernlights route, pictures and history, Tr...
Willem Barentsz (1549-1597) gjenoppdaget Spitz Bergen (Svalbard) 1596.Hollandske hvalfangere i Noordsche Compagnie startet 1614 med fangst av hvalross og hval og sel rundt øyene som i dag heter Svalbard. De opprettet hvalfangststasjonen Smeerenburg der de bearbeidet dyrene. Willem Cornelisz van Muyden (1573-1634) overvintret på Smeerenburg 1615.Norske fangstmenn jaktet sel ved Svalbard og norsk...