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The
Family Photo Historian has lots of information on how to organize and
preserve old photographs.
Photography as a tool in genealogy is a great web page with tips on
how to date old photographs.
Photographs
& Memories Cyndi Howell has several links on the topic of preserving
your family's treasures.
The November/December, 1996 issue of Ancestry
(vol. 14, no. 6) had a seven page article entitled "Historic Photography:
Identification and Preservation". This article also has a bibliography
with ten books on this subject.
To identify the year that a photograph was
taken, examine details in the photograph such as clothing styles, household
implements, various manufactured items, lamps (gas or electric), etc. The
book "Care and Identification of 19th Century Photographic Prints" by James
M. Reilly, covers these approaches in detail. Mr. Reilly is the director
of the Image Permanence Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
His book was published by Eastman Kodak in 1986.
In the five years that have passed since Uncle Olav gave me that book, I have managed to locate the descendants of three of these five nephews. I am still working on the last two, but in the process of searching I have learned a great deal about the history of Norwegian - American emigration, ship building in the late 1800's, the history of the Red River Valley, and a slew of other things. Equally important, I have met some really nice people. Not all of them are related to me; in fact, most of them are not. They are fellow "genies" who, like myself, share a fascinating hobby: searching for our ancestors.
The Boston skyline is a live camera view. My father was a Harvard graduate
student when a cute little baby was born here in 1958! :-)
Oslo is another live camera view. I was five years old when our family
moved back to Norway and settled in Oslo.
Norske Folkeeventyr (Norwegian fairytales) are now on-line, but only
in Norwegian. My grandmother -- "Mormor" -- (Helga Heyerdahl) used to read
these to me when I was a child.
The University of California, Santa Cruz - my alma mater! Go slugs!
Santa Clara University
Law School where I received my law degree in 1988.
My big brother - Andreas also has a web page..... but it's not as nice
as "Ancestors from Norway".... nyah, nyah, nyah ;-)
My
brother Olav also has a web page..... for his business: Sandvika Bil
Utleie. This car rental business is the place to rent a car if you are
going to Norway! It's close to the Fornebu airport and has competitive
prices! (His web page is in Norwegian, but you can send him an e-mail and
he will get back to you in English with prices, availability, etc.)
Stein Føllesdal also has a nice web page. His paternal grandfather,
Jostein Føllesdal, was a younger brother of my paternal grandfather,
Trygve Føllesdal, so Stein and I are 2nd cousins!
Joar
Stautland is another 2nd cousin. He is studying chemistry at
the university in Trondheim, and is the grandson of Magne Føllesdal,
another younger brother of my grandfather, Trygve Føllesdal.
Trygve
Føllesdal is another grandson of Magne Føllesdal. He
is a teacher at Vilberg ungdomsskole in Eidsvoll.
Tore
Reimers is also a grandson of Magne Føllesdal. He is a
pilot for the Norwegian airline Braathens SAFE.
Oddbjørn
Føllesdal is the son of Magne Føllesdal.
The
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. Do you get tired of telemarketing calls
or junk mail? The PRC has a web page with information on how to stop it!
There are laws that prohibit invasion of privacy!
Speaking of laws, The
Declaration of Independence is on the web. So are The
Federalist Papers and The
U.S. Constitution.
American Memory
at the Library of Congress is another great web page to visit.
My Virtual
Reference Desk is an absolutely amazing web page! Links to on-line
encyclopedias, newspapers, legal resources, history resources..... the
list goes on and on.
GateCam
transmits live from San Francisco right to your PC screen!
Norwegian
Newspapers on the net is a web page with links to all of the Norwegian
newspapers currently available on the net, even Verdens Gang!
SantaLady
makes beautiful olde-world Santa dolls. In addition, she is interested
in genealogy and has some great genealogy information on her web page!
You can also read a brief history of Santa and sign the Santa bulletin
board.
Kathy Gilbert is also interested in genealogy. Her web page has lots
of information on her ancestors (English, Scottish, Danish, and American).
She also has a great collection of links to web pages where you can get
icons and graphics for your own web page.
Salon Magazine
always has some great articles!
Mother
Jones is another source for great articles!
The
Electric Postcard allows you to send a birthday card, Christmas card,
etc. by e-mail. Best of all -- it's free!
The
Virtual Florist allows you to send cards with beautiful flowers by
e-mail, and it's free!
I'm My Own Grandpa! is a really funny song -- the lyrics are guaranteed
to give a genealogist a headache!
A Prairie Home
Companion from the Minnesota Public Radio has its own little web page.
ZIA
Museums and Exhibits Resources is a collection of links to museums
and exhibits.
John Koehler has a really neat and eclectic collection of links to
various web pages, ranging from music resources to a web site for spy buffs!
ColorServe Pro is a very useful web page: it consists of a color wheel
to help you select text, link, and background colors for your web page.
