Last Saturday the fifth and final volume of Åsane "bygdebok" was released in Eidsvåg church. The book covers the family history of the farms Åstveit, Storøy, Ervik, Nedre Selvik, Øvre Selvik, Jordal, Øvre Eide and Eidsvåg during the time period of about 1500-1960.

The book is written by Kenneth Bratland as main author and Marie Fossen as image text author. Volume five of "Åsane i fortid og nåtid" may, like the previously released volumes, be bought from "Bokkilden".

More "bygdebøker" from Åsane

More "bygdebøker" from Hordaland

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As a result of over 400 years under Danish rule, the Norwegian language naturally been influenced by the Danish language. Historical records could also contain words that Norwegians currently can not find as natural to understand that for 2-300 years ago.

We have a historical dictionary in Norway, by Steinar Imsen and Harald Winge published in 1999, which covers the time from 1500 to 1800. For the Danish "historic" language, there is a website that deals with language in the period 1700-1950.

Chech out "Ordbog over det danske Sprog"

According to index of Slekt1, 38 family literature books /articles and 34 "bygdebøker", was published in 2011.

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Some places are of a greater public cultural value to us than others. One of those places is of course immigrant station Ellis Island where 12 million people had to pass to start their new life in America.

Ellis Island opened its doors on the first of January 1892 as a station for many hopeful Europeans and took over the task of the former immigrant station Castle Garden. Thanks to technological advances, today we have the opportunity to get a glimpse of the bustling activity on Ellis Island with our own eyes.

According to the newspaper "Budstikka" Niña Sanner has recently written the family book "Barndomsminner, slektstavler og adelsslekten von Bülow history".

The book is written as a gift for the authors family.

The von Bülows hold a number of persons of importance. The genus is, according to Wikiepdia, a Danish / German family with a variety of Baron and Prince titles.