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Featured Product	2011 SGSMN Conference The link to the page containing all the links in my presentation can be found here.
Genealogy	Svare genealogy Here's my on-line collection of genealogical information on the Svare family. It contains biographical and genealogical information on the family in the United States and Norway. If you have any additional information or corrections, please contact me. Tweet genealogy A collection of genealogical material on the family of Peder Johannesen (1844-1916) of Tveit farm in Eidfjord, Norway. Peder was born in Eidfjord, Norway, in 1844, and came to the United States in 1869. Click here for the information. Fuchs & Winter families of Stearns County, Minnesota Partial indexes to Stearns county vital records for the Fuchs and Winter families. The indexes, which are incomplete, can be accessed here. The Lenz family: Alendorf, Germany, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and Stearns County, Minnesota Is the mystery of what happened to Friederich Wilhelm Thomas Lenz solved? You can read my thoughts here.
Genealogical Resources	FamilySearch Releases new Norwegian Record Collections In connection with the 2010 National Genealogical Society Conferece, held in Salt Lake City, FamilySearch.org unveiled a new beta site to the public along with the publication of 300 million additional records. There are three Norwegian record collections included in this new release. The collections are: Baptisms, 1634-1927; Burials, 1666-1927; and Marriages, 1660-1926. To help users better understand what is in each of these three collections, FamilySeach published a coverage table showing record county by fylke. You can download a copy of the coverage table here. Guide to Norwegian Probate Index Cards A quick illustrated guide to the information contained on the probate index cards created by the National Archives of Norway. These records are available on film in Family History Centers operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You can find the indexes listed under the subject heading "Probate records" for each locality. They are usually the first items in film notes and are called "Kort register." 1838 tax list for Vågå Transcription of the Fortegnelse over Jordebrugene og deres Matrikulskyld, saaledes som samme befandtes ved 1838 Aars Udgang i Vaage Thinglag af Gudbrandsdalens Fogderi, attestet ifølge Kongelig Resolution af 29de December 1838. This is a list of farms in Vågå with their tax registration number, names of sub-farms (bruker), and the resident (opsidder) of each, along with the tax valuation of each farm. 1917 Inddeling I've transcribed the 1917 edition of Norges civile, geistlige, og judicielle inddeling. This document gives the civil, clerical, and judicial divisions of Norway for the year 1917. The localities used in the Family History Library Catalog are based on the divisions put forward in this work. For ease of on-line use you can access the file in separate parts here. A single file (134k) is available here. Hardanger Ættarbøker Index An index to the ættarbøker of Hardanger, Norway is available here. This index is still being compiled, so please check back again.
Genealogical Research	Norwegian Research Information about my genealogical research services is available here.
Star Trek	Star Trek "I don't believe in the no-win situation." - James T. Kirk I've always said, Star Trek isn't about spaceships--it's the human adventure. J.J. Abrams portrayed it much better than Rick Berman and Brannon Braga ever did. Are you a fan of Star Trek? Join the Strek-L mailing list! Strek-L is hosted by YahooGroups. Click to subscribe to strek-l The FAQ for the STREK-L mailing list is available here. A revised version has been in the works for a long time.
Blogs	Everyone's blogging nowadays, right? Here's some I like. TBWAIN - an unabashed plug for my blog The Lunchtable Feel the fizz! TechEssence.Info The essence of technology for library decision-makers Aaron Gleeman's blog A great sports blog, with lots of emphasis on the Minnesota Twins
Activisim!	Everyone needs a cause to believe in, right? Here's some things I feel strongly about.
Y2K? MMI?	The Millenium - What it really is Wondering when the current millennium started? It wasn't on January 1st, 2000. Look here for the facts! Y2K was a coding problem.
Places to go, people to see!	Some links of interest Here are some pages to check out (mostly belonging to friends of mine, but some just meet my own personal definition of cool). All right, I admit it. I use my homepage as a personal bookmark. A guy could learn a lot from checking some of these. Oy, mates! Brush up on yer Ockerisms at Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary. Fair dinkum! The Star Trek Humor League "We're warped, but it's not just an impulse!" Jake's Home Page Another obsessive Tux fan. The Maritime History Virtual Archives Includes links to other pages and sources of maritime information. United States Navy homepage
Commercial Plugs	The best things in life aren't always free. All products are trademarks of their respective owners (whoever that may be today). But some things are. OpenOffice - an open source alternative to Microsoft Office.
Miscellaney	Some parting comments Internet access provided by X-Mission, Salt Lake City, Utah. This page designed with to be viewed with a web browser. Firefox is my choice. Linux. 'Nuff said?