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DStreets
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Posted - 03/01/2016 :  19:46:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I've recently started trying to track down the farms of my great-great-grandparents in Norway. I've traced back our tree a bit but am having trouble understanding how to locate the farms. I've tried the maps but cant yet figure out the system. We're planning a trip to Norway and I'd like to find some areas to visit. Wondering if anyone can help with this. I am trying to locate

Torp Nedre,Rakkestad
http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/ft/person/pf01037996007284

and

Strand
http://da.digitalarkivet.no/ft/person/pf01036357000621

Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.

eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 03/01/2016 :  19:53:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Torp in Rakkestad can be found on this map.
You can zoom to your liking.
Einar
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eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 03/01/2016 :  19:57:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Strand in Onsøy (Fredrikstad) can be found on this map
Zoom and pan to your liking.
Einar
Edited by - eibache on 03/01/2016 19:59:58
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eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 03/01/2016 :  20:17:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Photos of Strand link.
Photos of Torp, Rakkestad link.
Einar
Edited by - eibache on 03/01/2016 20:26:44
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DStreets
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Posted - 03/01/2016 :  21:05:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you! We had looked at those but were just unsure of ourselves in how locating worked. We're also looking for Beach Ovre, Onsoy.
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eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 03/01/2016 :  22:16:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Beach Ovre, Onsoy = Strand øvre, Onsøy.
See Strand øvre on map and "link" for Strand to see photo.
Einar
Edited by - eibache on 03/01/2016 22:18:02
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Hopkins
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USA
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Posted - 04/01/2016 :  02:53:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
"Beach Ovre" shows that you have a translation program working. Do not use translators on place names!

You also posted your query to the message boards at Ancestry/Rootsweb and have gotten responses there too.
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.ostfold/617/mb.ashx
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DStreets
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Posted - 04/01/2016 :  04:01:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you for the information. I have some ideas now to continue my search. I greatly appreciate the direction.
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