I started doing Norwegian genealogy research in 2003, when the Ellis Island database went online. I located my Norwegian grandmother, and her sister, who immigrated in 1901. I continued with the Norwegian research, with the help of cousins who knew more of the details. I then started to research the English side of the family. Those family names were Quimby, Edwards, Fielding, and Harvey. As I gathered names and dates, I kept asking myself "Who are these people and what kind of life did they have?"

To help answer this question I have gathered photos, family memories, and newspaper articles. They helped to bring life to what I had learned from researching "official records" such as vital records, censuses, ship manifests, NH land deeds, etc. I used my skills from teaching, database research, and technical writing to put it all together into documentation to share with living family members.

Their eager participation in our collective effort was refreshing. Their gratitude for my efforts has energized me to keep on going to learn more. It has validated to me how important it is to gather and share family history information - not only to enjoy for ourselves, but also to pass down through generations.

I started doing Norwegian genealogy research in 2003, when the Ellis Island database went online. I located my Norwegian grandmother, and her sister, who immigrated in 1901. I continued with the Norwegian research, with the help of cousins who knew more of the details. I then started to research the English side of the family. Those family names were Quimby, Edwards, Fielding, and Harvey. As I gathered names and dates, I kept asking myself "Who are these people and what kind of life did they have?"

To help answer this question I have gathered photos, family memories, and newspaper articles. They helped to bring life to what I had learned from researching "official records" such as vital records, censuses, ship manifests, NH land deeds, etc. I used my skills from teaching, database research, and technical writing to put it all together into documentation to share with living family members.

Their eager participation in our collective effort was refreshing. Their gratitude for my efforts has energized me to keep on going to learn more. It has validated to me how important it is to gather and share family history information - not only to enjoy for ourselves, but also to pass down through generations.