People
Diary entries
- 15 Nov 2024 — Approach to Norwegian genealogy using patronymic names, farm names, and Norwegian National Archives.
- 18 Feb 2023 — Record office visit list compiled covering Buckinghamshire, National Library of Ireland, National Archives, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and Gwent archives.
- 1 Nov 2022 — Emil Hvaal Royal Navy records (HMS Racer); postcard from South Georgia 1923 to cousin.
- 17 Jun 2021 — Emil Gustav Hvaal SOE personnel file; Norwegian wireless operator executed by Germans in Oslo 1943.
- 25 May 2021 — SOE personnel file for Emil Hvaal ordered from National Archives; daily quota system made ordering difficult.
- 25 Feb 2021 — British newspaper reports of Emil Hvaal's execution, whaling ship records, and family references.
- 24 Feb 2021 — DNA investigation revealing Norwegian Hvaal ancestry through Emil Gustav Hvaal and Grendon Hall SOE training.
- 3 Feb 2021 — Discovered Emil Gustav Hvaal, Norwegian SOE agent, marriage certificate and wartime execution records.
