I noticed the "Dom" to and assumed it to be Latin. Assumption is dangerous. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robertson Madill" <lcdr1635@mindspring.com> To: <irl-antrim@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] IRL-ANTRIM Digest, Vol 2, Issue 20 > My apology. I have never posted here and am unfamiliar with the protocols. > I am responding in reference to the Norwegian inscription on the > medallion. > > The "Dom" seems to be ignored in the suggestions I have seen so far. This > medallion inscription could be in reference to the commemoration of a > church on the specified date. It is the "Dom" that caught my eye. The word > for church in Swedish is kyrka, the word for a large church or cathedral > is domkyrka. I believe the same word in Norwegian is domkirke and that it > can be shortened to simply dom. > > The "Erindring" certainly connotes remembering, recalling, etc. > > Again, this medallion could be a memento of the commemoration of a new > large church, an event for which the familiar member was honored.