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Author: Mike Palecek Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0359077323 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 268
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This book is based on The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration, written by Rasmus Anderson in 1895. He was spellbound by tales his neighbors told about their pioneer life. He was the first professor of Scandinavian Studies anywhere in the United States. As old pioneers were dying off, he began a letter writing campaign to ask them to write down their memories. Anderson added excerpts of old interviews of pioneers from Billet-Magazin. This book, The First Norwegian Settlements in America is an abridged version of Anderson's book. The sequence has completely changed. Additional research has been added. Photos from the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library and public domain sources have added to more richly illustrate and add meaning to this work. If we want to understand our Norwegian-American roots, it is important to learn about our immigrant ancestors. Hopefully, this book will help broaden your understanding of your Nordic heritage.
Author: Mike Palecek Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0359077323 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 268
Book Description
This book is based on The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration, written by Rasmus Anderson in 1895. He was spellbound by tales his neighbors told about their pioneer life. He was the first professor of Scandinavian Studies anywhere in the United States. As old pioneers were dying off, he began a letter writing campaign to ask them to write down their memories. Anderson added excerpts of old interviews of pioneers from Billet-Magazin. This book, The First Norwegian Settlements in America is an abridged version of Anderson's book. The sequence has completely changed. Additional research has been added. Photos from the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library and public domain sources have added to more richly illustrate and add meaning to this work. If we want to understand our Norwegian-American roots, it is important to learn about our immigrant ancestors. Hopefully, this book will help broaden your understanding of your Nordic heritage.
Author: Chad Muller Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738519494 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement is a tribute to the state's earliest Norwegian emigrants, and to generations of Norwegian Americans who have made this small farming community amongst deep valleys, fjord-like bluffs, and winding streams their true vesterheim. It is a tale told through striking historic photographs, many previously unreleased, and personal narratives, often humorous and always insightful. The area was first settled in the 1850s by pioneers like James Smith, who, inspired by the landscape, named the place Spring Grove. Smith was followed by the likes of "Big" Ole Gulbransgutton, who chased crooked land surveyors out of town with his bare fist; by the innovative Mons Fladager, whose business acumen earned him the title of "Father of Spring Grove"; and by the 20th-century cartoonist Peter J. Rosendahl, whose work gave a comical voice to the challenges of cultural assimilation. Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement also conveys the universality of the Norwegian immigrant experience, and anyone with Norwegian roots who desires to learn more about their ancestors will find it an enjoyable read.
Author: George Flom Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 247
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This classic text is a history of Norwegian Immigration to the United States in its very earliest years - specifically up until 1850. History of Norwegian Immigration to America: The Reasons for Norwegian Immigration to AmericaWhy did people want to leave Norway and why did they want to move to America? The Norwegian immigrants of the colonial period joined the Dutch seeking profit, opportunities for trade and a new life in America. Many of the later immigrants of the early 1800's sought religious freedom. However, the main reasons for the Norwegian Immigration to America in the mid 1800's were disasters such as crop failures, blights and poor harvests leading to poverty. The agricultural revolution caused unemployment and the financial need to seek a better life and employment due to the industrialization of America.History of Norwegian Immigration to America in the 1600's: Colonial America - New NetherlandDuring the Colonial era Norway were important diplomatic and trading allies of Holland. The Norwegians supplied the Dutch with the timber needed to build their ships. Due to these close alliances, a number of immigrants from Norway came across in Dutch ships and settled among the Dutch in New Netherland during the Colonial period. New Netherland covered areas of the Mid-Atlantic States, later known as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware. This was the first small and sporadic wave of Norwegian Immigration to America.History of Norwegian Immigration to America in the 1800's: The SloopersThe history of Norwegian Immigration to America reached a significant point in 1825 when the Restauration ship sailed from Stavenger with over 50 Quakers and Haugean reformists on board who wanted to leave the religious prosecution of the Lutheran state church in Norway. The trip was well planned and Cleng Peerson, who would later be called the 'Pioneer of Norse Emigration to America', visited America in 1821 to prepare for their arrival. The group was led by Lars Larsen Geilane and made the hazardous 14-week journey to America on the Restauration, an undersized sailing sloop which earned the group the name of the 'Sloopers'. They landed in New York on October 9, 1825, and were lauded for their bravery that many Americans saw as reminiscent of the Mayflower pilgrims. The Norwegian migrants first settled in Kendall, New York and in 1834 Cleng Peerson founded a second Norwegian settlement in the Fox River Valley of Illinois, which was aptly called 'Norway, Illinois'.History of Norwegian Immigration to America in the 1800's: The Potato BlightDuring the 1800's potatoes were the most important crop in Norway. The potato blight, responsible for the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849), spread to Norway causing famine hunger and disease. It is estimated that 50,000 Norwegians died during this terrible time. Emigration to America was a means of escape but the passage was expensive. Some Norwegians obtained passage by signing contracts as indentured servants without pay up to 5 -7 years in return for free passage. By the end of the 1860s there were more than 40,000 Norwegians in the United States.History of Norwegian Immigration to America in the 1800's: Major Wave of Norwegian ImmigrationAfter the American Civil War (1861 to 1865) yet another terrible famine hit the countries of Scandinavia and brought the first major wave of Norwegian immigrants in its wake. The devastating Famine of 1866 - 1868 hit all the Scandinavian countries leaving potatoes and vegetables rotting in the fields of Norway. Norwegian Immigration to America soared as 110,896 people were forced to leave Norway between 1866 and 1873. (Much of this information obtained from the helpful website: http: //www.emmigration.info/norwegian-immigration-to-america.htm
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