[PDF] Norwegians In Minnesota eBook

Author : Loren H. Amundson
Publisher : Virtualbookworm Publishing
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1589397053

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"Norwegians, Swedes and More" provides a synopsis of our ancestral family components; Norwegians and Swedes as well as those of French, German, English, and Canadian descent by way of the St. Lawrence Seaway in Quebec and upstate New York. Part I, Destination Dakota Territory, describes Loren's multifaceted family from all of the above backgrounds and finds them as homesteaders in Minnehaha County, "Dakota" [Dakota Territory, South Dakota]. Part II, Norway to Minnesota, is "all Norwegian" and finds Mavis' families homesteading in Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota, where they reached their final Vesterheim. This book is the third of six about these families, each containing the same core of material to set the stage for individual family presentations. Book Three provides descriptions and stories about Olson - Finstad ancestors and descendants of Mavis' families after beginning their lives in Hallingdal and Eidsvoll areas of Norway.

Author : Odd S. Lovoll
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 14,85 MB
Release : 2007-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780873516037

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A pioneering study that examines the social, cultural, and religious development of Norwegian Americans in the agricultural communities of rural Minnesota.

Author : Chad Muller
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738519494

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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 : Norwegian Statehood Pioneer Project
Publisher :
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Minnesota
ISBN : 9780615253480

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The celebration of Minnesota's Sesquicentennial would not have been complete without acknowledging its Norwegian pioneers. This book is the result of a request for submissions of stories of Norwegians in Minnesota Territory and pioneers through 1908, brief biographies of Norwegians who lived in Minnesota at the time of statehood and a list of later Norwegian settlers (through 1908), St. Olaf Medal winners, an account of the NSPP sesquicentennial celebration. With index

Author : Loren H. Amundson
Publisher : Virtualbookworm Publishing
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781589396739

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Norwegians, Swedes and More provides a synopsis of our ancestral family components; Norwegians and Swedes as well as those of the French, German, English and Canadian sescent by way of the St. Lawrence Seaway in Quebec and upstate New York. Part I, Destination Dakota Territory describes Loren's multifaceted family from all of the above backgrounds and finds them as homesteaders in Minnehaha County, 'Dakota' [Dakota Territory, South Dakota]. Part II, Norway to Minnesota is 'all Norwegian' and finds Mavis' families all homesteading in Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota, some having spent months or years in Goodhue County on the eastern border of the state before reaching their final Vesterheim. This book is the second of six about these families, each containing the same core of material to set the stage for individual family presentations. Book Two provides descriptions and stories about Winge-Hegre ancestors and descendants of Mavis' families who settled in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota after beginning their lives in the Trondheim area of Norway.

Author : Carol Hanson Schwinkendorf
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Immigrants
ISBN :

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Family history of Andrew Anderson (1874-1963), son of Ole Anderson Skjaekkermo and Jorend Olson, who was born in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. Ole Anderson Skjaekkermo (1823-1886) was born on Skjaekkermo farm in Helgadal near Trondheim, Nord Trondelag, Norway. He married Jorend Olson in 1873 in Austin, Minnesota. Jorend had moved with her parents from Rock Prairie, Wisconsin to Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. In 1877 Ole and Jorend left Blooming Prairie for Mekinock, North Dakota. After Ole's death, Jorend married August Forsman (born August Johnson) of Värmland, Sweden. In 1889 they moved to Badger, Minnesota. Thone Gjersund (1879-1964), daughter of Olav and Aslaug Gjersund, was born in Morgedal, Telemark, Norway. She came to Minneapolis, Minn. in 1897. While visiting relatives in Mekinock, N.D. with her sister Tillie, she met Andrew Anderson. They were married 1901 in Minneapolis, Minn. Family members live in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and elsewhere.

Author : Odd Sverre Lovoll
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 2015-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0873519728

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"Across the Deep Blue Sea investigates a chapter in Norwegian immigration history that has never been fully told before. Odd S. Lovoll relates how Quebec, Montreal, and other port cities in Canada became the gateway for Norwegian emigrants to North America, replacing New York as the main destination from 1850 until the late 1860s. During those years, 94 percent of Norwegian emigrants landed in Canada. After the introduction of free trade, Norwegian sailing ships engaged in the lucrative timber trade between Canada and the British Isles. Ships carried timber one way across the Atlantic and emigrants on the way west. For the vast majority landing in Canadian port cities, Canada became a corridor to their final destinations in the Upper Midwest, primarily Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lovoll explains the establishment and failure of Norwegian colonies in Quebec Province and pays due attention to the tragic fate of the Gaspe settlement. A personal story of the emigrant experience passed down as family lore is retold here, supported by extensive research. The journey south and settlement in the Upper Midwest completes a highly human narrative of the travails, endurance, failures, and successes of people who sought a better life in a new land. Odd S. Lovoll, professor emeritus of history at St. Olaf College and recipient of the Fritt Ords Honnør for his work on Norwegian immigration, is the author of numerous books, including Norwegians on the Prairie and Norwegian Newspapers in America"--