![]() ![]() This book is focused on the 52 Norwegians who immigrated to America in 1825 and settled in upstate New York and then the Fox River Valley in Illinois. (668 pages) Published in cooperation with the Norwegian Slooper Society of America. century, several thousand names and addresses of "slooper" descendants, plus a wealth of other important historical information relating to those who ìpaved the wayî for all later day Norwegian immigrants. The book contains lengthy family histories with genealogies dating back to the 14th. "The story of the people on the Norwegian Mayflower-The Sloop, 'Restoration.'" A comprehensive history of the 52 "sloopers" who arrived in New York in 1825 thus becoming the first Norwegians of the modern era to immigrate to America. "The Sloopers.Their Ancestry and Posterity." J. There are over 11,000 names, and it is indexed. Many are in United States and other countries today, as well as Norway. Descendants of Elling CHRISTOPHERSEN, born 1676, and Karen JENSDATTER, including many up to date of publication. Charles Ellingsen, Ellingsen-boken, 1990. "Nordmenner i Amerika" - History of early & prominent Norwegians inĪmerica, written in Norwegian, thousands of names! RV ![]() This language was discontinued in 1905 when Norway became independent of Sweden. It is a treasure trove of information, written on the old language of Riksmaal. This book follows the LANGE family from 1525 up to the early 1900's. ![]() History of Norwegian settlement and names of early settlers (mostly arriving prior to 1870) in New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota. "History of the Norwegian Settlements." Hjalmar Rued Holand, translated by Malcolm Rosholt and helmer M. "A History of the Norwegians of Illinois." Contains hundreds of biographies on Norwegians (and those of Norwegian ancestry) living in Illinois in the early 1900's. To contact a resource owner, click on the link at the end of the citation. ![]()
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