Norwegians In Michigan

Author : Clifford Davidson
Publisher : Discovering the Peoples of Mic
ISBN 13 : 9780870138782
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwegians in Michigan written by Clifford Davidson and published by Discovering the Peoples of Mic. This book was released on 2010 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering the People of Michigan a series from Michigan State University Press, examines the rich multicultural heritage of the Great Lakes State and explores Michigan's ethnic dynamics. Michigan's rapidly changing historical and social structures have far-reaching implication in such areas as public policy, education, management, and private enterprise. Discovering the People of Michigan reveals the unique contributions that different and often unrecognized communities have made to Michigan's historical and social identity.

Author : Jeffrey W. Hancks
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 160917044X
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scandinavians in Michigan written by Jeffrey W. Hancks and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2006-05-12 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, are commonly grouped together by their close historic, linguistic, and cultural ties. Their age-old bonds continued to flourish both during and after the period of mass immigration to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scandinavians felt comfortable with each other, a feeling forged through centuries of familiarity, and they usually chose to live in close proximity in communities throughout the Upper Midwest of the United States. Beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century and continuing until the 1920s, hundreds of thousands left Scandinavia to begin life in the United States and Canada. Sweden had the greatest number of its citizens leave for the United States, with more than one million migrating between 1820 and 1920. Per capita, Norway was the country most affected by the exodus; more than 850,000 Norwegians sailed to America between 1820 and 1920. In fact, Norway ranks second only to Ireland in the percentage of its population leaving for the New World during the great European migration. Denmark was affected at a much lower rate, but it too lost more than 300,000 of its population to the promise of America. Once gone, the move was usually permanent; few returned to live in Scandinavia. Michigan was never the most popular destination for Scandinavian immigrants. As immigrants began arriving in the North American interior, they settled in areas to the west of Michigan, particularly in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and North and South Dakota. Nevertheless, thousands pursued their American dream in the Great Lakes State. They settled in Detroit and played an important role in the city’s industrial boom and automotive industry. They settled in the Upper Peninsula and worked in the iron and copper mines. They settled in the northern Lower Peninsula and worked in the logging industry. Finally, they settled in the fertile areas of west Michigan and contributed to the state’s burgeoning agricultural sector. Today, a strong Scandinavian presence remains in town names like Amble, in Montcalm County, and Skandia, in Marquette County, and in local culinary delicacies like æbleskiver, in Greenville, and lutefisk, found in select grocery stores throughout the state at Christmastime.

Author : Mike Palecek
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359077323
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Norwegian Settlements in America written by Mike Palecek and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Olaf Morgan Norlie
Publisher : Minneapolis, Minn. : Augsburg Publishing House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Norwegian People in America written by Olaf Morgan Norlie and published by Minneapolis, Minn. : Augsburg Publishing House. This book was released on 1925 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background history of Norway, immigration, organizations and people in Norweigna-America.

Author : Knut Gjerset
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes written by Knut Gjerset and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Betty A. Bergland
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0873518330
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwegian American Women written by Betty A. Bergland and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2011 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the vital role of women in the creation of Norwegian American communities--from farm to factory and as caregivers, educators, and writers.

Author : Martin Ulvestad
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976054160
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwegians in America, Their History and Record written by Martin Ulvestad and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Tobias Flom
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States from the Earliest Beginning Down to the Year 1848 written by George Tobias Flom and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Algot E. Strand
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.5T/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Norwegians of Illinois written by Algot E. Strand and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1905 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise record of the struggles and achievements of the early settlers together with a narrative of what is now being done by the Norwegian-Americans of Illinois in the development of their adopted country

Author : Carlton Chester Qualey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norwegian Settlement in the United States written by Carlton Chester Qualey and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: