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!HE :UlV ASI O 1
F 'f Hl?
J.tr,•\,t
ORSE ·!E l
(By o • .M. H:ruoe)
regul r part
o·t
in tnc oou tl'h:
the ch'Ul"Oh 1,1rn.ya:r offered up by many
tt:r.po11 d to the r i .u
rneri <1.urin1. tht� Aga o.r ·tne Vikinr�s.
pt'" lL4Y, !or
pr evt
n.lt t.erroaa of th� Nor. ,e
And wall roig'ht ·they thus
h i-ever tl1a VUdngo lo.nded , 1th their fl eta : nd thuir
aru,
,,e:c ao��ewh t ou.oo� a:f'ui ., thi,-y ( lt"uelly kille , plund Tad,
and
e troyed •
A hundr d yt�wrs ,. o, however I began a ne i tyl,'>9 of ?fora
va..sion.
It ou.u3 cl noit .er tl!'embling n�l' :f'ea:r. but rather u
mtnglad 1eeli.np_ of surpri e, a.m-usoment, an
Lu.s oontinu�cl for th� G;paoe o
a.
in•
d..ni:raticn.
Tho
nn en ire contu.ry ,, ocnsiate
d-
of
am ll bn.ncl o! only !U'ty-threo, the younge t ., little baby... r�irl
born in ?Uid-ooeon.
eh1p or crew.
Thet'e was nothing forricl blo about either
Jot' wa.c, 1hero s.n!lthlr:1-g .b(mt th� rr,n..kri-up of tho
11a.:rty, their manner of land.in ,, look. or n.uml,eto that in , ny
, a.y for" aha;iowod the 3tre rn of No ... e invasion which had b en
in volune .nd
yei.1,1!
oment
popul' tion of
until at th
ex1, ,:-a.tion of a hun!'.t.red
orse blood. h.ad "Qeen tr0,nsplante
to
new and '! --r avza.y <.mnti ent nlo o thE�l t,q·!J.• l t, tho popul tion
ot the mitlve 1 ml fro
wh1eh th y
<'
cl their deB n
nts o me.
ThL1 alr;nu·1oant event 1n the hiato:ry of tho u�·:.1ted Stt:.1. ee,
the landing of the 11 t tl
!tloop •ne1stau:rat ionen", was very
tJ
�-a-
t � ely n • ra. h :r i. il.oou ataly oi·ronicled by th Ne York
Ev n1na: olt Ull{ic,1: date of Oc:rto a-: 10, 1026, tbua: "A !VED
olland, 98 uaye
-• D ni h s oop R8$t ur·t1on,
L
ro
I la.n
Y, vi
,
Sou
it', 1 c.n to Boor an &.
John o , 5¢
r ot October 12,
The N w York D 1 y A vert1
mot'e omnplote n
h
iall aa � v ry in•ereat-
oou· te, c
A NOV t, 4:"IIGHT
rriv !\(1 ut t i
Nor ay.
Tn
only about
ve
aao
l i
y
V
port
ns county,
J.
traot 0
ptr"' O
"Tb
or
an unusu
it
oyae;r,
·ant
11 bOUTl.
le Md telfia.le,
J-
he 0 me over aom� time ainoe,
d•
ountry nd in
loula.te
Q
n
r-1
uoh
i t·· nt
&o
..
rty of
tr
vessel ot
gera, co 1n. fro•
pp ...rent y 111
lt
oross the Ji.tl ntio, ooulci n t but excite
egreo of intereet.
An
l"l)X'i e lik
st r o
t
t to rgues
go d d r..l of • olt: ne e in
v
n
dv ntur u
in
1
.of
11 ttle to n �t t·h
the, o! ty
.. r't van. er.
southwest rn ex �e 1 ty of No
T 1ose who oa.m
fro
th
1nghwn ,
Amerio n , but thos
ho inh bite
n, g y sha.wls, 1 .po, te ,
v:c.�ni ty
y,
e
frmn the f • a :ir
oo rte cloth of d.ott,est!o ,a,nut·oture ot
1
d,
r f rty-five Arne.ion ton ,
Nor egia
nd brought fifty-three p sac g r
£or Orl
a lfe unclerat
r1n ·,
l,
8
ith e 1g nta fro
e pr
fa.sbion d.1 '£
h
umo
town
j
ed
rant
u� o li ,oe,
fro? • gla
1
•
�1tfho ve.gael 1· bui l.t on the
odel o mrr.on to tiahing boat a
on that ooiiot , w1 th n. _ 1 ngl.. top-eai 1, sloop-rt gf;ed..
r i11 ad
d it ion of on& J'>a.asenger born on the vm.y."
1th the
Tbis !trut eonti'ngent of :N<.)'.t"Weg! an 1.m ip;ro.nt
oon 1sted.,
tra.nge to
egHtn P"'iso11ero of
mark in l
Sh$ ar-
a.y ., of Nonweg1·n Qua.k<3Te.
to Aruor1ou.•
Among Nor-
tl.'r taken by Enttla.ntl ln her a.tt ok on Den•
'7. there tt a one
d.lor by .. uo mune o! L&irs L :r.aon ..
R� -r:-ama t a1, a µr1 ,m er. of trn.r for a. period of seven years, tlur1 g
•81;:t �
hld'h timrs h� h;;u1 l ·, .tn d. to
H� t>�-
p�ak the Engliah ln.ngua.ge quit&
a �i:? b,ein brf.\u;;ht 'ltnier tho inf'luoncet ot tl1e En..,-
11 h Q1...- k�'l'S .t a.n
upon hi
"'Cl$atlu hs •nte.red the employe of
prominent Q:u leer 1.aliy by thtl n�"te of '6 :arga.ret Allen, w1 th who·
he r m::..ined !ibout a year.
Upon hi . re ,urn to ?fona,y in HUA be
founded. the first Sooisty of hi�nd
Sta.v nge"r'.
in No:rmn.y in his home city,
'l'be Qur;. 1 nt"s wt,n•1;-1 na,turu.l.ly not rcga.t-1.ed ""lfery fevc:r
r,.b),y by tho Lutheran State Church olergy. and :we:re mo1·e or lasa
subjeot to pe:ruecution.
In l8�1 the l.ittle a<io1 ty sent cmt twc
emts. a.rt ea to Aru:·rioa. to 1nvest1gat, 1'thether it v;ould be a1v1sble to emigr to to th.�t la.nd of raligtou
troedom.
Tb
a omis
iri'-'H:t waro K'.J.eng Poer son Heat eh mn,er and Knwi 01 on Eide.
They
p nt, �bout th1:e� y aro in N�tr York �nd ,r1otn1ty, n.mi ., hn.v1-ng
a.de
rrangem-ent
for the toun ing of ·t oolony 1n K�1nt1.ull a.nd
Orleans countie , Nrni Tork, �etur tad. to Norw y in 1834 to give.
their rs )C:l't.
'l'lui r�sul t w- 11. t'be.t a 11 ttli :;loop wn.s bo\1tZ'ht
anfl reoond1. t oned
d made :re1 riy to
a.11 ·tho follo 1nrf summer.
�- 4-
1 f'ty- t�
1 th
l -.! " t
loop , :rwn ame
0!1 ·boat"
the
"' !"' ·th �
l. t""" :-' l� �
"'I �-
th v
Ne , Yo • k h 'Thor on
......
11 Rea t
ea� ,
J l �>
.\:
urat ic nen u •
nnJ. n:rr i veu. r1,t
n L 11th o f 0 tobo . the S t e ye n� , aft
r
a.n
event ful voy ag e v1
g Pee
Kl
o
n
f i r st orui gr ant s t;r m Norw�y .
No
Yo r ,
. tm to I l l inoi s ,
L·u t her .n o me t ry
t
t e i.r.,m 1 gran t a
le
..nt1 fi n 1 l y to Tam .
ora c: ,
os :u
ir s t t o
H
r,
he o.i d .,
A •to
c u t y , Tex-a •
1
onu-
• ri g the followi n · 1 no c'I' ip t i o , m '."' k u h i · r s t i ng
l c :
tt l{l e
The f i r s t Uo
Peor 13on
9 € 1 �n 1-mn 1 L»ran t
to
Ar.co ics.
o
mer ioa 1 1 82 1
Born 1 n
y , Europo , M· y 17 , 1 782
Di d " 1n Tc � $ , n� oerober 16 , 1 885
areo t 9 t'h i ii
C ri:;.t eful co n t ryx,"n in Te�c
rao num n t to
i rr • 0 1�y . •
In 1
(';
35 one of the
•
thu ...
Y , , p ro a.d i
tl., e new
who l i st ened i, i t h e a.g !l.:lr
y _, a;r t 0
th
l
or
1
tW1j bt i g s " N <.) . en "
1.i or� t i ng e
hips 1
t o·
he
imn· 1gra.nt
" En i gh�dan , it 0 1: y 1ng 1 7
i .. m:ie; at 1 on gr
11a
The
. o.p i
.
01
ta le .
d " De 1
t
t::I '
,
0 ·r.v :l
a.
to
r tt rned t o
00
l
t er $ t to !:1 i i a.ooou:n.t ·J .
h1 pl oa.ds o ·
d o . op 0 tunj ty .
t 0 more
l 0 e r a " , Knt d
No
t
the.1
ol .l.o· i ng
n!'l.t i ve la:
or
t s · 8 !"(1 0 r r :\. d on tl e
ak1,.. Kl i · pe . 11
.o nd ... o r
Tl:, ' e t 0
} Jl.$
T hi,
t y, ien ,
eng e a .
y fr o . y . l:I: ....
l 't1
E.
:\r.,o ricr
yeat" 1837
1th C. 11
!lS
e e
"
F. o••;
r.tCI f
on t i10
y n:1..:r ,
and
t ·" e
()
�-eNorw y l am mor
most
of t
...no. .o o of
ot e t f oto -r,. i
Who
Ttue A ii.1o tun t o
aant
. U a of
n
Co
h
w e
Be av r C :r "ok Se tt ler en
be oorno
evere ly frozen. on
tho.
t Cbr1a :1.an i
r it t n by
0 11 e
o:t h '
no
en !n Ame io
e1 ht mont 1s
as I htw
been l.ble to
fo -r t ooe whc;,
n
no
ho
nd in that
1
orw
I
lvm
. to e • 1 rr t '-' t
tolerubly oom lete ao o
rr eat 1
mor i ca
It
oc i e ty
i 10 I b ve
' t rn\J.nh 1r· rog trd t o wh -t oh I 1
rona.ble \ t 1
I also l o
a l t ho
vu.in
d.i a-
Amer 1 oa � to b
nt o f tho oountry .
tbo 1 .or noe of th . p o le
• d wh t
ricU culous l"Erp<:i ·ts ire e ..oc a it e •" ea fu· l truth . _.
he goea on to
ev ry que t i n
t te t
hat be
"' ·
In h a 1 truduot l on ,. Rynniug sa.ya :
t i on be ore I lo t
i lae
o.
i nneoc ta Ri sto ioaL
ht 1n or
in want ot r 1 1 4\b l o an
ti �
It
. p lor t ion tours .
t 11 e boo k in t he original in
:t.n1 o po :rtun1 ty of f in i ng
1
et t lera o
!fo.t toatad in 1 838 and publ i hed dur ing
y P:ro . T eo o re Blegen. .
v
f orweg 1a.n
Th:i u • ook wao
nc o f the 1 l l- f"' t ec.
r eocmtly be en � r n lat ed tr: r th
"I
·:or-
guiue-bo k ... er
t he J ibr ry ot tha Univer s i t y of l l11no 1£ .
no
1 fl' OL'1
Aroe :r. i o. b for th .. Inat'l.'\1.0-
on Peop , ,
( OE, lo ) . Aa
lo rn tu , o ly vol m• o
One
I l l ino l e ,
1
taken to forwny l•Y AtH,t e
80
i t tl
rr iva,;1 Ho :rc in th o Month o :t ,1unv, , 1 R2'> 7 . "
wr it ten by Tiynn i ng .,
1
, t i .-u l , i ng tibe ,mi • •a,i; io
f O l. J Ry . 1ng •
the pu :1lioa.t 1on
em igrants , ent i t le : "
ay
t i on
he op_po·r1jun i t .h e in ltmo io i .
t h i s pu � oae 1
'),!hen
to answe r trut h" l�y
s k ,d hims l:f on his
e
rtu: ro :fre>m lforwo.y
�and to
1 ep:rol"
the fa'l.�e reports th::it be
l,;). ,1.
ris��r
both be fore
le Virt.1it � , !'way ,nd ' ft et a.rriv ing in the Uni te1.i St t c� .
'1'he foll · ing brie f '"Xt re,ct , i;.u er� frott Anc,t):r, e r • s " Fi .ra t
Oha.pt�r o f lfo:r egia.n !n1. J.g-r ..t i o � " , • 1 1 1 1�ivc ·- • .fo..1.t i ,e
oba:t ot r o t t a boo k
oa.11
ff 1 :re
Eihow
lit\W
of th
s well as o:r."' the olet:,.1• 1r1£ight int o Amer 1-
i nt> this ee.r ly J.�1migl"E...;'.l t 1 ad a.o quire.d .
I
will alee
ttl 1 , _ 't!nrl t',!'�tn�d. the a l � e y quc 41 t1. ::� 1n- t\: i e ecu,.�t't'y
and rtore a.w it
ould neoeaaar i ly u1t 1rt t e ly r"1sult in .
" I .. !a.Ve a.lrea.dy ttated. thtit tlrn Un i. t $'1 flt:ri:teo hag no king.
l!evertb.elees 1 t has ... pe:t ao
a
kin .
c lle
T ..li. a J)tl .,..eon
pre ident .
Th
to t1.. $ tJ 1 ted St�it .s
1
Who
cho en
f.11
xeroi S C :$ about rts 1.m.1ch .....utho ·!" i ty
or xrn.1 r ye.� : a c,n ly and. i rJ
1egi slat i •P po er ia At te ra pertc 1ni�g
Ii
a un lty ;r,1:i ata w:t th ocmg:re•, , wh\ oh i.
Ct)tr;H> ';jd 01.· u1en ohotHm by the v r1 ,,us st 1t es .
have ..e.o
mon con
The v:s..r ious statee
i 'ts own gov :rnment 1 1ke Norwt�y �nd. $i.,t ••den , "b'u.t the
eaa , t he co • o 1 la.
uni t e therr, n:;or
c lo sely.
uug;e ., ...t'.rh1 the om•rnon fin no1.al
The . nmnb •r o f
-tl10
OO!li.•
f
ystem
Un t t e!l S t 1.=1,t <%J is n1:>
twenty-s even.
UA
a COtrtfOl"t to thl3 t l:rr:. id
h e r . , ao 1n NorWSl.Y , th r ., a�e
! oa.n tr\it.b:t"ul ly
,;. ':; 0
rt
t ,n:t
u.we # governments and a.1.lt'ho "' " ty.
B·v.t everyt hi ng' is he rt. cu.l.culate: to ma.i nt iln the • ...tu:r l equ· 1 1 ty
r::ttt.d liberty of man .
In roga.r i to libe ·ty av rybc• 1 1::, free
10
engag,e in any k ind. o f ho . �s
ohoo1ea ' 1 thou k a
1"1 c-;us e 0 1·:t1 o el"a ,
law an
o
oe<tup t l on cin,1 to go .wherever ha
. a spo rt and wt th out be :lng e x • 1.ned by custom
Only th� l° f'jal o iniin�l 1'3 tl-.rl'lu.t enod. wJ th the
_,u.n.ishm nt .
�----------- -- -- -
" I n worl"' B ,ri ttan only for the pu:'.'3.wse o ·f l1 n inh aomet} 1ng
fc:r uh 1ch th�� authort1 oo.n :f:tnr fa.ult
1 t h America , l h :va l' ai1.d
tl a.t tht� A1 ,eri ou-.n is 1' i thloaa • daoe it ful , hard.... hoar tod , eto . . I
fli 1
no t ttmle rtij.ke tc deny th t such people are to 1>e .t· oimd ir
Ame :d.o
ua
all
lta
e lse hero ., e.n i tlmt tho at :r.anger neve r oan be
too • l"\l<i nt � but it h
.. ru le 1 ••
H,
bet ter :man to gut on wit .\ than th
y i ldin · , ..o).·e , ccoll'.,ttodn.t ing A.n-:l
The
C:i l •
Le l ng
e st No.. eg1an
J) 'l';'C
Nor og1 �m , reo rc
r o l 1ab le in 1r1.l l t h ings .
he re h ve given me tne s mo a.esu.t" anoe .
!t
o un. y to get u. .d .v\ nJ b :o in -in hon� at way , ate l ing and
bu:rgla.ry .. r,l alinost unhon.r ' l.) f.
' ln ·ue;ly o, ntr
t
1 th the
i
b(')ve 11 btlrty • nd equal1ty
hich
j us t ly oon t1 ute th3 pri,.e of the Ata�r oa..ns t 1tJ the d1 egra.oe ful
slave- traf f1o ;
11 ah 1 e at 1 ll toler. ted nd carri ed on 1n tho
southern atate ii .
We f1n
hare ,· r�oo of hl ok peoplfJ 1
1. th •oGlly
hair on thu lr h ... a , that a.re oal l d migrool!J , and, th t ht.we be en
brought bo r
the
o 1th ,�n
f-r orn A:fr1oa., w1 ioh t a the i r o�igln. 1 onunt:ry .
ta.too these poor people
o ther pl'op • l' tY :nd. at<o dr iven to
or oxen .
H' • ·1 #is ta ... · w hi p
ahoo t · him
ead , ho i u no t
ch1 d:r�n born by a neg:rea
men is the • thcr .
o k w:t th
bo t1t1ht a.nc. aol. like
ti
whip l i lto horses
ra:., e
hio a l ...ve to dmith, or in l 1
ook 1 upon
u.G
u.ro by birth e lav
murd ror .
&
'l'he
oven U' u. h i te
In Mlswouri the ela.ve- t rade i s s t i l l pe:r.
. 1 tt ed ,. bu t in Indio..na , Z -t. JJ. noi s ,
! e e t r 1 o tly
11"0
In
orb 1.d en
n
. 1 soo o 1:n tei"t"i tory i t
nd the 1. net 1tut 1 o:n 1 n desp 1ae .
The
�-sn o r th
0
n
t
s and.e ....vor
i
i
thu:
t
outho rn
very m 11gr
t
• but ••
to
nd cl · 1 u the
to th 1
st te
o p a-r 't
t 1ome e lv a ,
n b t
c iv i
en th
o get t he
t e
r d
t t r · lW y
a t t l & ·t 1e
e
t t r � pe:rt1. ni
w i l l p • obably noon 001 .e e i tho r
no th
nd
outh
.t."l
s tat e
o :c
lC>o y
l lo t . "
It 1
-evi en t th t
Ry
r .ort
uo
the lUme ·ou ., "
s
o.t giv n 1n
e r i o .- 1 ttor.·s " mu t
va
l in 'luonc e u o•t the younl":" p opla . a we
th
1
p
D11::; lb1
in
:fu
t h - fir
y
l
r
t ·• th :.
h vo , th :re
but
h
a
18
y
' r Y" r , ti
th
h
.
1 n 1 , 1 r it 1 o
h ,:♦.-t
Ao ... o!"di
to
n\..)j'/
St at
and
,023 , 220
Ol l) -· n t
er
At
h
olos
I
birth of vot ing
in �
n
2(
11
C Ul
m.y .nd
t
nu l
r Yo..
the
o rn in :vo
ha.
1! ni -
,h
ere i
i:.:r:"l ln th
y
c ount ry
t ood
a , 10 1 No l' e ;1
try
u on
Q
r th
o at J oo
� t ., r
o r bo th o f :horn
1 t t i ,e no lea
ge .
1
nd
ogi
0
n
.t ing 1.nf'lv.e
the C
0
few t hou
i'ro.
'
l ,C,00
cone ic
g
n.rk . . S ince th it t i •
()f)
le o .,.
t
ohan
nt
bolo
eoonomio c n 1 t 1on
yor:l.r
in
ver f l
·y
hA F u t
Uni t
Th r
r
the nur. er o
n / oo. 1 1
.
n.en-
irn iHra.nta p • :r y ':l.r ,
t tu:
ore
i on ro " to p •t th
r:r.-iv l
hi
U?Hir
81
ol· 1r11e
1
Th e v ryin
id bo th
0
1
:nc 1 1 ci
u.1"
g nnd fa.l. l i g iri h th
l :n
ho
poor f1
on ly ,...
r.r l v. 1g OY'\. Ame, i can
i
e 0
y.
of
01�
ign
�It i s very
a to
i ff ioult to ur ive at • ny r ., oona.bly a.oc,
h nurnhe� of ) etaon
at imate plaoe � t 1e nu bet" o:f AmeT ioan
cxt r ct1on , 1no u 1..ng tbo se bor
in thi
country of pt..ren t !!3 o :f' ll orweg '1 n de soent
I
t
t:
9 th se born
a,
on an est imn.to m
e by
r.
. G . Qu
Le o
Fed .,. al I,and Ba.nk , S t . l a.ul , place s the tot l number
or tfor oginn blood. in the Un i t �
1gure
18
The
Stat es at
o .rwa , 1 a.na
1'
toun
1n
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WE> s t Vi rg i n i a ha s the sml\l l ea t numb -9 r o f :fo r e ign b o rn Ho rwP. g i ans ,
,.r nly 51 , and Mi n ne s o ta has the l ar 16 e s t , g o , 1 88 . 11.a.ny N o rw'=g i q,ns
�av e aleo s et tl ed in Al aska an d the o the r p o s s e s s ions of the
Uni t � d S t a te a �
Th -9 Donin i on o f C anad9, ha s al so a l arge numb e r o f p e o .f)l e
o f No r�.l'{ eg ian d e s c e n t ,,
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wer e i n C 9,nada '3.t that t ime 68 , 8 56 per s o ns o f No rw�g i an b i r th .
O f thi s mm1b er 2 2 , 1 86 wer e b o rn i n the Un i t ed S t a t ea , 2 3 , b68 in
C anada , and 23 , 102 el a ewher e ,m os t l y in No rway �
S i nc e the c e nsu s
o f �821 , 3 19 have ar r i v e d from the U ni t ed S t at es an d 5 , 559 from
No rway .maki ng a to tal No rweg ian p o p ul at i on in C an ada at thi s
t ime o f 74 , 73 4 4 Abo u t 46% of the N o rw�g i an po pul a t ion of U anada
i s f ound in Saak3.t chew9.n and 31;( in Al b e rt a .
Dur i ng the c e ntury o f Norweg i :tn lrnmi gr at i o n t o Am e r i ca ,
the No rwe g i ans and the ir d e s cend �n t e hav"= con t r ib u t ed i n a ve ry
l arg� mea s u r ie to the d ev�l o pment o f b o th U n i t e d S t ,s t e s and Canada ,
an d have proven tht3Iri.S el vee to b � a ve ry h igh snd d e s i rabl e cl ass
o f imr�i gr an ts . They hav � d i s t i ngu i shed thems el ves i n f arm ing ,
t e chn i c al trad e s , the var i o u s prof �a s io ns , an d i n po l i t i c a 9 Thi s
i � e s pe c i a l ly th� c a s � in the U n i t ed Sta t es where they have b e P,n
the l onges t and hav" r eached the g r e at e e t numb e r a
Here they
h -=l d many p os i t i o ns of high publ i c tru s t i n commun i ty , e tat e , .
and na ti o n .
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g o verno r s and s i x U . S . a e nat o ra o
I n C anada the y have as ye t
hel d f e w imp ort ant publ i c o f f i c e s 4 I n bo th c ountries th�y d i s
t i ngu i sh e d theos elve s a s l oyal ci t i z e ns dur i ng the r ec ent Wo rld
war .
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The g reat e s t co n tr ibu t i o n ,howeve r , wh i ch the No riveg i A.ns have
mad e to the l if e of the U ni t e d S t a t e s and th� Doflini on of C anada
is r el .i g i ou s an d educat i o nal o
Chu r che s �nd e cho ole h s.v4! b e en
b ui l t and m9.in t 9.il:ee d at cons i de rab l i:J p e rs onal s ac r if i c e on the
pg.r t of b o th suppo r te rs an d wo rk e rs o
I n the Un it ed S t ates the y
h9.V4' chu r ch p rope r ty valu e d at upwsrd e o f$ !i0 , 000
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(
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th�y have '!i-,Ji'4il� e the Jl og i c al s em i �ar J ,
r full-fl e dg e d col l eges ,
be s i d e s a numb e r o f ac ademi e a .
�anada they have two
In
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academi es ; one 1t C amro s e and one at o u tl o ok , a nd th�y have
I.m i t ed w.i th the le el and i c Lu the rans i n 1.1 ai nta Lni ng an Acad"my at
A l ar g e numb e r o f the c o ngr �g at i o ns in C anada ar e
Win ne p eg o
m i s s i on congr egat i o ns _, the p a s t o ral wo rk among them b e ing
suppo rt e d
m�
na i n ly by the b e t t� r e s tabl i shed con�r ,g a t ions in
the s ta t �s .
I n co1!lr.lemo ra ti on o f the ar ri val o f the s l o o p "He s t aura
t i o n e n" o ne hu ndr e d y e ar s ago , a gr eat c e l ebrat ion wi l l b �
s tag ed a t the S t a t e l!" 1 i r G ro u nd s , S t . P au l ,!Ji.i nnes o t.:1. , Jun" 6-9 0
Pr e s ide n t C s l vi n C o ol idg e wil l b e pres ent and b o th the Canad i an
and No rweg i an go v"! rnme nt s wil l b e o f f i c i 'i.lly repr e s �n t 4'd o
A
l ar g e numb � r o f No r:vegi an C anad i ans i '3 e xp e cted t o b e pries ent
on thi s o c cas i on .
The No rweg i an Lu the ran Chu r ch o f Ame ri ca , the large s t
b o dy o f No rw�g i an Lu the r�ns i n the U n i t � d S t� tes and �anad a ,
i e mak .i ng e � t e ns i ve pr epar at i ons fo r a f i t t ing c e l ebr at i on o f
o n e hu nd red y e 3,rs of No rwe g i an immi r,rat i on an d a.ch i e voem.ent i n
Am� r ik'.3. . A Cen tenni al Hi s t o ry i s be i ng publ i sh1Jd o _ .I t i s wr i t t i:m
by Dr . 1J • .M . No rl i -e ,Luther C o l l eg e ,De c o rah , Iowa .
A MePJ.o rial
C ant s t 'j, , whi ch 'IV'i l l b e sung 3.t the c o ngr � g a t i onal f e s t l val a to
he ld on Sunday , J uly 5 ,ha s al s o b e ,en p repar ed .
The l'.!lus i c o f
�- 1 2-
this C antata has be en wr i t t "n by Dr .E JJel lus C }1r i a t ians':!n ,
d i r � c to r of the f �m.uu s S t . Olaf C ho i r 9
A spe c i al o r d e r of A e Tvi ce
haa b e �n ar rang �d f o r the m�mo r i al s � rv l c e s to b � h�l d o n Ju l y
5 , wh.i ch wi l l b " u s ed by the co nir ega t i ons o f the No rweg i an Lu the ra.
c:gur ch o f .Azri e ri c a bo th i n the s t at e R and in Canada.,
1 9 2 5 wil l thu s pro ve an even tful and m"JI!l o rabl � year .i.n
the h i s t o ry o f Nors e-.Am " r i cans and No r e e-C anaa ians .
Th� U n i t '! d
S t a te s g o ve r m ent has g o n � qu i te f a. r in g l ving th e o c cas i o n
of fi c i al r e c o g n i t i on . B o th a t wo-cent a nd a f .i. ve-c ent memo r i �l
e t 'ir.lp wil l b e i s au e d , and a memo r i al rn �dal , thP. f i r s t o f i t s k .i.nd ,
:i s now b e i ng s tr u ck o f f a t the U . S . Mi nt .i.n Ph i l ad -elphi a .
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Select materials digitized from the Gustav Marius Bruce papers (P0463) housed at the NAHA Archives. Bruce was a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, theological professor, author, editor, and lecturer. Bruce immigrated to Yankton County, Dakota Territory, in 1884; attended Fremont College, Red Wing Seminary, University of South Dakota, Temple University (Ph.D.), and Hartford Seminary (D.D.). He was a minister in South Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska parishes; teacher in the public schools of Yankton County, Jewell College, and Red Wing Seminary; professor at Luther Theological Seminary (1917-1949); vice-president of the NELCA; and held a number of offices in the church. <br /><br /><span>He was publicity chairman of the Norse-American Centennial, president of Østfoldlaget for 16 years, and of Bygdelagenes Fellesraad for 5 years. He was editor of several religious periodicals, a contributor to newspapers and magazines, and the author of several books on social and educational subjects. Correspondence and reports in this collection deal with Knut Gjerset's proposed encyclopedia on Norwegian Americans, Bruce's work as publicity director of the Norse-American Centennial, Norwegian pioneers in Canada, and bilingualism in the church. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12445" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Gustav Bruce papers are available here.</a>
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