Norwegian Connections [Paperback]

Jacobson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0806351500 | ISBN-13: 978-0806351506 | Publication Date: June 1, 2009 | Edition: Indexed

In the tradition of his two earlier volumes for Genealogical Publishing Company, Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828 and Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828, Volume II, David Dobson has compiled a new list of vessels that traveled from Scottish to North American ports between 1830 and 1860. The purpose of the volume is to enable researchers to link their immigrant ancestors' first whereabouts in America with their port of embarkation in Scotland, and thus possibly the emigrant's region of origin. Based mostly on sailings documented in contemporary Scottish newspapers, Dobson identifies 1,500 ships that made nearly 5,000 transatlantic passages during the thirty years under investigation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Clearfield; Indexed edition (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806351500
• ISBN-13: 978-0806351506
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,918,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enhanced with maps of Southern Norway, September 8, 2002

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This review is from: Norwegian Connections (Paperback)

An essential, core title for any personal or academic Norwegian-American history or genealogical reference collection, Judy Jacobson's Norwegian Connections From Arctic Fjord To American Prairie covers a wide range of issues and areas ranging from the fjords of Northern Norway to such United States emigration destinations as Iowa, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. The heart and core of Norwegian Connections From Arctic Fjord To American Prairie is dedicated to a series of Norwegian families. Enhanced with maps of Southern Norway and the Senja Island region, Norwegian Connections From Arctic Fjord To American Prairie also features invaluable appendices offering a wealth of supplemental information including a glossary, lists of Norway and United States place names, and a great deal more. Highly recommended.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Publisher's note:, July 16, 2007

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This review is from: Norwegian Connections (Paperback)

As she has done in a number of her other publications (e.g., Southold (Long Island) Connections, and Detroit River Connections), genealogist and librarian Judy Jacobson has universalized an individual family history by giving it broader significance as an example of settlement patterns. In this case, her focus is upon her husband's Norwegian ancestors, the Jacobsons, and others who left the Arctic circle fishing communities like Arberg, Harstad, Moen, and Fredriksberg, commencing with the outbreak of the American Civil War, for homesteading and other opportunities in Minnesota, North Dakota, and other states of the Great Plains. Although many Norwegians emigrated for religious and political reasons, the author reminds us economic dislocation in Norway--owing to the uncertainties of the fishing and mercantile industries--reached such proportions that approximately 200,000 Norwegians emigrated in the 1880s. By the turn of the century, Norwegians represented the largest ethnic group among the 183,000 persons living in North Dakota.

After providing the reader with ample background on the history of Norwegian immigration, Mrs. Jacobson turns to her principal objective: to record the genealogies of families from the Arctic fjords. In this context, she sheds light upon the unusual naming practices that make identifying Norwegian ancestors difficult. For example, Norwegian children typically did not take their father's surname, and surnames were in fact derived from the father's given name. This phenomenon helps to explain why the book ends with a given-name index and a surname index (as well as with indexes of subjects and place names). This important lesson in Norwegian onomastics is followed by detailed genealogical and biographical accounts, drawn from primary and secondary sources, of the following families: Eide, Eidissen, Erichsen, Frostad, Gjertsen, Hemmingsen, Ingebrigtsen, Jacobson, Johansen, Pedersen, Rasmussen, Sagan, Seversen, and Simonsen. Rounding out this fascinating volume are illustrations of various Norwegian communities of origin, several genealogical appendices, and an extensive list of sources.