Norwegian Immigrants to the United States: A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850, volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
By Gerhard B. Naeseth (author of volumes 1,2,3 and co-author of volumes 4 & 5)
By Blaine Hedberg (co-author of volumes 4 & 5)
Published by Anundsen Publishing Company, Decorah, Iowa
Hard cover books are 8.5 x 11 inches:
• Volume 1 – (1825-1843) 480 pgs, reprinted 2008 (3,800 Norwegian immigrants)
• Volume 2 – (1844-1846) 492 pgs, printed 1997 (4,600 Norwegian immigrants)
• Volume 3 – (1847-1848) 380 pgs, printed 2000 (3,100 Norwegian immigrants)
• Volume 4 – (1849) 423 pgs; printed 2004 (3,450 Norwegian immigrants)
• Volume 5 – (1850) 505 pgs, printed 2008 (4,200 Norwegian immigrants)
• Limited editions, arranged chronologically by ship of arrival
• Immigrants assigned ID number based on year of arrival and placement within original ship passenger list
• Additional list of "unidentified" immigrants not found on passenger lists
• Where possible, includes immigrant's full name, parents' names, date and place of birth; settlement in U.S.; spouse and children's names
• Detailed bibliography of printed Norwegian and Norwegian-American local history included
• Multi-page first-name index (which includes patronymic and farm name, plus birth year and last residence in Norway)
• Multi-page last-residence index (useful for identifying possible Norwegian-American settlements for emigrants from a particular area of Norway)
• Genealogical resources used: ship passenger list arrival records, U.S. census records, Norwegian-American church records, county histories, family histories, correspondence files of Naeseth Library, and many other sources
• Cross-references include "Norwegian Immigrants to the United States" series
Norwegian Immigrants to the United States
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