NEW 3-VOLUME SET

Norwegians in America, their History and Record:
A translated version of the 1907 and 1913
Nordmændene i Amerika, deres Historie og Rekord
Written by Martin Ulvestad

            Norwegian author and publisher Martin Ulvestad compiled data on the Norwegian-American pioneers over 100 years ago by sending out 163,000 small books and pamphlets along with 450,000 circulars and forms to the early immigrants and their families. He then published the 1907 and 1913 oversized (now rare) books.

Volume 1 — 480 pages, 7”x10”, hardcover book:
• 5,700 pioneers indexed & maps of Norway
• Pioneer sagas, genealogy, emigration & immigration
• USA (41 states, 500 counties) & Canada (6 provinces)
• Bilingual — English translation and Norwegian transcription
• Source Gothic script (pgs 1-250 of 1907)
• = $29.95/book with FREE shipping in the USA

            This bilingual English-Norwegian Volume 1 includes both an English translation as well as a Norwegian transcription from pages 1-250 of the 1907 Gothic script. The sagas tell of where the pioneers emigrated from in Norway, immigrated to in America, genealogy, life and hardships on the emigrant ships, canal boat and cattle car journeys to the Midwest, sickness, oxcarts, dugouts, sod huts, numerous pastors and churches, livestock and crops, grasshoppers, prairie fires, blizzards, Indian Wars and more. Areas included are:
            • USA — 41 states and 500 counties: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Washington, Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia. Plus Pre-History, Indian Territory, District of Columbia and the story of the emigrant ship “Valkyrien”.
            • Canada — 6 provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
 

Volume 2 — 640 pages, 7”x10”, hardcover book:
• 25,000 pioneers listed by 1,700 locations in Norway
• Connecting Norwegian-Americans to ancestral roots
• Norwegians in American Wars including Civil War
• Bilingual — English translation and Norwegian transcription
• Source Gothic script (pgs 251-871 of 1907)
• = $34.95/book with FREE shipping in the USA

            This bilingual English-Norwegian Volume 2 has both an English translation as well as a Norwegian transcription from pages 251-871 of the 1907 Gothic script. Norwegians in American Wars includes Military Officers, Privates, the 15th Wisconsin Regiment, Civil War and Andersonville Prison. Other sections contain listings of Norwegian-American involvement: public positions, newspapers and periodicals, book publishing, music, educational and charitable institutions, church societies, pastors, temperance undertakings and historical and statistical summary. Volume 2’s Compilation of Norwegian Communities in America section provides information on over 25,000 pioneers sorted by 1,700 areas they emigrated from in Norway.
 

Volume 3 — 7”x10”, hardcover book:
• Biographical directory alphabetized A-Z by last name
• Source Gothic script (all of 1913)
• Currently being transcribed and translated, available in 2012

These 100-year-old books, originally published in Gothic script, were compiled from 450,000 circulars and forms sent by Martin Ulvestad to early immigrants and their families. He then published the 1907 and 1913 oversized (now rare) books that contained 1,380 pages:
• 1907 volume (flat) — 872 pages, size 9.5” x 12” x 3.5” (24 cm x 30 cm x 9 cm)
• 1913 volume (upright) — 508 pages, size 9.5” x 12” x 2” (24 cm x 30 cm x 5 cm)