History of the Danish-American Pioneers and Their Descendants
Author | : Margaret L. Raven |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Danish Americans |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Margaret L. Raven |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Danish Americans |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Library of Congress |
Publisher | : Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service |
Total Pages | : 1368 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Genealogy |
ISBN | : |
The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.
Author | : Anne Lisbeth Olsen |
Publisher | : Aalborg, Denmark : Danes Worldwide Archives in collaboration with the Danish Society for Emigration History |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Danes United States History Sources |
ISBN | : |
"In letters to their homeland, Danes who emigrated to North America from 1842 to 1946 here give vivid, personal impressions of how they began life anew, far from the familiar surroundings of home. Passages selected by the authors from among more than a thousand emigrant letters provide a unique glimpse of life on the American prairie as well as on Chicago's notorious South Side. The narratives are presented in a series of themes, ranging from the crossing of the Atlantic to an inside look at the United States. Although few regretted the decision to emigrate, nearly all suffered pangs of homesickness, and many attempted to imbue their children with a sense of "Danishness." These Danes of the past come alive as they describe both successes and failures in their own words. It is the hope of the Danes Worldwide Archives that "A New Life" will help to strengthen the historical identity of Danish-Americans"--Back cover.
Author | : Mark Mussari |
Publisher | : Facts On File |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780877548713 |
Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Danes, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America.
Author | : Marsha Ann Matson |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2015-12-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781522908418 |
"The Christensen Family: From Old World Denmark to New World Wisconsin and Minnesota" is the story of the author's Danish family, whose great-grandparents left behind poverty for a better life in America. Using Danish and U.S. records, Marsha Ann Matson weaves the lives of fictitious and real ancestors into the histories of Denmark, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. She describes the momentous events in Denmark and the United States, which pushed her great-grandparents, Marie and James Christensen, to leave their homeland in 1883, the year of peak Scandinavian immigration to America. Relying on support from Madsen, Jensen, and Skafte relatives who immigrated before them, Marie and James undertook a grueling ocean and overland train trip with three small children. They struggled to farm, educate their children in a rural one-room schoolhouse, and adjust to a new way of life. Biographies of the Christensen children, who grew up to became parents, teachers, farmers, and a judge, are examples of the success of Danish-Americans in America.
Author | : Elliott Robert Barkan |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 2217 |
Release | : 2013-01-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 159884220X |
This encyclopedia is a unique collection of entries covering the arrival, adaptation, and integration of immigrants into American culture from the 1500s to 2010. Few topics inspire such debate among American citizens as the issue of immigration in the United States. Yet, it is the steady influx of foreigners into America over 400 years that has shaped the social character of the United States, and has favorably positioned this country for globalization. Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration is a chronological study of the migration of various ethnic groups to the United States from 1500 to the present day. This multivolume collection explores dozens of immigrant populations in America and delves into major topical issues affecting different groups across time periods. For example, the first author of the collection profiles African Americans as an example of the effects of involuntary migrations. A cross-disciplinary approach—derived from the contributions of leading scholars in the fields of history, sociology, cultural development, economics, political science, law, and cultural adaptation—introduces a comparative analysis of customs, beliefs, and character among groups, and provides insight into the impact of newcomers on American society and culture.