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A selection of articles dedicated to help you in your genealogy search for your Norwegian ancestors. Transcripts and pictures of historic documents in connection with the ships and emigration. Also including articles about Pioneers & Norwegian Settlements Around the World
Articles about selected ships ships and special events in their history. Descriptions of some of the great maritime disasters involving emigrant ships, like the wrecking of the steamer Atlantic of the White Star Line, sinking of the ocean liner Empress of Ireland and the Thingvalla line steamer Norge disaster. Check this section if you have an interest in shipwrecks.
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1. Those Norwegian names, tips for the "online" researcher (2002 - Børge Solem)
Did you meet the brick wall while researching your Norwegian ancestors online? This article might give some new clues.
2. Maritime inscription - registers of seamen (2002 - Børge Solem)
An example on what you may find in the maritime inscription records, and some information about where to find them.
3. PORT OF NEW YORK PASSENGER RECORDS (2003 - Jo Anne Sadler)
Jo Anne has written several research articles for the Southern California Genealogical Society Journal, The Searcher. This is an updated, shorter version of her article regarding the New York Passenger Records. It originally appeared in the November/December 2001 issue.
4. Hunting Passenger Lists (1999 - Børge Solem, Trond Austheim, Sue Swiggum & Debbie Beavis)
An article describing how, and where, to look for passenger information about Norwegian emigrants. Featuring: US Arrivals, Records of the U.S. Customs Service, (1820 - ca. 1891), Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, (1891 - 1957), Canadian Arrivals, Canadian records - (1865 - 1935), St. Albans lists (1895-), Norwegian records, Norwegian Police Emigration Lists (1867 - 1973), the Danes, the Swedes, Norwegian church records moving lists (1820 - 1915), British records of transmigrants, The British Board of Trade, Passenger Lists, Outwards, (1890-1960), The British Board of Trade, Passenger Lists, Inwards, (1878-1888 and 1890-1960), Discussion
5. The S/S Atlantic of the White Star Line, disaster in 1873 (Dec. 2003, revised Aug. 2005, May 2006 - Trond Austheim and Børge Solem)
About the sinking of the S/S Atlantic and the Norwegian and Scandinavian passengers involved. This ship went down off Halifax in 1873, of the 957 passengers aboard, 545 lost their lives
6. The Collision between the Thingvalla and the Geiser, Details of the disaster (2000 - Halifax Morning Herald Sat. Aug 18, 1888 )
The Thrilling Story of the Sinking of the Gesier, The S/S Thingvalla arrives in port. From the Halifax Morning Herald Sat. Aug 18, 1888
7. The collision between the Thingvalla and the Geiser - STORY OF THE SURVIVORS (2000 - The Halifax Morning Herald Mon. 20 Aug. 1888)
The Thrilling Story of the Sinking of the Gesier, The S/S Thingvalla arrives in port. From The Halifax Morning Herald Mon. 20 Aug. 1888. THE CATASTROPHE OFF SABLE ISLAND, Captain Møller's Version. —A Passenger says The Thingvalla Officers Are to Blame. —A Woman's Heart-rending Story.
8. THE 31 NORWEGIANS ON THE "TITANIC" (2003 - by Per Kristian Sebak )
When the legendary Titanic set sail from Queenstown, Ireland, her last port of call, on 11 April 1912, there were 31 passengers of Norwegian origin on board. This article tells the story of how the 31 travelled to the Titanic, and is mainly based on Chapter 3 in the book, "TITANIC - 31 Norwegian Destinies", which gives a comprehensive account of all 31 Norwegians on the ill-fated liner.
9. Hunting Passenger Lists & Genealogy ( - )
A selection of articles dedicated to help you in your search for your Norwegian ancestors. Also including articles about Pioneers & Norwegian Settlements Around the World
10. Nice to know - Things to know about ships (1997 - Børge Solem )
Ships and rigging, an explanatory article about different kind of rigs and ships, nautical terms like the "tween deck", and so on
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