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71. Ole Løkensgård's account of the crossing on the Sjofna in 1857 (Ole Løkensgard - Michael Lokensgard)
Ole Lokensgard, "Pioneer Stories," The Lokensgard Family, a Collection of Reminiscences, St. Paul Minnesota, 1994. (2d Printing). Originally published under the title "Nybygger Historier," in Hallingen, a Norwegian language monthly publication by and for immigrants from Hallingdal, Norway.
72. Dancing on the deck of a Thingvalla Line ship in 1887 (Picture of the month - September 2004 - )
73. A JOURNEY TO AMERICA IN THE FIFTIES (on the ship Tegner) (BY CLARA JACOBSON - Norwegian-American Studies, Volume 12, 1941)
This paper first appeared in Symra, 10:120-157 (1913), under the title "En Amerika-reise for seksti aar siden." The child who figures in this story was the author's mother, Nicoline Hansen Hegg, who was born in 1844. She married the Reverend Abraham Jacobson in 1865, and died in 1929.
74. The horrifying voyage on the Valkyrien from Bergen to Quebec in 1873 (by C. K. Fjærestad - Translated and edited by Børge Solem in 2000)
The following description is based on a voyage account from 1873, written by C. K. Fjærestad. It was printed in "Nordmæmdeme i Amerika, deres historie og record", Minneapolis, Minn 1907. Translated and edited by Børge Solem in 2000.
75. A story about the crossing on the Victoria from Drammen to Quebec in 1861 (Guri - Karen Jeglum Kennedy)
This articles was submitted by Karen Jeglum Kennedy. It is a wonderful story about the crossing on the Victoria from Drammen to Quebec in 1861. The story was told by Guri Thorsdatter Trøo Jeglum, wife of Kittel Jeglum, who lived in the town of Perry, Dane County, Wisconsin. Much of the interview was done by her niece, Gena Thompson.
76. The sinking of the Dominion Line steamship "Scotsman" in 1899 (The Saint John Globe 1899 - transcribed By Børge Solem 2004)
Eleven of the Scotsman's Passengers lost - WHILE LEAVING THE WRECKED STEAMSHIP - ALL WERE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Vessel is a Total Loss - Particulars of the Disaster - Great Suffering Endured. A transcript from the Saint John Globe, bringing the story about the sinking of the Scotsman and the drowning of 11 passengers
77. Wilson Line S/S Calypso, built 1904 (Picture of the month - October 2004 - )
78. A burial at sea on board the S/S Oscar II in 1911 (Karsten Egeblad 2004 - Peder Georg Christian Pedersen 1911)
These snapshots were taken by Peder Georg Christian Pedersen in 1911, when he sailed as an officer on the S/S Oscar II. Pedersen served on the Scandinavian America Line steamships from 1902 till 1920, and became the master of the S/S C. F. Tietgen. The pictures were provided by Karsten Egeblad, one of Pedersen's descendants. The text to the pictures are in Pedersen's own words.
79. Canadian Pacific Line office in Trondhjem (Picture of the month - November 2004 - )
80. MACHINERY OF ATLANTIC STEAMSHIPS (Børge Solem, editor - 2004 - )
This article is a collage of edited cutaways from contemporary sources. It focuses on the development of the machinery used in the transatlantic steamships up till about 1910.
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