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vernnd
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USA
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Posted - 27/02/2006 :  07:29:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Anybody

I had some ancestors that went from Stavanger to Quebec to Chicago. What was the most likely means of travel from Quebec to Chicago? circa 1869

jwiborg
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Norway
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Posted - 27/02/2006 :  14:09:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
By train.
Transportation by rail from Quebec to Chicago costed about ten American dollars in 1869.

Read this article; Concerning Emigration?, posted in the Norwegian "Billed-Magazin", spring 1869.
It's interesting reading, and decribes several routes to the west, and how to cross Lake Michigan.

Jan Peter
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Jo Anne Sadler
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USA
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Posted - 27/02/2006 :  19:18:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
There are many articles on this site about the voyage from Norway and to the final destinations in America after landing in Quebec including this one that describes getting to Chicago:

click here
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vernnd
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Posted - 28/02/2006 :  06:50:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jo Anne Sadler

There are many articles on this site about the voyage from Norway and to the final destinations in America after landing in Quebec including this one that describes getting to Chicago:

click here
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vernnd
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Posted - 28/02/2006 :  06:55:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
JoAnne

this is a good one, thank you

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vernnd
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Posted - 28/02/2006 :  07:34:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Jan

great stuff, thank you

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Hunting Passenger Lists:

An article describing how, and where, to look for passenger information about Norwegian emigrants
    1:   Emigration Records - Sources - Timeline
    2:   Canadian Records (1865-1935)
    3:   Canadian Immigration Records Database
    4:   US arrivals - Customs Passenger Lists
    5:   Port of New York Passenger Records
    6:   Norwegian Emigration Records
    7:   British outbound passenger lists
 

The Transatlantic Crossing:

An article about how the majority of emigrants would travel. It also gives some insight to the amazing development in how ships were constructed and the transportation arranged
    1:   Early Norwegian Emigrants
    2:   Steerage - Between Decks
    3:   By sail - daily life
    4:   Children of the ocean
    5:   Sailing ship provisions
    6:   Health and sickness
    7:   From sail to steam
    8:   By steamship across the ocean
    9:   The giant express steamers
 
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