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From: Olaf <>
Subject: Sortland in Nordland, why go there instead of America?
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 20:06:47 -0700
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Hi Mary!
This has been hanging there for a while and I had hoped for a more
definitive answer from one of our Norwegians.
Some where in my past (there is lots of it) I read that the the government
was getting a little concerned about the flood of emigration to America.
Some sort of arrangement was made for people, presumably with incentives, to
move to Nordland. The name Dunderland comes to mind. Maybe someone can
explain?
Olaf


> While most of my relatives from Land in Oppland emigrated to America, I
have
> found a few collaterals living in Sortland, Nordland on the 1865 census.
>
> A google search did not turn up a whole lot of information about Sortland
but
> it appears to be primarily a fishing village. I am wondering what would
have
> attracted my folk there? They were inland farmers, not fishermen.
Would
> there have been cannery work available? This is mid-1800s that the
Landings
> left. Things were tough in Land in those days and a great many folk left
for
> America, but there were others who took off for other parts of Norway.
And
> 2 of my grandmother's siblings went to Sortland as did a brother's widow.
>
> Can one of you enlighten me?
>
> Takk
>
> Mary Farrell

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