Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Norwegian Emigration

1825 the first Norwegians left Stavanger for the United States. Some 900,000 Norwegians made their way to America in the last 200 years. There are actually more Americans who can proudly claim Norwegian heritage than there are Norwegians in Norway today. Vesterheim Museum celebrates the 200th anniversary of Norwegian immigration. 

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I proudly celebrate that about 100 years ago my grandparents, Paul and Dagmar joined those Norwegians who chose to begin a new life in the United States.