I agree 100% with Arlene. Although I haven't found any
Swedes in my family tree (so far), my German GEMEINDER line
came to the U.S. from Wurttemberg (which was east of
Bavaria, and north of Switzerland)around the same period of
time (1850 - 1860)as the fictional Nilsson family.
Last year I re-read all four of the books in Moberg's
Emigrant Novels for the first time in 20 years (and for the
first time since I was bitten by the geneology bug!) These
books provided me with many insights as to what would have
prompted my ancestors to leave their homeland, and what
types of experience they would have before, during and after
the voyage across the Atlantic.
I would urge all others with a similar interest to visit
your local library and check-out these books:
"The Emigrants", "Unto a Good Land", "The Settlers", and
"The Last Letter Home" by Vilhelm Moberg.
Steve
On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 12:58:42 EST
Arlvh(a)aol.com wrote:
For those genealogists who consider the history of
"America's Emigrants" as
interesting as family pedigree I would like to suggest
Wilhelm Moberg's book
ONTO A NEW LAND. It is the 2nd of a series of four books
which chronicle the
lives of a group of Swedish immigrants, starting with
their troubles in
Sweden to their successful building of farms and homes in
Minnesota. I am
now reading the 3rd book THE SETTLERS. IT is the 2nd
book however which
really captures the trials of the immigrant. What
amazing people they were.
Your public library can get you these books if they do
not have them.
Arlene
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