Message in a British bottle from 1809 - found at the Regional State Archives in Bergen
There are lots of small and large treasures in the archives. One of the eager guests in the reading rooms at the regional state archives in Bergen, Halvor Skurtveit of Fjell, found one of these treasures some time back while searching through the history of the coastal defense of Fjell.
There are lots of small and large treasures in the archives. One of the eager guests in the reading rooms at the regional state archives in Bergen, Halvor Skurtveit of Fjell, found one of these treasures some time back while searching through the history of the coastal defense of Fjell.
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Petroleum Wives Club (PWC) – Creating a meaningful and inclusive community in a foreign country
Imagine arriving in a foreign country where you do not know the language, and your husband leaves you and your children for long periods of time to go to work offshore. What kind of life would you imagine for yourself?
Imagine arriving in a foreign country where you do not know the language, and your husband leaves you and your children for long periods of time to go to work offshore. What kind of life would you imagine for yourself?
The sloop Restauration
In the summer of 1825, the sloop Restauration departed from Stavanger, Norway. Aboard were seven crew members and forty-five passengers. This voyage is considered the beginning of organized Norwegian emigration to to the United States. After fourteen weeks at sea, they arrived in New York City – their destination – with forty-six passengers. What kinds of historical sources can help us uncover the circumstances surrounding their departure, the long Atlantic crossing, and their arrival in the bustling city?
In the summer of 1825, the sloop Restauration departed from Stavanger, Norway. Aboard were seven crew members and forty-five passengers. This voyage is considered the beginning of organized Norwegian emigration to to the United States. After fourteen weeks at sea, they arrived in New York City – their destination – with forty-six passengers. What kinds of historical sources can help us uncover the circumstances surrounding their departure, the long Atlantic crossing, and their arrival in the bustling city?
Halvor Johannessen – The Orphan Who Became a Family Man and Emigrated to America with His Wife and Children
In 1850, Halvor Johannesen and his family made the life-changing decision to leave Norway in search of a better future in America. But who was Halvor, really? What sources can help us understand the man behind the name? And what might they reveal about why the family chose to leave the farm they had purchased in the early 1840s to start over in a new land across the Atlantic? What records might shed light on how they prepared for the journey and what they did in the lead-up to their departure?
In 1850, Halvor Johannesen and his family made the life-changing decision to leave Norway in search of a better future in America. But who was Halvor, really? What sources can help us understand the man behind the name? And what might they reveal about why the family chose to leave the farm they had purchased in the early 1840s to start over in a new land across the Atlantic? What records might shed light on how they prepared for the journey and what they did in the lead-up to their departure?