Friday, Oct. 9th, 2025 is a red letter day for Norwegian-Americans in North Iowa an elsewhere. To the very day, it is the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first boatload of Norwegians to the United States. It is the bicentennial of the start of one of the greatest mass migrations in history. It …
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Red Letter Day For Norwegian-Americans
Friday, Oct. 9th, 2025 is a red letter day for Norwegian-Americans in North Iowa and elsewhere. To the very day, it is the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first boatload of Norwegians to the United States. It is the bicentennial of the start of one of the greatest mass migrations in history. It …
Huge Collection of Historic Shropshire (England) Newspapers Now Viewable Online
Shropshire Council has announced that a huge collection of historic Shropshire newspapers, dating back to 1772 have been digitised and made available for people to view online, thanks to a project delivered by Shropshire Archives and Shropshire Libraries, in partnership with Findmypast and the British Newspaper Archive. The collection of local newspapers documents the everyday …