[Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

[Charles Wohlers]

Why did they come to NYC? Because that's where all the boats landed.


Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Lynn Ronkainen
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:19 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

Thought that might be the case... I had a friend here in TX, Mary Crane
(formerly of your Brooklyn church I believe) who was born in Newfoundland...
and that's how I found about all the 'Newfies' who migrated to NYC to build
boats, many of whom decamped back to the 'old country' during The
Depression, then returned for the war effort.  I was under the impression
that Brooklyn was also 'home' to many 'Newfies' as well.

L

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From: "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 1:21 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

> From: Lynn Ronkainen
>
>>Wonder what brought so many Norwegians to NYC area or what kept them 
>>there? I'm 1/4  Norwegian -from the Dakota/Minnesota "stock".
>
> Many were seamen and their families.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>