[Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

[Charles Wohlers]

True. My grandfather (after a year in Bodie CA - if you've ever been there 
you'd know why he only stayed a year) ended up at the Brooklyn Navy Yard - 
and then eventually as a bartender at a speakeasy in Manhattan.

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com


-----Original Message----- 
From: Lynn Ronkainen
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:38 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

.... but they stayed because they brought skills that a large port city
needed...
L

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:34 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

> 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
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not 
> a
> single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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
>>
>