[Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

history is so rich with info, it always delights me...

One of the side bars to all the current religious fervor in the US is to 
reframe history, and all this by the people who, IMNSHO, don't even know the 
half of it to begin with....

sigh
Lynn

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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: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:44 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

> The history of immigration includes loads of little nuggets like
>
> 1.) Many Italians ended up in New Orleans because the passage
> was cheaper than the trip to New York
>
> 2.) Sponsoring families & parishes made for a large Greek
> population immigrating into southern New Hampshire
>
> 3.) Married Canadians immigrated into New England sponsored
> by factory owners (the owners preferred young married couples,
> considering them more stable socially and economically).
>
> I've heard dozens of stories about fishermen and dock workers
> who had a wife & family in Boston and another in Nova Scotia.
> -M