Solem, Swiggum & Austheim

100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway

SHIP INDEX - PASSENGER LISTS - VOYAGE ACCOUNTS DESCRIPTIONS - PICTURES - ARTICLES

Only short time left! - we will be closing down this site on December 23rd. Our Christmas present for you will be a brand new site, with powerful search features and new databases. You are invited, check back! Preserving our cultural heritage and helping others are essential ingredients for the richness of life. That is why all the work we have put down, and the thousands of hours spent in order to be able to present this web site, has given us so much. We started working on the project in 1997, since then the amount of material has grown to an extent which we did not imagine when we first began. However, there is still much work to be done before our goal has been reached. So why this focus on the ships? While the ocean separated the people, the ships represented the connection between the old land and the new country. For more than 100 years the ships between Europe and America was the most important channel for cultural exchange. We hope that the connection can be continued, and that the ships will sail for ever on the web. Let's pay a tribute to the old slogan "HANDS ACROSS THE SEA" The information on this site is for research and educational purpose. We hope that it will be of interest and that it will help you in your research. We also hope that the site can work as a link between people who are currently researching the same issues. The list of ships may not be complete, note that errors may appear. If you discover errors, or have additional information to share, please contact us. Those who is visiting frequently will notice some changes from time to time. WE NEED YOUR HELP ! This project is operated on a totally volunteer, nonprofit basis. We have now reached a point where fundraising has become necessary to make the research go forward, and to secure the existence of the web site. We are looking for organizations and companies that would be willing to become our sponsors. We would also appreciate any private donations. A list of our sponsors can be seen on our sponsor page. PROJECTS THAT NEED SUPPORT: Reconstruction of sailing schedules from Bergen and Stavanger after 1867. To do this we need to do an in depth study of the old newspapers. They will only be available to us on microfilm. This requires equipment and ordering expenses. Provision of pictures of several ships. We have identified pictures of ships in different public museums which we think should be made available online. If you like, you can sponsor the specific research for a particular ship. You can also help, by submitting material such as voyage accounts and passenger lists.

SHIP INDEX More than 10 000 indexed departures of ships leaving Norway with emigrants between 1825 and 1925 Still some ships to be recorded, mainly from Bergen and Stavanger after 1867 PASSENGER LISTS More than 100 transcribed pre 1875 passenger lists You will find indexed lists by going to the passenger lists page Search the emigrant database We are currently testing out our new searchable emigrant database. VOYAGE ACCOUNTS We are continuously collecting and adding new voyage accounts You will find an index on the site map DESCRIPTIONS & PICTURES Descriptions and pictures of ships, new material is added every week. Information and pictures concerning several transatlantic companies and steamers ARTICLES Many helpful and interesting articles concerning Norwegian emigration. Read about "The Transatlantic Crossing", or perhaps the "Mormon emigration" among other things

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