Sentences with phrase «norwegian immigrant»

«Great prairies stretching out as far as one could see,» wrote one Norwegian immigrant of the image that lured him and his wife and three sons to America in 1876, «with never a stone to gather up, a tree to cut down, or a stump to grub out — the soil so black and rich that as somebody said, you had only «to tickle it with...

«Great prairies stretching out as far as one could see,» wrote one Norwegian immigrant of the image that lured him and his wife and three sons to America in 1876, «with never a stone to gather up, a tree to cut down, or a stump to grub out — the soil so black and rich that as somebody said, you had only «to tickle it with a plow, and it would laugh with a beautiful harvest.»»

To fend off starvation, early Swedish immigrants would locate a soft spot in the ice, have a Norwegian immigrant sit on it, and, when he would abruptly rise after a short interval, pick the featers off his backside.

Northern Fish Products consists of four family owned companies, the first of which, Northern Fish, was founded in 1912 by a Norwegian immigrant, Johannes Swanes.

The Kona rest originated in the late 19th century in Stoughton, Wisconsin, with the wives of Norwegian immigrants.

Not exact matches

I grew up in a Lutheran church, and much of who I am can be traced back to those second - and third - generation Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German immigrants who left...

Western immigrant men, on the other hand, marry Norwegian women with far greater frequency.

It is true that immigrants who have married Norwegian women earn higher wages and are more likely to be in work.

With a recent influx of asylum seeking immigrants that has altered the homogeneity somewhat, Norwegian men and women are open to outsiders in the dating world, as long as they are not subject to archaic traditions and values.

Under Ian Holm's nuanced reading of the newspaper accounts, Lesy's still photographs of wide - eyed Norwegian and German immigrants in their Sunday best and the chilling momento mori of their deceased children

One such haven is the school system — once granted legal residency, young immigrants have the right to attend school like all Norwegians.

At a school in Norway, a program connects Norwegians and immigrants for pizza and games — with benefits for both groups.

At a school in Norway, a program connects Norwegians and immigrants for pizza and games — with benefits for both groups.