11,289
edits
Iceland Emigration and Immigration (view source)
Revision as of 17:42, 14 August 2020
, 14 August 2020→Historical Background: fixed link
(added emigration records) |
Sherilemon (talk | contribs) (→Historical Background: fixed link) |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
By the 19th century, some Icelanders were emigrating to the United States and tended to settle around the Great Lakes. At first attaching themselves to other Scandinavian settlements but eventually establishing their own communities mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin.<br> | By the 19th century, some Icelanders were emigrating to the United States and tended to settle around the Great Lakes. At first attaching themselves to other Scandinavian settlements but eventually establishing their own communities mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin.<br> | ||
[http://www.halfdan.is/ | [http://www.halfdan.is/news/ The Emigration from Iceland to N-America] page gives a list of settlements in North America as follows: | ||
*'''Utah''': In and around the Salt Lake Valley. Spanish Fork had a sizable settlement. | *'''Utah''': In and around the Salt Lake Valley. Spanish Fork had a sizable settlement. | ||
*'''Minnesota''' | *'''Minnesota''' | ||