The people and their lives in America and Norway

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Sonja Sovik and Eli Syre prepare and sell traditional Norwegian artifacts at Euro Ship Store in Fairhaven. MA.

A recent map of coastal Norway showing the former hometowns of many of the emigrants who came to the Northeast Coast of America.

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Three generations of Isaksen fishermen in America with former generations dating back to the beginning of recorded time in Norway.

The face of Norway today!
This very beautiful Haugesund young woman helped me on the road one day on Karmoy.

The Future of Norway!
This big sister and her new brother will live in a very different Norway than did their parents, grandparents and cousins. Their Norway is not only very wealthy, but has many third world nationals living in it.
It is a new Norway with evolving images, challenges, makeup and probable dramatic cultural change.
Photo courtesy of Rune Haakansen family

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FOLLOWING THE WATERS (p.1) | LIVES OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICANS (p.2) | GLIMPSES INTO EMIGRANT LIFE (p.3) | LIVES OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICANS (p.4)