These photos show the original twenty panels of Synnøve – Nordkap Lodge’s museum exhibit New Land, New Life: Norwegian Immigration to Minnesota, 1825 – 1925
Timeline

Why Norwegians Immigrated

Letters and Reports of Minnesota

Moving into Minnesota

Chain Migration

Farm Settlements and Homesteading

Churches and Congregations

Education and Schools

Academies Evolve into Colleges

Occupations

Urban Settlement

Norwegian Women

Norwegian Language

Folk Arts

Fine Arts

Humor

Newspapers and Literature

Politics and Reformers

Benefit Societies

Acknowledgements

Thank You

Discussion Guide
You may choose to use this discussion guide or create your own to further explore the impact of immigration in your community.
