From Scandinavia to the
Upper Midwest
Friday 1:00 PM Salon C-D
Explanation of why our
ancestors packed their bags and headed not only to America, but other points west.
What did they experience on the sailing ships coming over and how
readily were they accepted when they arrived.
This also covers their assimilation into life here in
America.
Jerry Paulson has spent twenty years
teaching genealogy at
Madison Area Technical
College and is now working as a
researcher at
Norwegian
American
Genealogical
Center and Naeseth Library
in Madison WI.
Jerry is a native
of
Madison and his personal research and
travels include
Germany,
Norway and
Ireland.
A popular speaker, on numerous topics, Jerry is a member of Dane
County Area Genealogy Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical Society and
various other ethnic groups (especially Norwegian).