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SUMMARY:Sloopers\, Cleng Peerson and Immigration prior to Civil War
DESCRIPTION:Sloopers\, Cleng Peerson and Immigration prior to Civil War\nWednesday\, October 15\, 2025\, 7:00 p.m.\nThief River Falls Public Library\, 102 1st St E\, Thief River Falls\, MN \nFaye Auchenpaugh\, local historian\, will speak on Cleng Peerson’s extensive travels in America and his impact on Norwegian immigration\, how Quakers ended up in Norway with its Lutheran national religion\, why the Sloopers decided to emigrate\, and their voyage and settlement in America. She will also talk of Ole Rynning’s “True Account of America” in which he used a helpful question-and-answer dialog to address the fears of the prospective emigrant and will include patterns of settlement and a brief account of the beginnings of the various Norwegian Lutheran synods. Copies of Rynning’s work will be for sale. FREEWILL DONATION. \n  \nFor additional information on any of the above\, contact: auchenpaugh@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://www.sofn.com/event/sloopers-cleng-peerson-and-immigration-prior-to-civil-war/
LOCATION:Thief River Falls Public Library\, 102 1st St E\, Thief River Falls\, MN\, 56701\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Land\, New Life
DESCRIPTION:New Land\, New Life\nOctober 13 -18\, 2025\nThief River Falls Public Library\, 102 1st St E\, Thief River Falls\, MN \nExhibit on Norwegian Immigration to Minnesota\, 1825 to 1925. Farm settlements and homesteading\, churches and congregations\, urban life\, folk arts\, fine arts\, and more. \n  \nFor additional information on any of the above\, contact: auchenpaugh@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://www.sofn.com/event/new-land-new-life/
LOCATION:Thief River Falls Public Library\, 102 1st St E\, Thief River Falls\, MN\, 56701\, United States
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