Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
NameKnut Knutsson Langeland 
, 2C5R
, 2C5RBirth1813
OccupationLærer og klokkar i Samnanger 1833
FatherKnut Pederson Langeland (1766-1827)
MotherMagdela Monsdatter Langeland (ca1770-)
Notes for Knut Knutsson Langeland
Lærer og klokkar i Samnanger 1833, slutta i desse umbodi 1841 og utvandra til Amerika i 1843, der han sette i gang bladet “Nordlyset” og seinare det vidkjente bladet “Skandinavien” som han styrde i mange år. Meir om honom i bolk V, s. 65.
Norwegian Newspapers
There were many Norwegian Newspapers in America starting in the 1840's. Newspapers were important in America for people of the same culture to communicate.
The first Norwegian newspaper in America was the Nordlyset (Northern Lights). The Nordlyset was printed by Even Heg in 1847. He printed the newspaper in his cabin near Muskego, Wisconsin. The newspaper held a translation of the United States Constitution, and later the translation of the Declaration of Independence. These were both translated in the Norwegian language.
The larger the cities were,the larger the newspapers they printed. Larger city newspapers included the Skandinaven of Chicago, which was printed from 1866-1940, the Minneapolis Tidende (Minneapolis Times), which was printed from 1887-1935, and the Nordisk Tidende (Nordic Times) of Brooklyn which started in 1891 and is still being printed.
By the 1890's about 150 Scandinavian Newspapers circulated in America. The number continued to grow until World War I.
Newspapers were a very important way for Norwegian Americans to communicate, so important, that we still use them today. Our culture owes a great deal to the Norwegians for the part they played in the growth and development of the newspaper industry.
Norwegian Newspapers
There were many Norwegian Newspapers in America starting in the 1840's. Newspapers were important in America for people of the same culture to communicate.
The first Norwegian newspaper in America was the Nordlyset (Northern Lights). The Nordlyset was printed by Even Heg in 1847. He printed the newspaper in his cabin near Muskego, Wisconsin. The newspaper held a translation of the United States Constitution, and later the translation of the Declaration of Independence. These were both translated in the Norwegian language.
The larger the cities were,the larger the newspapers they printed. Larger city newspapers included the Skandinaven of Chicago, which was printed from 1866-1940, the Minneapolis Tidende (Minneapolis Times), which was printed from 1887-1935, and the Nordisk Tidende (Nordic Times) of Brooklyn which started in 1891 and is still being printed.
By the 1890's about 150 Scandinavian Newspapers circulated in America. The number continued to grow until World War I.
Newspapers were a very important way for Norwegian Americans to communicate, so important, that we still use them today. Our culture owes a great deal to the Norwegians for the part they played in the growth and development of the newspaper industry.