Download or read book Norwegian settlers in Alberta written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A preliminary study of the ethnocultural traditions of Norwegian settlers in the Camrose area, Alberta.

Download or read book Across the Deep Blue Sea written by Odd Sverre Lovoll and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Across the Deep Blue Sea investigates a chapter in Norwegian immigration history that has never been fully told before. Odd S. Lovoll relates how Quebec, Montreal, and other port cities in Canada became the gateway for Norwegian emigrants to North America, replacing New York as the main destination from 1850 until the late 1860s. During those years, 94 percent of Norwegian emigrants landed in Canada. After the introduction of free trade, Norwegian sailing ships engaged in the lucrative timber trade between Canada and the British Isles. Ships carried timber one way across the Atlantic and emigrants on the way west. For the vast majority landing in Canadian port cities, Canada became a corridor to their final destinations in the Upper Midwest, primarily Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lovoll explains the establishment and failure of Norwegian colonies in Quebec Province and pays due attention to the tragic fate of the Gaspe settlement. A personal story of the emigrant experience passed down as family lore is retold here, supported by extensive research. The journey south and settlement in the Upper Midwest completes a highly human narrative of the travails, endurance, failures, and successes of people who sought a better life in a new land. Odd S. Lovoll, professor emeritus of history at St. Olaf College and recipient of the Fritt Ords Honnør for his work on Norwegian immigration, is the author of numerous books, including Norwegians on the Prairie and Norwegian Newspapers in America"--

Download or read book American Folklore written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-24 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority

Download or read book A Handbook of Scandinavian Names written by Nancy L. Coleman and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for • A Scandinavian name for your baby? • The names of Norse gods and heroes? • The history and meaning of Scandinavian first names? • Variations and alternate spellings for common Scandinavian names? • Naming traditions and customs in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark? A Handbook of Scandinavian Names includes a dictionary of more than fifteen hundred given names from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, plus some from Iceland and Finland. Each entry provides a guide to pronunciation and the origin and meaning of the name. Many entries also include variations and usage in the Scandinavian countries and famous bearers of the name. Adding engaging context to the dictionary section is an extensive comparative guide to naming practices. The authors discuss immigration to North America from Scandinavia and the ways given names and surnames were adapted in the New World. Also included in the book is a history of Scandinavian names, information on “Name Days,” and discussion of significant names from mythology and history, including naming traditions in royal families. Winner, Reference Book of the Year, Midwest Book Awards Finalist, USA Best Books Award for Parenting/Family Reference

Download or read book Bekevar written by Robert Blumstock and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of papers focusing on the Hungarian-Canadian community of Békévar (renamed Kipling), Saskatchewan, including discussions of Békévar folklore, family, material culture, language, and history.

Download or read book Skill and status written by Laurel Doucette and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of a ten-member rural sibling group, characterized by a high degree of specialization in traditional skills, which determines the factors regulating the achievement of status in a family setting.

Download or read book Romanians of Saskatchewan written by George James Patterson and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the forces of assimilation affecting Romanian immigrants to Saskatchewan from the turn of the century to the present.

Download or read book Bible and the plough written by Rolf Wilhelm Brednich and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life histories of two Saskatchewan residents, one a Hutterite minister and the other a Hutterite farmer, are presented in this volume together with interview transcripts in both Low German and English translation.

Download or read book People in the tobacco belt written by Linda Dégh and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the summer of 1972 the life histories of four Hungarian immigrants to Canada were recorded on tape in and around Delhi in southwestern Ontario, a major tobacco farming district.

Download or read book Greeks of Vancouver written by George James Patterson and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the unparalleled retention of cultural traditions by Greek immigrants in the Kitsilano region of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Download or read book Lunenburg County folklore and oral hishistory written by Laurie Lacey and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a compilation of folklore material gathered from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, including data relating to traditional work patterns, education, values, beliefs, and songs.

Download or read book Wilderness and storytelling written by Lindsay Staples and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical assessment of traditional approaches to life histories is juxtaposed against the presentation of stories related by an eighty-eight year old man living on the north shore of Lake Superior describing his experiences living and working in the bush.

Download or read book So we can remember written by Pauline Greenhill and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the relationship between the showing of family photograph albums and the telling of family lore.

Download or read book Swiss German and Dutch German Mennonite traditional art in the Waterloo Region Ontario written by Nancy-Lou Patterson and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The folk art of the Swiss-German Mennonites living in the Waterloo, Ontario region is compared with that of the Dutch-German Mennonites from the same area. Traditional arts discussed include Fraktur, needlework, wood-working and cooking.

Download or read book CCFCS collection of musical instruments Volume 2 written by Roy W. Gibbons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes a catalogue of one hundred and sixteen idiophones and membranophones from a wide range of cultures in the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.

Download or read book Swedish community at Eriksdale Manitoba written by George J. Houser and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the oral testimony of almost forty informants, this text describes the cultural traditions of the loggers, construction workers, and other skilled tradesmen and their families who emigrated from northern Sweden in the early twentieth century to take up farming in what has since become the municipality of Eriksdale, Manitoba. Particular emphasis is placed upon an examination of the ways in which these customs were adapted to conform to a variety of historical, social, and economic influences.

Download or read book CCFCS collection of musical instruments Volume 3 written by Roy W. Gibbons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes a catalogue of one hundred and seventy-four chordophones from a wide range of cultures in the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.