Now you can support research and publication of book on Norwegian immigration to Utah

The Handcart Pioneer Monument by sculptor and artist Torleif Severin Knaphus (1881-1865). Located at the Norwegian Emigrant Museum. Photo: Liv Marit Haakenstad, 2024. All rights reserved.

With the arrival last week of the sloop Restauration in New York and the year-long celebration of Crossings 200, interest in Norwegian immigration to Utah is high. To better understand this momentous period in history, Liv Marit Haakenstad, who gave a wonderful presentation to our chapter back in February, has been researching and writing a book whose working title is Norwegians in Utah, 1825-1920. This book explores important questions about these immigrants, such as:

• Who were these people who moved to Utah?

• What were their backgrounds, such as education, profession, and religion?

• Where did they come from in Norway?

• What was their life like once they arrived in Utah?

• What about those who built Lutheran churches around the Salt Lake Valley? Who were they, and why did they come to Utah?

Researching, writing, and translating a book like this, however, costs significant time and resources. Therefore, Liv Marit has set up a GoFundMe page to help offset the cost of taking time off as a professional genealogist to research and write, upgrading the equipment and software she used to do her work, and pay for editing and translation.

You can support her work by donating here: https://gofund.me/1638b16fc

You can learn more about Liv Marit and her project at https://www.studygenealogy.com/norwegians-in-utah/.