Norwegian Immigrants to the United States: A Biographical Directory1825-1850: Volume 2, 1844-1846

Professor Naeseth's genealogical work began in the mid-1950s at a family reunion in Minnesota, when he agreed to write up the history of the Naeseth-Fehn family. He self-published this work in 1956. Researching his family piqued his interest in the 150 people who came to America on the same ship as his family. Eventually, his project expanded to include the 18,000 Norwegian immigrants who appear in the 1850 US census. Naeseth completed the first of this five-volume history of Norwegian immigrants to the United States in 1993. Subsequent volumes have been completed by Blaine Hedberg, former executive director of the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library. Read more