Essays

Essay #1 · Foreword

A Link Connecting the Past with the Future

Ryan J. Woods, President & CEO, American Ancestors®

“It is wise for us to recur to the history of our ancestors. Those who do not look upon themselves as a link connecting the past with the future do not perform their duty to the world.” — Daniel Webster

Essay #2 · Historical Speculation

Economics of Emigration

Nordahl Brue · May 2025

Much has been written about the religious motivations underlying the Sloopers and other early emigrants from Norway, but relatively less attention has been focused on the economics of their migration.

Essay #3

Coming Soon

A third essay will be published here in the weeks ahead.