We want to introduce you to eric nelson. Easy executive director and ceo of the National Nordic museum. Mr. Nelson, why is there a National Nordic museum in seattle and generally, whats the history of the nordic people in the us . So fascinating question. I often wonder myself sometimes about the location of the museum i certainly wondered when i first took the position 15 years ago, but theres a huge you start with the history of the nordic people, which is a little diverse, but for the most part due to a number of factors, push and pull, there was a major emigration from the Nordic Region, and particularly norway, sweden, denmark, also finland and iceland are included, but about 30 of the population left those countries. Between 1865 and 1910. And again, a number of reasons were pulling them and pushing them. The homestead act was offering free, free land in the middle of the. So a lot of folks once they arrived in the east coast, moved their way to the midwest after it, generation o
We want to introduce you to eric nelson. Easy executive director and ceo of the National Nordic museum. Mr. Nelson, why is there a National Nordic museum in seattle and generally, whats the history of the nordic people in the us . So fascinating question. I often wonder myself sometimes about the location of the museum i certainly wondered when i first took the position 15 years ago, but theres a huge you start with the history of the nordic people, which is a little diverse, but for the most part due to a number of factors, push and pull, there was a major emigration from the Nordic Region, and particularly norway, sweden, denmark, also finland and iceland are included, but about 30 of the population left those countries. Between 1865 and 1910. And again, a number of reasons were pulling them and pushing them. The homestead act was offering free, free land in the middle of the. So a lot of folks once they arrived in the east coast, moved their way to the midwest after it, generation o
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