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Danish Genealogy Research Today: How To Become The Family Detective, Kara Mckeever
Danish Genealogy Research Today: How To Become The Family Detective, Kara Mckeever
The Bridge
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Johannes Bundgaard Schou's Travel Diary, 1912, Bert Schou
Johannes Bundgaard Schou's Travel Diary, 1912, Bert Schou
The Bridge
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Those Who Stayed Behind: Blacksmith Soren Nielsen's Family History In Denmark, Kai Aage Jensen
Those Who Stayed Behind: Blacksmith Soren Nielsen's Family History In Denmark, Kai Aage Jensen
The Bridge
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Moster Marie: A Brief Essay About My Aunt, Marie Cockrell, Otto Brask
Moster Marie: A Brief Essay About My Aunt, Marie Cockrell, Otto Brask
The Bridge
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American Ships And Danish Immigrants In 1869, Harry R. Skallerup
American Ships And Danish Immigrants In 1869, Harry R. Skallerup
The Bridge
During the period between the end of the Civil War and the heightening of hostilities of the Franco-Prussian War in late 1870, American-built wooden paddle-wheel steamships played a competitive role in the expansion of transatlantic passenger traffic. The war, however, along with the ascendancy of propeller-driven ships with larger iron hulls and more efficient engines, led to their demise in this trade. But within the hiatus of the wars, 1869 stands out as the year in which the first direct, scheduled steamer departures from Copenhagen to New York were made. This service was provided by passenger steamers of U.S. registry …