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Carl Sefaniassen Norum (1857-1929)
Carl Sefaniassen Norum was born on January 11, 1857 at Inderoy, Norway to Sefanias Norum and Ingeborg Anna Haldseth. From 1875 to 1879, he attended military school in Trondheim. The economy in Norway was very poor at that time and being the third son in his family, Carl had no chance of inheriting any land so in November of 1879 he immigrated to the United States where land for farming was inexpensive. Records show that he travelled on the steamship “Tasso” landing at Hamilton, Ontario. His passage cost Nkr 130 (about US$20 today). ...more Story
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Western Development Museum
Contact:
Eldon Norum
108 - 105th Street West
Saskatoon SK S7N 1N1
Canada
eldon.mildrednorum@sasktel.net
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