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6 May 1824
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1825The place and the treeEmigrering til Amerika starterPeter is 1
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Sluppen seilte fra Stavanger 4. juli 1825 (noen kilder har 5. juli 1825) og ankom New York tre måneder senere, den 9. oktober, etter en strabasiøs ferd. Båten var på omtrent 39 tonn, 54 fot lang og 16 fot bred. Det var 52 mennesker ombord, de fleste kvekere eller dissentere. Kaptein på båten og leder for «sluppefølget» var Lars Larsen Geilane. Under turen fikk Larsen og konen Martha en pike som ble døpt Margaret Allen, etter en kjent engelsk kvekerkvinne. Sluppefølget ble møtt av Cleng Peerson i New York, og slo seg ned ved Ontariosjøen i Kendall township i staten New York. Ferden ble opptakten til en massiv norsk utvandring til Amerikas forente stater (USA).
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1825NorwayThe RestaurationPeter is 1Read more
The sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger with 52 people on board – the start of organised emigration to America.
Source: Restauration
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1832The place and the treeKoleraepidemiPeter is 8
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1832NorwayCholera reaches NorwayPeter is 8Read more
Cholera was first found in Norway. A commission against the epidemic was already in place and published advice on how to recognise and treat the disease.
Source: Kolera
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1837The place and the treeKommunalt selvstyre opprettetPeter is 13
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Det kommunale selvstyret blir opprettet ved Formannskapslovene. Opprettelsen av kommunene fører til at Norge får et mer desentralisert styre enn nabolandene.
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1837NorwayLocal self-governmentPeter is 13Read more
Every rural district and town was to have an elected council and board of representatives – municipal self-government begins.
Source: formannskapslovene
Picture: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway · CC BY 2.0
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1838NorwayThe land register of 1838Peter is 14Read more
The first revised, nationwide register of landed properties and their value, with the assessment in skylddaler and farm numbers within each court district.
Source: Matrikkelen 1838
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1840The place and the treeFotografiet kommer til NorgePeter is 16
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På denne tiden kommer fotografiet for første gang til Norge. Portretter blir raskt populært blant middel- og overklassen. Thøge Winther regnes som Norges første fotograf; en annen tidlig fotograf er O. F. Knudsen.
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1844The place and the treeOscar IPeter is 20
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresPeter is 21
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I 1845 kom dissenterloven. For første gang ble det lov å danne uavhengige kirkesamfunn utenfor statskirka. Eksempler på slike trossamfunn er Den katolske kirke, Metodistkirka, Baptistsamfunnet og Adventistsamfunnet. Prestene eller forstanderne i disse menighetene kunne også forestå vigsler.
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1845NorwayThe Dissenter ActPeter is 21Read more
Christian communities other than the state church got the right to establish themselves in Norway – among them Quakers, Catholics and Methodists.
Source: dissenterloven
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1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker etableresPeter is 22
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I 1845 undertegnet Peter Jebsen kjøpekontrakt på Blindheimselven (Elvæ) fra Gaupås som renner ut i Ytre Arna, og grunnla det som ble landets første mekaniserte bomullsveveri. Han brukte halve formuen sin, 200 spesiedaler, på å kjøpe elven. Arbeidet kommer i gang i 1846.
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1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerPeter is 24
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Peter is 24Read more
Revolutionary uprisings across Europe, above all in France, Germany, Austria and Italy. They were followed by a new conservative reaction.
Source: februarrevolusjonen
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1848NorwayThe Thrane movementPeter is 24Read more
Marcus Thrane started the first workers' association in Drammen in 1848, and soon there were such associations all over the country to better the workers' lot.
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1848The place and the treeThe cholera epidemic in BergenPeter is 24Read more
Cholera spread fast among the poor, from the poorhouses to Nordnes and other poor quarters. In the cathedral's register many of those buried died of cholera.
Source: Koleraepidemi i Bergen
Picture: J.W. Cappelens Forlag / After Johan F. L. Dreier · Public domain
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1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesPeter is 25
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedPeter is 27Read more
The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.
Source: Jødeparagrafen
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1853The place and the treeKoleraepidemiPeter is 29
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritancePeter is 30Read more
The Inheritance Act gave men and women equal shares. Before, sisters and daughters got only half as much as their brothers.
Source: søsterlodd
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1854The place and the treeNorges første togbanePeter is 30
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerPeter is 30
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayPeter is 30Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVPeter is 35
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningPeter is 36
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgePeter is 36
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Det var storflom i Sør-Norge dette året, kombinert med at det var en kald og våt sommer. Husket som et uår.
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1861The place and the treeBorgerkrig i USAPeter is 37
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActPeter is 38
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The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
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1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaPeter is 41
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingPeter is 41
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaPeter is 41
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Utvandring til Amerika starter nå for fullt. Over 800.000 nordmenn utvandrer til Amerika mellom 1825 og 1930. Hele 780.000 dro i tidsrommet 1865 og 1930.
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1865NorwayThe census of 1865Peter is 41Read more
A census with the name, age, birthplace and occupation of everyone. It was also an agricultural census, so the lists give the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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1866NorwayThe emigration wavePeter is 42Read more
Failed harvests and a lack of land drove 111,000 Norwegians abroad. The police emigrant protocols and the passenger lists show who left.
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1871NorwayGermany is unifiedPeter is 47Read more
King William of Prussia was proclaimed German emperor at Versailles, and Germany became a united nation state. Otto von Bismarck is counted as the man behind it.
Source: Otto von Bismarck
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1872The place and the treeOscar IIPeter is 48
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingPeter is 51
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetPeter is 51
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Daler- og skillingbetegnelsen blir avviklet, og det blir bestemt at Pengeenheden skal være en Krone, som deles i 100 Øre.
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1876The place and the treeSiste Norske henrettelsePeter is 52
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Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen var den siste som ble henrettet i Norge etter den vanlige straffeloven. Dette skjedde i 1876.
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1876NorwayThe census of 1875Peter is 52Read more
The count was made on 3 January 1876 but is called the census of 1875. It gives the name, birth year, birthplace, occupation and faith of everyone, and the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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1876The place and the treeStatistisk sentralbyrå opprettesPeter is 52
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaPeter is 56
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I løpet av 1880-årene opplevde Amerika en sterk økonomisk vekst.
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1880The place and the treeStore barnekull i NorgePeter is 56
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De store barnekullene fra 1850-60 kom nå ut på arbeidsmarkedet noe som gjorde det vanskeligere å finne arbeid.
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1880NorwayThe great emigrationPeter is 56Read more
The largest wave of emigration: more than 250,000 Norwegians left, most of them for America – 29,000 in 1882 alone. Many families have relatives in the Midwest from these years.
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1880The place and the treeTelefonen kom til NorgePeter is 56
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5. mai 1880 fikk The International Bell Telephone Company tillatelse av formannskapet i Christiania til å starte Norges første telefonsentral. Det ble starten på telefonens historie i Norge.
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1884The place and the treeHøyre og Venstre stiftesPeter is 60
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresPeter is 60
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Gjennom riksrettsdommen mot ministeriet Selmer innføres parlamentarismen i Norge. Stortingets makt styrkes på bekostning av regjeringen og svenskekongen.
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1884NorwayParliamentary governmentPeter is 60Read more
After the impeachment of the Selmer government, Johan Sverdrup's Liberal government was appointed. The era of the civil servants in government was over, and from now on the government needed the Storting's confidence.
Source: embetsmannsstaten
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1885The place and the treeFolketellingPeter is 61
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesPeter is 61
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Peter is 62Read more
A new register of all landed properties, with the assessment in mark and øre and holding numbers under each farm number – the system still in use.
Source: Matrikkelen 1886
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1887The place and the treeArbeiderpartiet stiftesPeter is 63
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningPeter is 65
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskolePeter is 65
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolPeter is 65Read more
The Folk School Act created a common school for children of every class, with an elected school board in place of the church's men.
Source: folkeskolen
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1891The place and the treeFolketellingPeter is 67
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Peter is 67Read more
A census with the name, birth year, birthplace and occupation of everyone. As in other counts, the given birth year is not always right.
Source: folketelling
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29 Oct 1892DiedBergen, Bergen amt, NorgeSourced
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5 Nov 1892BuriedBergen domkirke, Bergen, Bergen amt, NorgeSourced
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1892The place and the treeLov om barnearbeidPeter is 68
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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