Collection: Guide to the Rev. Peter Berglov Collection

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of journal entries written by Rev. Peter Berglov between 28 April and 21 May 1882 recounting his immigration journey to America.

Dates

1882

Creator

Berglov, Peter (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Rev. Peter Berglov left Sollerön , Sweden with his family 28 April 1882. They traveled from there to catch a train in Falun to Göteborg where they caught the boat <Orlando> to London. They were to have been taken to Liverpool then to catch another boat to America, but instead they ended up on a large old steamboat that many considered unseaworthy. They decided to stay on the boat, though two or three hundred passengers left at their own expense to catch a better ship at Liverpool. The trip was comfortable except for the days when the storms and wind tossed the boat.

Extent

One Sheets

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Rev. Peter Berglov left Sollerön , Sweden with his family 28 April 1882. These are journals entries, translated into English, originally made by Berglov in April and May of 1882.