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1250 67th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Being of Norwegian ancestry and a coin collector, I have been drawn to coins and medals portraying Viking ships. Does your organization have any medals with Viking ships or a member who has the same interests? If so, please contact me at uffda28411@yahoo.com or (910) 520-8405. Thank you.
Oliver-Thank you for your inquiry-I am sorry for our very late reply. Unfortunately, the answer is no. Our mission is to record and preset the history of the Norwegian experience in New York. However, in Brooklyn, there is an annual 17th of May Parade-this year will be the 65th. Each year a pin is designed for sale to support it financially. This year it is a beautiful Viking Ship. See the Norwegian Immigration Association, Inc ‘s Facebook post—and order one ( or more $5.00/per ) -via norwegiandayparade@gmail.com. All the best-Lars Nilsen
Steve-Sorry for the late reply. Our organization’s mission is to record the rich history of the Norwegian experience in NYC. The Norwegian Seamen’s church in NYC has Norwegian classes, but I believe the teachers are Norwegian citizens. I think your best bet is to contact The Norwegian Consulate in NYC, The Norwegian UN Ambassador’s office in NYC or the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in NYC. Good luck, Lars Nilsen,Co-Chair,NIA
Hello. I am doing some inqueri searching information about my biological father, Egil M. Aakerlund. He was born 25 June 1920 in Norway. I have found out that he lived in New Jersey and died 24 May 1966. He is buried in Gloucester, New Jersey.
He was a sailor, originally, but I found out that he had been a maintenance guy at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in New York back in the 60th. I have contacted the Church, but they could not find any information about him in their archives.
I also found out that he, at that time, had a wife called Anne Marie Staaff.
Can you help me finding out:
– anything about his life in the US.
– where he lived?
– where he is buried (cemetery)?
– if I have any relatives in US, did my father and Anne Marie Staaff have any children?
I do hope that you are able to help me. It is important for me to know what happened to my father when he lived in the US and that I hopefully could find a grave to visit.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Kai-Haftor Olsen (born Aakerlund)
Sorry for this delayed reply, but we don’t have the resources toperform these kind of searches. I hopeb you were able to locate his final resting place. Lars Nilsen