I am doing genealogywork on my norwegian-american family.
My granduncle immigrated to America in 1902.
An old letter tells us his story about how he got alle the way from Norway to Thompson, IA.
I am working on writing a family book, and I try to find out all the details about his travel with the railroad.
The information I have is the following:
Sept 8th 1902, Monday: Left New York by train 11 PM.
Sept 9th 1902, Tuesday: Arrived Buffalo,NY, at 12 noon. Changed train for Chicago, IL.
Sept 10th 1902, Wednesday: Arrived Chicago at 8 AM. Stayed in Chicago to 4 PM, then back on the train.
Then he writes that they changed trains several times.
They were left on a railroadstation where they were from 3 AM to 1230 PM.
The final destination was Forest City, IA.
My questions is:
- Where did he change trains?
- How was the complete route?
- On what railroadstation did he stay over night before going to Forest City?
- Any pictures of the trains he may have travelled with?
- Any pictures of the Forest City railroadstation about 1902?
My granduncle immigrated to America in 1902.
An old letter tells us his story about how he got alle the way from Norway to Thompson, IA.
I am working on writing a family book, and I try to find out all the details about his travel with the railroad.
The information I have is the following:
Sept 8th 1902, Monday: Left New York by train 11 PM.
Sept 9th 1902, Tuesday: Arrived Buffalo,NY, at 12 noon. Changed train for Chicago, IL.
Sept 10th 1902, Wednesday: Arrived Chicago at 8 AM. Stayed in Chicago to 4 PM, then back on the train.
Then he writes that they changed trains several times.
They were left on a railroadstation where they were from 3 AM to 1230 PM.
The final destination was Forest City, IA.
My questions is:
- Where did he change trains?
- How was the complete route?
- On what railroadstation did he stay over night before going to Forest City?
- Any pictures of the trains he may have travelled with?
- Any pictures of the Forest City railroadstation about 1902?