Background
Naeseth was born in Valley City, North Dakota in 1913, the son of a Lutheran clergyman. As a young boy, he sought to follow in his father"s footsteps, but an uncle recognized early on that Naeseth had more of the traits of a librarian.
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(Volume 2 only) Norwegian Immigrants to the United States. Includes genealogical and biographical information on over 4,600 Norwegian immigrants arriving in the United States during the years 1844-1846. Arranged chronologically by ship of arrival, each immigrant is assigned an identification number, based on their year of arrival and placement within the original ship passenger list. In addition to those identified on a ship passenger list, an additional 650 immigrants are included in the "unidentified" section; those whose names were not found on a passenger arrival record, although Norwegian sources suggested they left in the years 1844-1846. As far as possible, for each immigrant, their full name is given, parent's names, date and place of birth; settlement in the United States; spouse and children's names. Many immigrant entries are cross-referenced referring the user to other references in the Norwegian Immigrants to the United States series. Genealogical sources, such as US passenger list arrivals, Norwegian church records, US census records, Norwegian-American church records, county histories, family histories and a wealth of other sources have been used to help identify these immigrants. Correspondence files at the Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library, formerly the Vesterheim Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library in Madison, Wisconsin, have also been referenced. In addition, a detailed bibliography of printed Norwegian and Norwegian-American local history is included. More than 80 pages are devoted to a first name index, which also includes patronymic and farm name as well as year of birth and last residence in Norway. Another eighty pages of last residence indexes is also available, with similar information. The last residence index is useful for those who are trying to identify possibly Norwegian-American settlements for emigrants from a particular area of Norway. The 492-page, book (8 ½ x 11) was done in a limited printing.
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Includes genealogical and biographical information on over 3,450 Norwegian immigrants arriving in the United States during the year 1849. Arranged chronologically by ship of arrival, each immigrant is assigned an identification number, based on their year of arrival and placement within the original ship passenger list. In addition to those identified on a ship passenger list, an additional 338 immigrants are included in the "unidentified" section; those whose names were not found on a passenger arrival record, although Norwegian sources suggested they left in the years 1849. As far as possible, for each immigrant, their full name is given, parent's names, date and place of birth; settlement in the United States; spouse and children's names.
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Includes genealogical and biographical information on over 3,100 Norwegian immigrants arriving in the United States during the years 1847-1848. Arranged chronologically by ship of arrival, each immigrant is assigned an identification number, based on their year of arrival and placement within the original ship passenger list. In addition to those identified on a ship passenger list, over 900 immigrants are included in the "unidentified" section; those whose names were not found on a passenger arrival record, although Norwegian sources suggested they left in the years 1847-1848. As far as possible, for each immigrant, their full name is given, parent's names, date and place of birth; settlement in the United States; spouse and children's names.
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Volume 5, 1850 ONLY: Includes genealogical and biographical information on over 4,200 Norwegian immigrants arriving in the United States during the year 1850. Arranged chronologically by ship of arrival, each immigrant is assigned an identification number, based on their year of arrival and placement within the original ship passenger list. In addition to those identified on a ship passenger list, numerous immigrants are included in the "unidentified" section; those whose names were not found on a passenger arrival record, although Norwegian sources suggested they left in the year 1850. As far as possible, for each immigrant, their full name is given, parent's names, date and place of birth; settlement in the United States; spouse and children's names. Many immigrant entries are cross-referenced referring the user to other references in the Norwegian Immigrants to the United States series. Genealogical sources, such as US passenger list arrivals, Norwegian church records, US census records, Norwegian-American church records, county histories, family histories and a wealth of other sources have been used to help identify these immigrants. Correspondence files at the Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library, formerly the Vesterheim Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library in Madison, Wisconsin, have also been referenced. In addition, a detailed bibliography of printed Norwegian and Norwegian-American local history is included. Pages are devoted to a first name index, which also includes patronymic and farm name as well as year of birth and last residence in Norway. Another pages of last residence indexes is also available, with similar information. The last residence index is useful for those who are trying to identify possibly Norwegian-American settlements for emigrants from a particular area of Norway. The 505-page, book (8 ½ x 11) was done in a limited printing.
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Naeseth was born in Valley City, North Dakota in 1913, the son of a Lutheran clergyman. As a young boy, he sought to follow in his father"s footsteps, but an uncle recognized early on that Naeseth had more of the traits of a librarian.
Bachelor in History magna cum laude, Luther College, 1934; Bachelor in Library Science, University of Michigan, 1936; Master of Arts in Library Science, University of Michigan, 1939; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1939-1940; postgraduate, Oklahoma State University, 1947-1948.
The uncle turned out to be right and Naeseth eventually received degrees in history and library science. He worked as a professional librarian for three universities before retiring from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1978, where he had been associate director Naeseth is most well known for his magnum opus, The in Madison, Wisconsin is named in his honor.
Naeseth was also the director and chief researcher of the Vesterheim Genealogical Center from 1974 to 1994, and after his death the research chair was named in his honor.
Naeseth served as associate director of the libraries of the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1948 to 1978. Naeseth"s genealogical work began in the mid-1950s at a family reunion in Minnesota, when he agreed to write up the history of the Naeseth-Fehn family.
He self-published this work in 1956. Thirty years later he reworked and expanded it into two volumes and printed 150 copies.
This work had gotten him interested in the 150 people who came to America on the same ship as his family.
Eventually his project expanded to include the 18,000 Norwegian immigrants who came to America prior to the 1850 census. Naeseth completed the first of this five volume history of Norwegian immigrants to the United States in 1993. Subsequent volumes have been completed by Blaine Hedberg, Executive Director of the Naeseth founded the Vesterheim Genealogical Center in 1974, working out of a temporary office at the University of Wisconsin library in Madison and slowly acquiring a vast collection of resources.
By charging for genealogical research and selling annual memberships, Naeseth built the center into the hub of Norwegian genealogical research in America.
By the early 1990s the center had its own building and a staff of professional researchers. Naeseth never accepted a salary while he built the center, living instead off his retirement income.
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Chairman Oslo-Madison Sister City Committee, 1984-1986, church council of America Lutheran Church, 1969-1972. President Zion Lutheran Church, Stillwater, 1947-1948. Member board directors Lutherdale Bible Camp, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, past treasurer.
Member church council Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, President 1985-1986, member church choir. Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member American Library Association (life), Wisconsin Library Association, Norwegian-American History Association (life), State History Society of Wisconsin, Norwegian-American Museum.
Married Milma Delilah Petrell, August 25, 1940. Children: Charles Philip, Olivia Louise.