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The original documents are located in Box 36, folder "Norwegian-American Day" of the
William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 36 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE UNITED 3HL OF
TSTA
Norwegian-American Day, 1975
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
One hundred and fifty years ago, 47 men, women and children ar-
rived in New York harbor aboard the Norwegian sloop "Restaurationen."
Although Norway's links to the New World date back to the 11th cen-
tury, when Norse mariners led by Leif Erikson discovered Vinland, the
arrival of the "Restaurationen" on October 9, 1825, marked the begin-
ning of an important new era in the histories of both Norway and
America.
The small group of debarking emigrants were the first of thousands—
the earliest wave in a tide of settlers and pioneers who would help to
tame a savage wilderness, clear the prairies and cultivate the soil.
Whole new communities would be founded by these Norwegian Amer-
icans. Their folklore, music, religious and ethnic traditions were to
enrich the cultural heritage of the American people.
In 1975, as we observe the bicentennial of American independence, it
is also fitting that we mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of that
first group of settlers from Norway, and express our thanks for the gifts
of industry, character and love of the land that they brought with them
to their new homes.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, October 9,
1975, as Norwegian-American Day in recognition of the enormous
contributions Americans of Norwegian ancestry have made, and continue
to make, to our Nation and our way of life.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth
day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the two-
hundredth.
Gerall R. Ford
THE OF THE UNITED THE STATES. OF SEAL
Norwegian-American Day, 1975
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
One hundred and fifty years ago, 47 men, women and children ar-
rived in New York harbor aboard the Norwegian sloop "Restaurationen."
Although Norway's links to the New World date back to the 11th cen-
tury, when Norse mariners led by Leif Erikson discovered Vinland, the
arrival of the "Restaurationen" on October 9, 1825, marked the begin-
ning of an important new era in the histories of both Norway and
America.
The small group of debarking emigrants were the first of thousands—
the earliest wave in a tide of settlers and pioneers who would help to
tame a savage wilderness, clear the prairies and cultivate the soil.
Whole new communities would be founded by these Norwegian Amer-
icans. Their folklore, music, religious and ethnic traditions were to
enrich the cultural heritage of the American people.
In 1975, as we observe the bicentennial of American independence, it
is also fitting that we mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of that
first group of settlers from Norway, and express our thanks for the gifts
of industry, character and love of the land that they brought with them
to their new homes.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, October 9,
1975, as Norwegian-American Day in recognition of the enormous
contributions Americans of Norwegian ancestry have made, and continue
to make, to our Nation and our way of life.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth
day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the two-
hundredth.
Gerall R. Ford
October 9, 1975
Dear
President Ford recently signed a Proclamation designating
October 9th as Norwegian-American Day, 1975. In his
Proclamation the President states, "In 1975, as we
observe the bicentennial of American independence ,=it is
also fitting that we mark the 150th anniversary of the
arrival of that first group of settlers from Norway, and
express our thanks for the gifts of industry, character and
love of the land that they brought with them to their new
homes."
The President asked that I send you the enclosed duplicate
of his Proclamation as a small remembrance of this
occasion. It comes to you with his very best wishes.
Sincerely,
William J. Baroody, Jr.
Assistant to the President
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
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