Special Event at Livsreise June 21, 2025 1:00-2:00 PM CDT in the Livsreise Auditorium "200th Anniversary of Norwegian Immigration to America" As people of Norwegian descent across North America and Norway continue to celebrate 2025 as the bicentennial of the first organized immigration, Livsreise is pleased to have David Johnson, Historian of the Slooper Society of America as well as Board President of the Norsk Museum in La Salle Co., Illinois, speak about the settlement close to LaSalle, Ill now known as Norway, Illinois. David will speak about this long journey, first across the Atlantic and then four years later from Kendell, N.Y. to the Fox River Settlement and the Sloopers early years in America. We hope you can join us! This is a live presentation.