Foreword: In previous articles regarding O.C. Sorensen and Leonard “Luder” Lund , who both immigrated to the U.S., I documented their contributions and successes.

This article will explore the root causes of the large migration from Sweden and other Scandinavian countries at the end of the 19th century. Also, we will look at another Swedish family who arrived in Edmonds around 1895 and the struggles the family members faced as they tried to assimilate into a new society.

Swedish immigration factors in the 1880s

The root causes of the large migration from Sweden and other Scandinavian countries at the end of the 19th century were numerous. In Sweden, the population more than doubled between 1750 and 1850, which resulted in a shortage of good farmland and other vital resour

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