The Sloopers of 1825 from Vesterheim, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2004.
In July 1825, the first organized group of Norwegian emigrants set sail for America, often called the Sloopers because their ship, Restauration, was a sloop. This article by Blaine Hedberg tells the group’s story and shares some genealogy of the Slooper ancestors.
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Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the first organized emigration of Norwegians to the United States with Vesterheim in 2025! The single-masted sloop, Restauration, left Stavanger on July 4, 1825, with 52 people on board and landed in New York Harbor on October 9, 1825.
Vesterheim joins Crossings, a group of Norwegian-American organizations, to commemorate this anniversary with programming inspired by the strong connections between the people of Norway and the United States. Whether you have Norwegian roots or an interest in Scandinavian traditions, we invite you to join Vesterheim’s special programs, exhibitions, and classes to share the history and traditions of Norwegian Americans.