Restauration: The Norwegian Mayflower by Rosanna Gutterud Johnsrud
A Community Play-Reading
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 7 pm
Restauration, a small ship from Norway carrying 52 people, arrived in New York City harbor on October 9, 1825. 200 years later we will gather to tell this dramatic story. The short play which we will present follows this group of emigrants as they leave Stavanger, Norway and as they travel for over three months across the Atlantic. As immigrants, they had to overcome troubles once they landed and as they made their way to settle in upstate New York, and later in Illinois and Texas. Join with the Nordic Center community for an evening including a staged reading of the play and music, food, and fellowship.
All are welcome!
Learn more about Crossings
Crossings commemorates 200 years of organized Norwegian migration to North America. It’s a year to celebrate the strong ties between Norway, the United States, and Canada. It’s an opportunity to remember what it means to take great risks and trade one home for another. And it’s a chance to better understand the movement of peoples that continues worldwide today.
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