On Thursday, August 10, 2000, ROBBIN B MICHAEL <RBMICHAEL1@prodigy.net> wrote: > Question of the day....Why would five young farmers Leave Sweden and travel > to Florence in 1889? Why did they choose this county? These five men ages > 29 to 21 were from different families and traveled as a group. Was there > possibly jobs that were advertised in Sweden? Any suggestions? Robbin > Looking for Bergstroms and Svensson. Sounds like my family (ANDERS(S)ON, PET(T)ERSON, BJORNBERG/BOMBERG, GILBERT). Northern Wisconsin and Michigan were hotbeds of logging and mining activity in the late 19th century. It wasn't, however, a popular place for previous immigrants due to the cold and terrain. My understanding is that the logging and mining companies specifically advertised in Sweden/Scandinavia to attract willing employees. S R C A cott obert ranston nderson phssra@physics.emory.edu