This may be a good place to research and find answers to your question. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/index.html On 12/17/2015 2:22 PM, Carol Whitley Larson via wrote: > We were having where did you come from discussion. And one of the group said that there were allotments for the number of Europeans that could come into the country in the 1880s to early 1900s. I followed many Swedes who came to America during this time and I have not been aware of any quota for Scandinavians. Can someone on the list enlighten me or clarify this for me. > > Thanks so much, > > Carol from Kentucky > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' (without the quotes) in the subject and the body of the message. If you wish to switch from List to Digest mode, or vice versa, unsubscribe from the list then send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with 'subscribe' (without the quotes) in both the subject and message body. When you confirm the new subscription you will have the option of subscribing to either "Digest" or "List." In digest mode you will receive a number of individual messages in one mailing. In list mode each message to the list is delivered individually. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Lo in Flo Lois Kälander Casson Pensacola, Florida USA