Ole Rynning

Ole Rynning (April 4, 1809 – September 1838) was a Norwegian emigrant pioneer and author.[1]

Rynning was born in Ringsaker in Hedmark county, Norway. He was the son of the priest Jens Rynning (1778–1857) and the uncle of Bernt Julius Muus (1832–1900), who helped found St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.[1] Rynning emigrated to the United States, where he was instrumental in helping establish the first Norwegian emigrant colony there.[2] In 1838, Rynning published the book Sandfærdig Beretning om Amerika til Oplysning og Nytte for Bonde og Menigmand. Forfattet af en Norsk, som kom derover i Juni Maaned 1837 (A True Report on America for the Enlightenment and Benefit of Farmers and the Common Man. Authored by a Norwegian That Came Over in June 1837). Popularly known as Amerika-boka (The America Book),[3][4] the volume was influential in encouraging Norwegian emigration to the United States.[5][6] Rynning's book also describes the first Norwegian emigrant voyage on the sloop Restauration.[1]

Rynning died during a malaria epidemic at the Beaver Creek colony,[1][7] near what is now Beaverville, Illinois.[8][9]

References
  1. "Ole Rynning". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  2. "The Viking Expedition of the Nineteenth Century". Wilmar Tribune. March 11, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved December 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "17. mai-steinen". Snasa.no. Snåsa kommune. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  4. Amundsen, Svein Schröder; Kvideland, Reimund (1975). Emigrantviser. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 177.
  5. "Norwegian Settler's Spirit Hardy". Wisconsin State Journal. September 27, 1989. p. 41. Retrieved December 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Norwegians Were First Scandinavians in Iowa". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1975. p. 24. Retrieved December 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Letter Emigrant Wrote in 1838 Is Found in Norway". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 1929. p. 24. Retrieved December 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. Viksund, Erling (2005). "The Ægir People". Norway Heritage. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  9. Brettell, Caroline B. (2005). "French Canadians in the Kankakee Valley". Illinois History Teacher. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. 12 (2): 29.
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