Keywords
New Denmark, migration, settlement, New Brunswick
Abstract
The first, largest, and only organized migration of Danish settlers to Canada in the 19th century was directed to the settlement of New Denmark in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The active recruitment of Danish migrants was a shift of focus for the provincial government, which had before relied almost exclusively on British settlers. Established in 1872, New Denmark's location placed it amongst the traditional ethnic groups of Victoria County: French-Canadian, English, Scottish, and Irish. Danes would not have chosen to migrate to the province at all had it not been for a Danish emigration promoter whose life, motivations, and intentions have remained understudied.
Recommended Citation
Lang, Erik John Nielsen
(2006)
"Captain S. S. Heller and the First Organized Danish Migration to Canada,"
The Bridge: Vol. 29:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thebridge/vol29/iss1/7
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