Wreath-Laying Ceremony on May 17th, on the Island of Fogn

On Fogn in Stavanger (Norway), at the monument marking the birthplace of Marta Jørgensdotter Eide — the woman who gave birth during the Atlantic crossing on the emigrant ship Restauration in 1825 — a wreath-laying ceremony will be held on May 17th at 3:00 PM.

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The event will include a speech.

By the Chair of the Restauration Friends Association and the head of the project organization planning the 2025 voyage from Stavanger to New York — Ann Irene Sem-Henriksen.

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More information can be found on the national website for the Crossings200 Jubilee under “What’s Happening / Hva skjer?” in 2025:
https://utvandrermuseet.no/2025/kransenedlegging-ved-bautaen-til-marta-jorgensdotter-eide

Read the text from the Norwegian Constitution Day Speech – May 17. And
see photos from the event at the bottom of the post on Restauration’s Facebook page.

See photos of Marta Jørgensdatter Eide, also named as, in various combinations, Marta Georgiana Larsen, Marta Georgiana G. J. Jeilane Nedre Eie Lawson Larson. And Jørgensdotter.