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””’Søndre Bergenhus Amtstidende””’ was a Norwegian newspaper, published in [[Voss]] in [[Hordaland]] county. |
””’Søndre Bergenhus Amtstidende””’ was a Norwegian newspaper, published in [[Voss]] in [[Hordaland]] county. |
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It had its roots in the newspaper ”Wossingen”, published as far away as [[Leland, Illinois]], in 1857 by the [[Norwegian-American|Norwegian emigrant]] Niels T. Bakkethun. It went defunct around New Year’s of 1859.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Blegen|first1=Theodore Christian|title=Norwegian Migration to America: The American Transition|date=1969|publisher=Haskell House Publishers|location=New York|page=328}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Lovoll|first1=Odd Sverre|title=A Folk Epic: The Bygdelag in America|url=https://archive.org/details/folkepicbygdelag0000lovo|url-access=registration|date=1975|publisher=Twayne Publishers|location=Boston|page=[https://archive.org/details/folkepicbygdelag0000lovo/page/64 64]}}</ref> After fighting in the [[American Civil War]], Bakkethun returned to Norway around 1870, and in late 1871 he started publishing ”Vossingen” in Voss. It was an apolitical newspaper, but as Bakkethun returned to the US it was bought by liberal men. However, the fourth owner aligned the newspaper with what would become the [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]. He also changed the name to ”Søndre Bergenhus Amtstidende” on 11 January 1878. The conservative newspaper was out-competed by the liberal ”[[Hordaland (newspaper)|Vossebladet]]”, and went defunct after its last issue on 31 December 1891.<ref name=npresse>{{cite book|last=Eggum|first=Terje|editor=Flo, Idar|title=Norske aviser fra A til Å|series=Volume four of ”[[Norsk presses historie 1660–2010]]”|year=2010|publisher=Universitetsforlaget|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|isbn=978-82-15-01604-7|page=330|chapter=””Søndre Bergenhus Amtstidende”}}</ref> |
It had its roots in the newspaper ”Wossingen”, published as far away as [[Leland, Illinois]], in 1857 by the [[Norwegian-American|Norwegian emigrant]] Niels T. Bakkethun. It went defunct around New Year’s of 1859.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Blegen|first1=Theodore Christian|title=Norwegian Migration to America: The American Transition|date=1969|publisher=Haskell House Publishers|location=New York|page=328}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Lovoll|first1=Odd Sverre|title=A Folk Epic: The Bygdelag in America|url=https://archive.org/details/folkepicbygdelag0000lovo|url-access=registration|date=1975|publisher=Twayne Publishers|location=Boston|page=[https://archive.org/details/folkepicbygdelag0000lovo/page/64 64]}}</ref> After fighting in the [[American Civil War]], Bakkethun returned to Norway around 1870, and in late 1871 he started publishing ”Vossingen” in Voss. It was an apolitical newspaper, but as Bakkethun returned to the US it was bought by liberal men. However, the fourth owner aligned the newspaper with what would become the [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]. He also changed the name to ”Søndre Bergenhus Amtstidende” on 11 January 1878. The conservative newspaper was out-competed by the liberal ”[[Hordaland (newspaper)|Vossebladet]]”, and went defunct after its last issue on 31 December 1891.<ref name=npresse>{{cite book|last=Eggum|first=Terje|editor=Flo, Idar|title=Norske aviser fra A til Å|series=Volume four of ”[[Norsk presses historie 1660–2010]]”|year=2010|publisher=Universitetsforlaget|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|isbn=978-82-15-01604-7|page=330|chapter=””Søndre Bergenhus Amtstidende”}}</ref> |
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Norwegian newspaper
Søndre Bergenhus Amtstidende was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Voss Municipality in Hordaland county.
It had its roots in the newspaper Wossingen, published as far away as Leland, Illinois, in 1857 by the Norwegian emigrant Niels T. Bakkethun. It went defunct around New Year’s of 1859.[1][2] After fighting in the American Civil War, Bakkethun returned to Norway around 1870, and in late 1871 he started publishing Vossingen in Voss. It was an apolitical newspaper, but as Bakkethun returned to the US it was bought by liberal men. However, the fourth owner aligned the newspaper with what would become the Conservative Party. He also changed the name to Søndre Bergenhus Amtstidende on 11 January 1878. The conservative newspaper was out-competed by the liberal Vossebladet, and went defunct after its last issue on 31 December 1891.[3]
