I've created a link to Jorgine Morck's account of her emigration to America in 1902. Click on this, and you'll see the 15-page type-written story: http://my-trip-to-america.googlegroups.com/web/My+Journey+to+America.PDF.
Also, here's some more updated information: Jorgine and her father and children sailed from Trondheim, Norway to Hull, England on the steamer, "Salmo", pictured above (lower picture). Also, the picture I posted previously of the SS Belgenland, the ship that she traveled on from Liverpool to Philadelphia was in error. That picture was of the SS Belgenland that was not built until 1914. They actually journeyed on the old Red Star Line steamship, built back in 1878, also called the S/S Belgenland. This old ship was at the end of its career as a transatlantic passenger steamer in 1902, and was taken out of service only a few moths after Jørgine and her family traveled on her. The Belgenland was quite a small ship compared to the the newer ships used on the Liverpool - Philadelphia run, as she was only 3,656 gross tons, while the S/S Haverford which arrived to Philadelphia October 19th 1902 was almost 3 times her tonnage with 11,635 gross tons. This older S/S Belgenland is pictured above (upper picture).
This valuable is courtesy of Børge Solem, who is the host of a great website: http://www.norwayheritage.com/, about Norwegian emigration to North America. Check it out!
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