Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On July 4, 1825, the sloop Restauration set sail from Stavanger, Norway, carrying 52 Norwegian immigrants. Two hundred years later, a replica of the Restauration departed from the same port in Stavanger, again on July 4. The vessel completed its transatlantic journey with a celebratory arrival in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, October 9, 2025 — 200 years to the day.
This story is one of many included in the April 2026 World Report from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The full episode can be viewed on the Church Newsroom YouTube channel.
On July 4, 1825, the sloop Restauration set sail from Stavanger, Norway, carrying 52 Norwegian immigrants. Two hundred years later, a replica of the Restauration departed from the same port in Stavanger, again on July 4. The vessel completed its transatlantic journey with a celebratory arrival in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, October 9, 2025 — 200 years to the day.
This story is one of many included in the April 2026 World Report from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The full episode can be viewed on the Church Newsroom YouTube channel.
