Scandinavian Americans in NH?

[Lasse]

I was under the impression that Scandinavian migrant descendants were concentrated in Minnesota, N. and South Dakota, etc, with very few elsewhere.

But looking through the list of State Representatives and Senators, I see many names which to me sound native, but foreign in an American context. Many American given names, the surnames are usually the most notable.

Paul Ingbretson
Sharon Nordgren
Gene Andersen
Ryan Hansen
Chris Christensen
Lars Christiansen
Ellen Nielsen
Sylvia Larsen

Am I seeing patterns where there is none? I also seem to recall someone on this board mentioning several people with my name that they knew. Ah, here it is

[KBCraig]

Berlin has a strong Scandinavian heritage; there's a "Little Sweden" section of town. Swedes, Russians, and French Canadians all worked the North Woods.

[NHRes2004]

Norwegian and Swedish lumbermen, don cha know.

[Pat K]

You can always tell a Norwegien, but ya can't tell him much.

[Rochelle]

There was a Finnish settlement around New Ipswich, and I've heard you can still get finnish stuff there. I tried to find the town though, but I must have blinked and missed it...

Ah well.

Don't worry, there are Scandinavian people everywhere...we move around a lot, so they're not really limited to where they originally typically settled.

Even I have Danish heritage...Olsen family, represent!

Edited to add: Yea, I reread that old thread, and when I first met my husband, my first thought at learning his name was "hm, that sounds like the dog's name..." but I got over it

He's a Swedish-Finn....and I still think you should change your screen name to Lasse2. Because Everytime I see it, I still immediately think it's him posting

[Rochelle]

Berlin has a strong Scandinavian heritage; there's a "Little Sweden" section of town. Swedes, Russians, and French Canadians all worked the North Woods.

I thought Berlin and northern NH had more German heritage than Scandinavian, though, hence naming it Franconia, after the region in Germany by the same name
It's a really pretty area in Germany, almost as pretty as the area named after it in NH

[KBCraig]

How could we forget Kelly Halldorson? I don't know if that's her name or her husband's, though.

[Insurgent]

I'm a Scandinavian American living in NH; mom's 100% Swede, and yes I am an early mover from Minnesota 

[Fluff and Stuff]

I was under the impression that Scandinavian migrant descendants were concentrated in Minnesota, N. and South Dakota, etc, with very few elsewhere.

Also NYC (where my grandpa and dad were born).  Soon, there will be another Scandinavian-American in NH

[Insurgent]

I was under the impression that Scandinavian migrant descendants were concentrated in Minnesota, N. and South Dakota, etc, with very few elsewhere.

Also NYC (where my grandpa and dad were born).  Soon, there will be another Scandinavian-American in NH

You're moving here? 

[Jim Johnson]

You can always tell a Norwegien, but ya can't tell him much.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

[Pat K]

You can always tell a Norwegien, but ya can't tell him much.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Rolfe the painter, I worked with told me that one.