My grandfather's father came here from Sweden in the 1870's. His mom
from Oslo Norway (born in Nes Hedemark) around the same time period.
My grandfather's hair was jet black, and so was all of his brother's and
sisters, that I know of at this time. I have a picture of his parents,
but it's hard to tell since it looks like a water color painted over a
black and white picture.
Still, I was born with sandy light brown hair with hazel (green/blue
mix), but have cousins that were/are blond and blue eyed. But my
scandinavian mix was diluted with other sets of genes. I do know that
some of the "other" was Swiss.
One family story is of my grandfather and his step-father-in-law trying
to make Lutefisk. Seems they missed it and couldn't find any in
California. It turned out to be a joke. The lye the used had disolved
the fish entirely.
I often wondered why more culture from the old country wasn't passed
down to us. I learned that they did things to mix in, even if it meant
giving up old traditions.
I worked with a guy that left Norway when he was 18 to come to this
country. He tried teaching me some of the language. I only learned a few
words.
I found that studying history in school was a lot more interesting when
you realize that you have a family member that was there at the time!
Sorry for the diversion from Chevelles guys, but didn't seem like much
was going on anyway. I'll make up for it.
Steve
> Sad to say that it is projected that with in the next two hundred years the
> true recessive genes allowing blue eyes and blond hair will be diminished.
> The highest concentration of blue eyed blonde hair people today are in
> Finland. Who are actually more Russian than what the Swedes, Norsk, and
> Danes share in common with language and culture.
>
> Krister
>
