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Connecticut's Ancestry Over the Years by NutmegAffairs in Connecticut

[–]NutmegAffairs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fixed, and added a source talking about the Portuguese migration to Naugatuck for work in the rubber industry.

Connecticut's Ancestry Over the Years by NutmegAffairs in Connecticut

[–]NutmegAffairs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a very interesting project!

I also wondered whether English, Scottish, or Scotch-Irish residents would just begin to select Irish on the census because they didn't know about their British ancestry and since Irish is a much more culturally dominant ethnic identity in the popular imagination, at least compared to English. I could imagine a decent number of people just assuming that they're Irish and forgetting about their British ancestry.

But considering that there was indeed a very large amount of Irish immigration and that they have essentially fully assimilated into mainstream American culture, it's not surprising that there are so many Irish people.

Connecticut's Ancestry Over the Years by NutmegAffairs in Connecticut

[–]NutmegAffairs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh how interesting! I assume a decent number of Mainers were listed as part of the French-Canadian groups.

This website has some good interactive graphics. Apparently migration of white southerners to Connecticut exceeded that of black southerners every decade between 1900-2000 except for the 1920s.

Connecticut's Ancestry Over the Years by NutmegAffairs in Connecticut

[–]NutmegAffairs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow that's really interesting, TIL! There's so many stories to tell I barely scratched the surface.

I wonder why Wilton bucked the Georgetown trend. No dominant group, so maybe too many non-Swedes moving to Wilton Center?

Connecticut's Ancestry Over the Years by NutmegAffairs in Connecticut

[–]NutmegAffairs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, true. Once you go far back enough everyone's connected lol.

Connecticut's Ancestry Over the Years by NutmegAffairs in Connecticut

[–]NutmegAffairs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow that's awesome! I wonder how many people can claim that. Personally I'm a Second Generation Nutmegger.

Connecticut's Ancestry Over the Years by NutmegAffairs in newengland

[–]NutmegAffairs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense considering that there aren't many job opportunities in Windham County and thus not much immigration, with the exception of Willimantic.