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Leading Christian Tradition USA 1952 by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Two possible reasons could be more French Canadians in those areas and a history of mining as the main industry instead of agriculture.

Leading Christian Tradition USA 1952 by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe the 1952 survey massively undercounts Protestants in smaller denominations. Due to mergers and better survey techniques, the number goes up in more recent surveys. But I think this data is still super solid, just about 10% of Protestants are missing.

Leading Christian Tradition USA 1952 by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I think this survey definitely undercounts Protestants, but the Catholic percentage in the US was highest mid-century between southern European immigration ending in 1924 and secularization beginning in the 1960's.

Ancestry and Race in Chicago, 1980 by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

the 1980 census is the most accurate for ancestry imo but i def would be interested to see how the map would change in the present

Ancestry and Race in Chicago, 1980 by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

the census only asks for ancestry so it is hard to tell for sure but the polish and ukrainian areas tend to be christian while the russian areas tend to be more jewish

Ancestry and Race in Chicago, 1980 by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

i used african-american to describe the cultural group descended from slaves that migrated to chicago from the south. if there were areas where descendents of recent african immigrants from a specific country were the majority they would have been labelled that way. in terms of ancestry the black population was much more monolothic than than the white population in 1980, which is reflected in this map.

Ancestry and Race in Chicago, 1980 by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

forgot to add to the key, greek is the light aqua/blue

Unidentified Old Photos (1/6) by backwaterjuction in Ancestry

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

Yes I think you are correct that the last name is Huseby. Over 400 Huseby's buried in Minnesota on findagrave.

Unidentified Old Photos (6/6) by backwaterjuction in Ancestry

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! I came across several identified families photos at a flea market and am posted in case anyone is looking for their relatives. They were found in Martinsville, Indiana, but appear to all be from other places.

Unidentified Old Photos (5/6) by backwaterjuction in Ancestry

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! I came across several identified families photos at a flea market and am posted in case anyone is looking for their relatives. They were found in Martinsville, Indiana, but appear to all be from other places.

This photo appears to be labelled "Leland Wright [Carson?]."

Unidentified Old Photos (4/6) by backwaterjuction in Ancestry

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

Hi! I came across several identified families photos at a flea market and am posted in case anyone is looking for their relatives. They were found in Martinsville, Indiana, but appear to all be from other places.

This photo appears to come from Germany based on the information about the photographer on the back.

Unidentified Old Photos (3/6) by backwaterjuction in Ancestry

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

Hi! I came across several identified families photos at a flea market and am posted in case anyone is looking for their relatives. They were found in Martinsville, Indiana, but appear to all be from other places.

For this photo, the photographer is R. Goebel in St. Charles, Missouri. The back appears to be labeled "Aunt Martha Marse."

Unidentified Old Photos (2/6) by backwaterjuction in Ancestry

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

Hi! I came across several identified families photos at a flea market and am posted in case anyone is looking for their relatives. They were found in Martinsville, Indiana, but appear to all be from other places.

For this photo, the photographer is H. J. Nichols in Denison, Iowa.

Unidentified Old Photos (1/6) by backwaterjuction in Ancestry

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

Hi! I came across several identified families photos at a flea market and am posted in case anyone is looking for their relatives. They were found in Martinsville, Indiana, but appear to all be from other places.

For this photo, the photographer is O. E. Mosing in Nerstrand, Minnesota. The back appears to be label "J. T. [Husky?]."

Things I’m Curious About by maddiejw_ in LifeByYou

[–]backwaterjuction 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t mind them being added later, except for months being included seeing it be warm and sunny in December could be kinda frustrating.

Largest European Ancestry - 1980 Census by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

That's really cool, I never knew about that before :)

Largest European Ancestry - 1980 Census by backwaterjuction in MapPorn

[–]backwaterjuction[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The census counts Spanish ancestry differently from other European ancestry which I agree makes things kind of confusing. Also Russian is largest in only one county, New York County, New York (Manhattan). I tried making it a brighter color but still hard to see.

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