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Before moving to Sanpete County, my mother informed me that I had ancestors from Denmark on my father's side.
I did not investigate this at all until I moved to a city that is nicknamed "Little Denmark." There is a relatively new housing development in northeast Ephraim called Danish Fields.
I belong to a heritage organization called Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. During one meeting, the speaker asked all those who had Danish ancestry to raise their hands.
Denmark is one of the three countries that constitutes Scandinavia along with Norway and Sweden. Every May, Ephraim hosts the Scandinavian Festival, which is coming on the Friday and Saturday before Memorial Day--as always.
I confess that in the weeks leading to Scandinavian Days this spring I have been reading voraciously about Vikings even though I have no idea if I have Viking blood. I work part time at the public library, and I am getting ready to help patrons learn more about these infamous Nordic people.
