Rökiö Village, Vöra Parish
By Hjalmar Hildén From ’Den Österbottniska Byn’.English translation by June Pelo. When a stranger asks about the church village in Vörå, he probably has been told that Vörå has a… Read More
By Hjalmar Hildén From ’Den Österbottniska Byn’.English translation by June Pelo. When a stranger asks about the church village in Vörå, he probably has been told that Vörå has a… Read More
Written by John Forsberg, March 1994. Translated by June Pelo. According to expert interpretation of the indistinct text in the Malax communion book of 1667, Jåpa(r)s farm (Jåp=Jakob), is what… Read More
by Sylvia Stauffer I remember my grandmother as frail most of the time, but her across-the-street neighbor told me some years ago about how startled she was one day… Read More
The following are excepts from the diary of Hannah Asp during a summer that she worked for the John Olin family near Chinook, Washington. A copy of the diary was… Read More
Hanna Asp was the daughter of Anders and Maria Asp (Aspnäs in Finland). Hanna immigrated to the United States in 1888 with her family from Pedersöre, Finland. The following are entries… Read More
Hanna Asp was the daughter of Anders and Maria Asp (Aspnäs in Finland). Hanna immigrated to the United States in 1888 with her family from Pedersöre, Finland. The following are entries… Read More
When the International Order of Runeberg made the decision to close, the records of each chapter were sent to the Swedish Finn Historical Society. SFHS already had copies of most of… Read More
Excerpts from “Once Upon An Isle” by Howard Sivertson. June Pelo. From the mid-1800’s until 1955, Scandinavian immigrants settled on Isle Royale, an island 52 miles long and 9 miles… Read More
This story includes many of the details written in Finn Town and Swede Finns in Mason County, MI. By Leonore P. Williams; The Ludington Daily News, July 24, 1956 Submitted… Read More
This story includes many of the same details as are in the stories, Swede-Finns in Mason County, Michigan and Living on the Island. From Ludington Daily News, 15 March 1955… Read More