On May 13, 1848 university students gathered in a meadow near Helsingfors to celebrate a spring festival. A choir, conducted by Fredrik Pacius, gave the first performance of Vårt Land.…
Join us on February 5, 2024, 7:00 PM at Elliot Bay Books in Seattle. Author Linnea Axelsson will be joined by Amy Swanson King of Pacific Sami Searvi and Sasha…
by Maggie Patterson Read more family history uncovered by Maggie Patterson in the article Sorting Out Grandpa—A Deep Dive into Deception I love this picture taken in 1937 of my…
This article originated in the NORDEN newspaper, 31 August 2000. Translated by June Pelo. Nine-year old Erik Westerholm sat on a plane from Yttermark to America where he lived in…
June Pelo.Source unknown. A progenitor (one who begets or brings forth) is an ancestor in the direct line, or a forefather. Any man or woman from whom you are lineally…
Excerpts from Lars Frijs i Karleby och Hans Ättlingar. Translated by June Pelo. I’m sure there are a number of readers who are descendants of Lars Friis, and there are…
Recollections by Viktor Smeds of his childhood in Petalax. From “Den Österbottniska Byn”. Translated by June Pelo. Petalax church village was a typical Österbotten village during my childhood. The church…
By Albert Brommels, from ”Den Österbottniska Byn”.Translated by June Pelo. In the summer of 1942 Johan Henriksson visited his birthplace in Övermark in Swedish Österbotten. Except for a short…