Stanley Nelson’s Search For Relatives
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
Source: excerpts from the ‘Freas Family book’. Translated by June Pelo. The recorded past is available for us to discover. We can define our personal heritage at almost any time convenient… Read More
By Marvel Ellis Stickney. From AuSable-Oscoda Historical Society Pamphlet #4 “They Called the Area Home”.Submitted by June Pelo. Introduction According to one lumberman who lived through Michigan’s lumbering era, “there… Read More
By June Pelo. Harold is a cousin, in his 90s, who lives in California. He wrote this upon receipt of a letter from me about some of his ancestors. “Your… Read More
From “Den Österbottniska Byn” by K. V. ÅkerblomTranslated by June Pelo 1303, 1 June Lappfjärd, Tjöck, and Sastmola mentioned for the first time. Landowners there were granted permission from… Read More
Written by Ole Granholm, Österbottningen Newspaper, Gamlakarleby, FinlandTranslated by June Pelo Any time you go to the movies, turn on the CD player or watch TV you will likely… Read More