The Hanna Asp Diary—Part Five
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
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
Tre Kronor Castle For mankind daunting questions have long baffled us. Who are we? Why are we here? What happens after life? And where did we come from? We try… Read More
by Syrene Forsman 2014 would have been Moomin creator Tove Jansson’s 100th birthday. Her world famous Moomin family stories may lead one to overlook her other artistic and literary works.… 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
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
By Shirley Jenkins During the 2014 – 2015 season musicians throughout the world will be paying tribute to the music of Jean Sibelius to mark the 150th anniversary of his… Read More
April 10, 2021 9:30 a.m. PDT Join the Swedish Finn Historical Society on April 10th for our first ever virtual annual meeting. We will be commemorating our 30th anniversary and… Read More
Pockets of languages survive all over the world largely due to the efforts of the native speakers and their resilience. These groups add to the richness, not only of the… Read More