Eli Johnson (1891-1967)
From: “Roots in the Past – Seeds for the Future” Published 2001 in Duluth, MN by Clover Valley/French River Community History Committee. June Pelo Eli Johnson…
Swedish Finns
Carl Carlsson Åivobäck-Clemetsöhem (1722-1860)
Published in Vasa 1963. Translated by June Pelo. Some time ago the Vasa newspaper published an article series “Klemetsö Village over 500 Years.” In these historic…
Pelo Village – Parts One & Two
Part One From Pelo Family by Hugo Lagstrom, 1931.Translated by June Pelo. The village of Pelo is situated on Nedervetil hill in the parish of Nedervetil.…
Ruth B. Pelo: Mother’s and Father’s Family
By Ruth B. Pelo, November 21, 1941.Translated from Swedish by her niece, June Pelo Anders Pelo was born 16 August 1838 in Nedervetil. He married Greta Sofia Skriko,…
Fattiggubben
From an article by Anja Smolander.Translated by June Pelo. Since the time of the 1600’s there were hundreds of carved wooden figures of old men that…
Birger Alexander Lindqvist
From the obituary published in the Österbottningen newspaper, Karleby, Finland, October 28, 2003. Translated by June Pelo. Edited for use in The Quarterly. One of Finland’s respected…
Charly Backa – Bäckman
By June Pelo. Folke Johansson of Karleby, Finland, asked for help in locating information of his grandmother’s brother’s children in America. Matts Leander Mattsson Backa-Bäckman, was…
Anders Brännkärr, Finland’s First Medalist at Holmenkollen
From Historisk Nedslag, Österbottningen 125 År. English translation by June Pelo. On 11 December 1891 a boy was born in Nedervetil who was named Anders by…
The Diary of Hanna Asp—Part One
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,…
