The Remarkable Adaptability of Gustav Wilson
Gustav Wilson arrived in Oregon in 1852. According to the records now available Gustav was the first Swedish Finn to settle in Oregon. Of course as…
Traditions and history
Forest Finns Still Haunt the DNA of Sweden
by Kimberly Jacobs Identity can be a groan inducing word. Often it is used in a long hyphenated phrase such as, “I identify as something-something plus…
Bark bröd
Text June Pelo Under tider av svält i Finland letade våra förfäder efter substitut för att ersätta säden som inte var tillgängligt för skörd. Under åren…
Bark Bread
by June Pelo During times of famine in Finland, our ancestors looked for substitutes to replace the grain which was not available to harvest. During the…
A Lady Traveling Steerage
The following was written by Mrs. Sadakichi Bartmann, traveling from New York to Paris, and was published in the Boston Evening Transcript on December 21, 1892. Thank…
