Swedish Genealogical Terms
By June Pelo SWEDISH ENGLISH ålder age äldst, älst eldest anhöring relative änka widow änkeman widower änkling widower antavla pedigree år year arf inheritance, patrimony avlidne…
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Swede Finn Junction
Jean Sibelius
Suomen Silta, #3-04 Irmeli Tanttu.Translated by June Pelo. Jean Sibelius spent most of his life in a large villa in rural Tuusala, about 40 km from Helsinki.…
The King’s Road
By June Pelo. Along the King’s Road there exists an uncounted number of old buildings and sights. The important road has turned to an interesting series…
Farm life in Finland
Translated from Swedish by June Pelo 1982 Haymaking was the most grueling task of all summer work on farms. All grass growing on fields had to…
Munsala – The Ostrobothnian Church Village
From “Den Österbottniska Byn” by R. Blomqvist. Translated by June Pelo This article was written by R. Blomqvist during a visit to Munsala in the early 1900’s. At…
Lepplax Village, Pedersöre Parish
By Thor Portin, from Den Österbottniska byn.Translated by June Pelo. There are 12 villages in Pedersöre parish, the same number as the apostles on the parish…
Småbönders – A Living Village
Donald Widjeskog; Norden August 7, 2010English translation by June Pelo The name of the village, Småbönders, needs no explanation. The name explains who the village people are.…
Sundby Village, Pedersöre Parish
By Vilhelm Sandnäs from Den Österbottniska Byn. Translated by June Pelo. Readers whose families emigrated from Sundby village in Pedersöre parish will enjoy the following description…
Friis Village – the Outpost in the North
From Österbottningen, August 1994.Translated by June Pelo Friis village in lower Korplax at one time teemed with farmers and fishermen. Today most of Friis’ residents are…
Esse – the Old Village
By Hjalmar Krokfors from “Den Österbottniska byn”.Translated by June Pelo When some special work such as baking, distilling or brewing needed to be done in olden…
Swedish-Speaking Ostrobothnia
Extracted from “Exploring Ostrobothnia” an article by Kjell Herberts and Börje Vähämäki. Translated by June Pelo At the turn of this century the Finnish- and Swedish-speaking populations…
Sideby Parish
By Frans Teir, from “Den Österbottniska Byn”.Translated by June Pelo. The writer takes us on an imaginary visit in the 1870’s to a farm in Sideby,…
