Övermark—A Visit in 1942
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.…
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Swede Finn Junction
Our Heritage—Our Names
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…
Memories of Harold Wang
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…
Historical Dates for Swedish Österbotten
From “Den Österbottniska Byn” by K. V. ÅkerblomTranslated by June Pelo 1303, 1 June 1348, 13 Feb 1357, 7 Sep 1384, 10 Apr 1434, summer…
Ray Dolby
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…
Rödsö Village, Karleby Parish
By Verner Läxstrom, 1947.Translated from “Den Österbottniska Byn” by June Pelo in 1985. After leaving Gamlakarleby on Uleåborg Road and turning left, one comes on an…
Rökiö Village, Vörå Parish
By Hjalmar Hildén From ’Den Österbottniska Byn’.English translation by June Pelo. When a stranger asks about the church village in Vörå, he probably has been told…
Dispatch from Åland 2022
by Kimberly Jacobs Åland Calling, from filmmaker Tiina Mäkinen, was filmed during a conference hosted by The Åland Islands Emigrant Institute in 2022 (read more about…
The Life of Lars Andersson Friis
Excerpts from “Lars Frijs i Karleby” by Hans Ättlingar.Translated by June Pelo. I’m sure there are several readers who are descendants of Lars Friis, and there…
Johan Richard Nyström’s Letters Home
Submitted by June Pelo, 2000.Source: “Encyclopedia Americana”. (Translator: J-E Nygren). Johan Richard Nyström was born in Kallis village, son of Johan Johansson Nygård, who was born…
Klockars Farm and Family in Malax
Written by John Forsberg, March 1994.Translated by June Pelo. According to expert interpretation of the indistinct text in the Malax communion book of 1667, Jåpa(r)s farm…
Hugo Theodor Nilsson Sandkulla—Partial Journal
Written by Hugo Theodor Nilsson Sandkulla.Submitted Hugo’s granddaughter, Kristin Nelson. The time came now, for American fever set into my way of thinking and I wrote…
