Ådjers Family of Michigan—Sought & Found Roots in Lappfjärd
Written by Rita Nordström for the Norden Newspaper 20 Nov 1997. Translated by June Pelo. At the end of September [1997] the Ådjers family in Lappfjärd received…
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Swede Finn Junction
August Alfred Strand—Bridging the Past & Present
Sent to June Pelo by author, Lars Granholm. It is interesting how history weaves its paths back and forth and at each turn seems to connect…
Community Meetings & Farming Traditions
Excerpts from “Finnish Folk Culture” by Ilmar Talve.Translated by June Pelo. Village meetings were held twice a year. The village elder was elected for 1-3 years…
Clerical Surveys—Parish Records
Written by June Pelo, based on her personal notes. The Swedish Church Law of 1686 required parish ministers to keep a record of everyone who attended…
Alma & Oscar Kamb—The Fortunes of an Yttermark Family in the USA
Assembled by Elof Sänkas, relative of Alma & Oscar Kamb.From Närpes Tidning 17 Jan 1976 & Norden 17 Mar 2005.Translated by June Pelo. If a…
Overfors Family Homestead in Northern Michigan
By Grace Overfors Johnson, 1987.Submitted by June Pelo.This story was sent to June Pelo by Grace’s cousin Ken Jennings, who gave her permission to reproduce it.…
Peasant Weddings in Jomala, Åland
Translated from Norden Newspaper, 22 July 1999, by June Pelo. Peasant weddings are a popular tourist attraction, but they require a lot of hard work which…
The Åland Islands—A Second Perspective
By June Pelo.Excerpts from “Insight Guide: Finland” and “Finland, A Cultural Encyclopedia”. The Åland Islands are a collection of granite-bound skerries spraying out to the west…
The Åland Islands
By Jeane Widman-Eriksson, Norden Newspaper, July 29, 2004. Excerpted and translated by June Pelo. Sparkling in the azure waters of the Gulf of Bothnia like sea-polished…
My Åland Ancestors
by Sylvia Stauffer I remember my grandmother as frail most of the time, but her across-the-street neighbor told me some years ago about how startled she…
Sorting Out Grandpa—A Deep Dive into Deception
By Maggie Backman PattersonRead more family history uncovered by Maggie Patterson in the article Sofia’s Story. “Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it.”[1] So said…
Tall Ships of the Åland Islands
2020 has made travel a distant memory but the Tall Ship Races give us hope for 2021! Located at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia…
