By Siv Vähämäki-Sundman, ~ 2004. English translation by June Pelo. Map courtesy of the Genealogical Society of Finland A landmark which has stood in the middle of Nedervetil parish for many…
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 more records are become…
Pia Holm will speak at our Annual Meeting & Luncheon on March 9, 2019. The Finnish people have always lived close to nature. To magical forests. To sea and sky.…
Finland views their citizens living abroad a valuable resource and strive to foster a cooperative relationship with expatriates. This is why the Finnish Expatriate Parliament (FEP) was formed in 1997.…
John Olin’s logging camp in the summer of 1902. The girl on the ladder is Eva Asp, next to her is Hanna Asp, and next to her is Hanna Olin,…
At first glance, communion records can be a mystery. However, they are filled with an enormous amount of information and it is worth the effort to learn how to read…
Photo credit: Sakari Piippo/Finland Promotion Board by Kimberly Jacobs Identity can be a groan inducing word. Often it is used in a long hyphenated phrase such as, “I identify as…
by Claire G. Williams and William C. Carlson Ever think about looking at one’s self using a subcellular mirror? This is just what DNA brings to the tradition of geneaology.…
by June Pelo Photo used with permission from Nordic Food Lab licensed under CC SA-BY 4.0 During times of famine in Finland, our ancestors looked for substitutes to replace the grain which…
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 you to June Pelo…