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 (Jåp=Jakob), is what…
Written by Hugo Theodor Nilsson Sandkulla. Submitted to June Pelo by Hugo’s granddaughter, Kristin Nelson. The time came now, for American fever set into my way of thinking and I…
Extracted from an article by Heikki Ylikangas from “Exploring Östrobothnia”. Translated by June Pelo. Historically Östrobothnia extends from just north of the city of Pori deep into the far north…
By Ole Granholm, Österbottningen newspaper, 8 May 2003. Translated by June Pelo. When Ford started production of his Model T, the three brothers Alexander, Fritjof and Tor Nyberg from Nedervetil…
Following are recollections of two settlements in Malax by former residents of long ago. Bränno By M. Edv. Bonns from “Den Österbottniska Byn”. Translated by June Pelo. Bränno was part…
Pia Norrgård, Österbottningen, Norden 2 Sep 2004. Translated by June Pelo. For over 60 years Kia Schley’s father Karl-Erik Inberg searched for relatives in the United States. When he died Jorma…
By Ole Granholm, Österbottningen 31 July 1965. English translation by June Pelo. Oil king John D. Rockefeller employed over 20 servants in his home in the country and among those…
Excerpted from “Separation and Self-Sufficiency” by Janet Rasmussen. Translated by June Pelo. This is a story of immigrants from Scandinavia. An immigrant from Nås, Sweden to the United States in…
By June Pelo. No source cited. Prior to about 1850 all Scandinavian countries used a form of patronymics. The given name of a father was used as a surname for…
By Edvin Brännbacka. Sources: E. Karsten: Swensk Bygd i Österbotten, Nu och Fordom, I & II E. Ohls: Bynamnen i 1500-talets Karleby och Pedersöre socknar V. Åkerblom: Pedersöre Storsockens Historia…