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Emigrants to Australia
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By Hilding Widjeskog translation by June Pelo It was in 1924. Times in Finland were hard and it appeared they weren’t going to get any better for the next 30 years. Overpopulation was still prevalent in spite of large emigration before WW1. Terjärv, which is famous for its beautiful scenery but also for its small-scale farming with unsuitable farming land, was again to experience its precious sons going to find their fortune and future in a strange land. It wasn’t just a question of being... -
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Recipes - Food for the Gods: The Boletus
Stensvamp (Finland), karljohansvamp (Sweden), ceppes (France), porcinis (Italy), herkkutatti (Suomi) are popular names for Boletus Edulis. 2010 was an extraordinary summer in Finland in many respects; sun lovers got their share, nature lovers theirs, and strangely enough after such a hot and dry summer, the mushroom lovers got theirs too. The boletii grew in such abundance that you could find them in your own garden, like we did. Our joy at this sight could not be described in words. ... -
Working in the Silver Mine
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Working in the Silver Mine
By Ove Grundwall In the fall of 1873 Matts Johansson Gers went to America. In America he called himself Matts Norrberg. He traveled in the company of some acquaintances from his home parish. Little did we know about Matts before we found this bundle of old letters in the attic dated from the 1870’s. Matts was the third child of Johan and Maria Johansson Gers. He was born February 2, 1848 in Norrby, Kronoby. Previously he had worked as shipbuilder at the Kronstadt naval station outside St. Pet... -
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Living on an Island in the Early Days
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Living on an Island in the Early Days
Submitted by June Pelo, Leonore P. Williams; The Ludington Daily News, July 24, 1956 Front windows, looking out over the waters of the busy harbor to the long sand peninsula which is the harbor’s southern boundary serve as a constant reminder to John Matson and his wife Hilda of the days that used to be. Those were the days of their carefree youth and early married life when “The Island,” as the peninsula was then called was their home. The now barren sand waste was the site of two hustl... -
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How I Found the Nyberg Family
By June Pelo One of my major genealogy discoveries came as a result of a visit to cousins in Michigan. Because of my interest in genealogy, one cousin gave me a couple old photo albums that belonged to my mother’s parents. ... -
Lamb kidneys with Morel Sauce
By Gunnar Damström The menu on a Swedish Finn dinner table of old may raise some eyebrows, but may be informative. Kosher is not an epithet often usable. Essentially the motto was that nothing, or as little as possible should to go to waste. Well- I’ve modified this original recipe some to make it more palatable to modern tastes. ...
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by HasseSubmitted by June Pelo, Leonore P. Williams; The Ludington Daily News, July 24, 1956 Front windows, looking out over the waters of the busy harbor to the long sand peninsula which is the harbor’s southern boundary serve as a constant reminder to John Matson and his wife Hilda of the days that used to be. Those were the days of their carefree youth and early married life when “The Island,” as the peninsula was then called was their home. The now barren sand waste was the site of two hustl...08-01-11, 13:00
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by HasseBy Hilding Widjeskog translation by June Pelo It was in 1924. Times in Finland were hard and it appeared they weren’t going to get any better for the next 30 years. Overpopulation was still prevalent in spite of large emigration before WW1. Terjärv, which is famous for its beautiful scenery but also for its small-scale farming with unsuitable farming land, was again to experience its precious sons going to find their fortune and future in a strange land. It wasn’t just a question of being...08-01-11, 12:49