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2. maalisk. 20201 min käytetty lukemiseen
Marianne Wargelin Minneapolis 2011
11th Finglish trip August 2011 #36 Marianne Wargelin´s family traces itself to the early Astoria, Oregon Finnish fishing community,...
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Vesa Oja
1. heinäk. 20191 min käytetty lukemiseen
FinnFest USA San Diego 2011
11 Finglish trip July 2011 #2 The 28th FinnFest USA was held in Town & Country Conference Center in San Diego, California in 2011....
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Vesa Oja
4. helmik. 20192 min käytetty lukemiseen
Carol Pärssinen Rochester Hills
10th Finglish trip July 2010 #3 Carol Pärssinen´s all eight grandparents came from different areas in Finland, Könni, Pyhäjärvi, Kuusamo,...
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Vesa Oja
31. jouluk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Finnish Golgotha Congregational Church Brooklyn 2009
9th Finglish trip October 2009 #4 The present day Brooklyn Baptist Church at 733 44th St. was formerly the home of the Finnish Golgotha...
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Vesa Oja
29. lokak. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Finlandia Motel Mount Shasta 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #34 At the foot of Mount Shasta near the Oregon border in California is the sign of the Finlandia Motel, a...
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Vesa Oja
8. lokak. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Kevin Jussila Paso Robles 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #31 Kevin Jussila was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Although a financial advisor by training...
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Vesa Oja
24. syysk. 20182 min käytetty lukemiseen
Otto Heino Ojai 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #29 ”I like to drive really fast, 130 miles an hour in my Bentley,” says Otto Heino, over 90 years of age,...
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Vesa Oja
13. elok. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Esko & Rodney Hieta Van Nuys 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #23 Esko Hieta was born in Tampere in 1930, were he also went to school. After studying at Business Institute...
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Vesa Oja
6. elok. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Albert Jokela Irvine 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #22 The family of Albert Jokela's mother moved from Alahärmä to Ishpeming, Michigan in 1903. His father's...
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Vesa Oja
9. heinäk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Tom Nurmi & Kip Aalto Reedley 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #18 Tom Nurmi and Kip Aalto are the descendants of Finnish fruit growers who settled in the Reedley area at...
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Vesa Oja
2. heinäk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Rusty Lehtonen Reedley 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #17 ”Six years, eight months, 12 days, and about 12 hours ago,” answers Rusty, looking at his watch, when he...
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Vesa Oja
18. kesäk. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Hauli Huvila Reedley 2009
8th Finglish trip June 2009 #15 John Hauli (Juho Hakkarainen originally) bought property on the bank of Kings River in Reedley,...
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Vesa Oja
28. toukok. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Niebaum-Coppola Winery Napa Valley 2009
8th Finglish trip May 2009 #12 The Rubicon Estate Winery, formerly Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery and once again Inglenook, is located in...
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Vesa Oja
21. toukok. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Vic´s Place Redwood Valley 2009
8th Finglish trip May 2009 #11 In the 1910s around ten Finnish families moved from the mining town of Butte, Montana to California. Later...
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Vesa Oja
14. toukok. 20181 min käytetty lukemiseen
Dennis Tuomala Fort Bragg 2009
8th Finglish trip May 2009 #10 Dennis Tuomala has been president for 39 years of the United Finnish Kaleva Brothers and Sisters Fort...
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Vesa Oja
30. tammik. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Marja-Liisa Pihlgren Toronto 2007
5th Finglish trip July 2007 #37 Marja-Liisa "Hipsu" Pihlgren (1936-2011). A longtime valued employee of the Elizabeth Arden Salon at...
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