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Vesa Oja
27. marrask. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Harriet & Nina Kulmala Manhattan 2008
7th Finglish trip September 2008 #30 Nina´s and Harriet´s parents Pekka and Anja moved from Finland to New York in 1970. Pekka and his...
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Vesa Oja
20. marrask. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Joan Silleck Manhattan 2008
7th Finglish trip September 2008 #29 Lawyer Joan Silleck joins the yoga class at Christopher Street's Finnish Church in West Village, New...
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Vesa Oja
13. marrask. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Leena Kuivanen Manhattan 2008
7th Finglish trip September 2008 #28 Leena Kuivanen was 21 years old when she told her parents she would like to move to Australia....
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Vesa Oja
6. marrask. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Päivö Tarjamo Brooklyn 2008
7th Finglish trip September 2008 #27 Päivö Tarjamo began his work as a pastor to Finnish immigrants in 1969 in Malmö, Sweden, during a...
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Vesa Oja
30. lokak. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Linda Tani and Henry & Anneli Orava Brooklyn 2008
7th Finglish trip September 2008 #26 Linda Tani and Henry Orava and his mother Anneli live in the Finnish co-operative apartment house...
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Vesa Oja
23. lokak. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Helena Laitinen Brooklyn 2008
7th Finglish trip September 2008 #25 Helena Laitinen feels she is "The Last Finn" in the old Brooklyn Finntown where more and more...
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Vesa Oja
16. lokak. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Pentti & Marja-Liisa Palonen Brooklyn 2008
7th Finglish trip September 2008 #24 Pentti Palonen came from Finland to the Unites States in 1946 to study in Philadelphia Pennsylvania....
80 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
9. lokak. 20172 min käytetty lukemiseen
Lempi Issakainen Brooklyn 2008
7th Finglish trip September 2008 #23 The Imatra Society was a society of Finnish immigrants located in Brooklyn, New York. The society...
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Vesa Oja
3. lokak. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Anja & Mauno Laurila Voluntown 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #22 Mauno and Anja Laurila met in the mid-1950s in Harlem in New York City. They now spend their summers in...
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Vesa Oja
25. syysk. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Matti Kurikka´s Sauna North Stonington 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #21 Matti Kurikka (1863-1915) was a Finnish journalist, theosophist, and utopian socialist. In Finland...
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Vesa Oja
18. syysk. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Burton Jarnstrom Lisbon 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #20 Manual man. Burt has collected everything imaginable in the outbuildings of his home. Jarnstrom worked...
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Vesa Oja
11. syysk. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Barry & Katy Heiniluoma Rutland 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #19 Barry Heiniluoma was employed by the Norton Company and Katy worked in a hospital. Barry’s grandfather...
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Vesa Oja
4. syysk. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Owen Christensen Gardner 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #18 Owen Christensen´s mother Helmi came to US from Ilmajoki in 1918. She met her Danish-born husband in...
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Vesa Oja
28. elok. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
A Group of American Finns Westminster 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #17 Westminster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. The town population is...
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Vesa Oja
23. elok. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Jon Luoma Westminster 2008
7th Finnish trip August 2008 #16 Jon Luoma’s grandparents Eeva and Jon came from Finland in the early 1900s. The Niemis, his...
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Vesa Oja
14. elok. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Brian Knuuttila Westminster 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #15 Brian Knuuttila is a lawyer and a police officer. He decided that despite his interest in political...
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Vesa Oja
4. elok. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Betsy Hannula Westminster 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #14 Betsy Hannula is a long time member of the Westminster Historical Society an has shared her love of the...
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Vesa Oja
31. heinäk. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Jonathan Ratila Fitchburg 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #13 Jonathan Ratila is a fourth generation American Finn. He has worked as a business manager for the...
42 katselukertaa
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Vesa Oja
24. heinäk. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Eric Aho Saxtons River 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #12 Eric Aho is a painter, whose work has been on show in several solo exhibitions in the USA and Europe....
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Vesa Oja
17. heinäk. 20171 min käytetty lukemiseen
Howard Mortenson Charlestown 2008
7th Finglish trip August 2008 #11 Howard Mortenson of Charlestown, New Hampshire. was born in Berlin, N. H. Situated in a heavily...
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