| Audio cassettes of interviews and release forms.
Family
histories submitted in Finnish-American related courses at NMU (HS 353 Finnish Immigrants
in America, SO 402 Rural Sociology, and HS 176/211 Historical Thinking and Writing):
Alasimi, Riitta
A Brief History of the Village of Palmer [interviews with Arne Huhtala; Andrew Saari, Elsa
Saari]. HS 176. ca 1979.
Blixt, Stephen
Sozialization in Pelkie: The Story of Emil and Alice Hiltunen
Annala, Randy
Merchants and medicine: the story of the Annala family in National Mine. HS 353, 1989.
Antilla, LaVerne
Republic: The History of a Stubborn Mining Town, 1870-1928 [Interviews with Elizabeth
Jepson, Elizabeth Laforais, Helmi Rankinen, Mae Wixtrom]. HS 211, 1983
Bemis, Vicky
The Gustaa Adolph Lintula family [Chatham-Eben]. HS 353, 1992.
Bennett, Dawn
Rose [Ruusa Kauppila and Antti Makela (micklow) and their descendants]. HS 295, 1983.
Blixt, Stephen
[Essay on his grandmother, Ida Pannanen, Crescent street, Marquette, and living with her
in 1976-1977].
Bruce, Greg.
Keranen-Family History [Eino and Maria Keranen, Watton and Karelia]. HS 353, 1989. See
also Laverne Chappell.
Burman, Kristin
Frank Victor Burman [Phelps, Wisconsin]. HS 353, 1992.
Chappel, Laverne M.
A Comparison of Two Immigrant Histories[Henry and Margareta Simonen of Michigamme, and
Eino and Maria Keranen of Watton]. HS 390, 1976
Farley, Bill
The Kuljanens [Crystal Falls] and the Polkkis [Negaunee, Princeton]. HS 353, 1983.
Frisbie, Christy
Family of Doris and Olaf Linna [Skandia].
Gehrge, Michael A.
Nestor and Aleksandra Sarkela Family History [Negaunee]. Folder with three cassette tapes
and transcripts. HS 353, 1989.
Ghiggia, David C.
[No title, but family history of Erik Asunmaa-Erikson and Lizzie Kantola and their
descendants Richard Erickson and Sally Erickson in Ishpeming and Iron River]. HS 353,
1989.
Harju, J.
Two Ishpeming families compared: Aili and Tauno Alasimi and Tyyne and Matti Kamppinen. HS
353, 1979
Heikkila, John.
A History of Ishpeming and its ethnic peoples. [interviews with Ernest and Mary Decaire].
Holmstrom, Robert
His grandparents [Holmstrom, Waara, Torkola, Sorsen -- mostly Copper Country]. HS 353,
1979.
Juntilla, Mark K.
Ville Juntilla and Erika Saaraniemi Juntilla and descendants [Calumet]. HS 353, 1979.
Junttonen, John
Family of Ted Laitinen and Martha Taavola [Chassel]. HS 353, 1983.
Karkkainen, Mike
My Grandparents and I [Elizabeth Elsa Perala, Charles Ruohonen, Elna Johana Kuhmonen,
Henry Abrahm Karkkainen, from small copper country communities of Liminga, Oskar, Ripey,
and Gay]. HS 353, 1985.
Kennedy, Kaye
The Finnish Temperance Society in Marquette. 1898-1972. HS 211,
Koernke, Susan
The Polvis: A Finnish American family [a four generational study, ending with Beth
Kiltinen and her husband Larry Linna: Dukes-Skandia area]. HS 353, 1992.
Kralovec, James
The John Heikkila and Ida Katrina Norgaard family [Caspian area]. HS 353, 1992.
Lakenen, Kathleen
My family compared with other Finnish immigrants [grandparents Olivia Lempi Rajala and
Einer Otto Yultia, and interviews with her father Paavo Einer Niemi, of Finn settlement
near Watson, southern Marquette country], HS 353, 1977.
Lammi, Michael D.
Tough as Nails: the history of the Matti Lammi family [Chatham]. HS 353, 1989.
Landreville, Lucian
Antti Vanalainen/Toivola [Drummond Island].
Larson, Mary
The Pikkumaki family Bruce Crossing. HS 353, 1989.
Lundquist, Elaine
A Brief Peak into the Ilves History [Laura Elizabeth Poikila, her two husbands John Nelson
and John Eric Ilves and their descendants]. HS 295, 1983.
Mantila, James
Mantila family [Pelkie]. HS 353,
Markkanen, Greg
The family of Albin and Ida Markkanen [Prairie River, Minnesota]. HS 353, 1992.
Nissen, Jon E.
The Finnish Community in Green, Michigan. HS 295, 1983.
Paavola, Ruth Ann
The Way We Were [Paavola, Seppanen, Kemppainen, Alametsa--Hancock and downstate]. HS 353,
1979.
Peltier, Michael
Gust Hautamaki and Rauha Koski [Wakefield; interviews with the sons Roy and Lyle Maki of
Marquette]. HS 353, 1985.
Petrin, Kris
The Matt Karjala and Signe Joensuu family [Ripley, near Calumet]. HS 353, 1992.
Pilon, Roger J.
From the Grand Duchy of Finland to the United States of America: A Biographical Sketch of
John Abram Tiuranimi-Hogan [Wetmore, Humboldt, Eben]. HS 353,
Pouttu-Clarke, Matt
A short sketch of lives of Alina and Abraham Brandstrom [Arizona, then Quincy mine, then
rural farm in Elo]. HS 211, 1994.
Reynolds, Raymond
Wayne [Elena Krekooli and Elias Jussila and their sons in the North Delta country area
plus Chatham ant Trenary]. HS 353, 1989.
Riutta, Kelly.
Kulkurin Valssi: The lives of Alfred and Elizabeth Riutta [Chassel]. HS 353, 1992.
Robinet, Lisa
The Mattson family [Andrew and Mathilda and their son Matt and daughter-in-law Ida in the
Eben, Carlsend, Dukes area]. HS 353, 1992.
Sloan, Keith
The John Bjorne Family and North Lake. HS 353, 1989.
Snider, Rock and Sherri TenHouten
Family of Martha and Matt Mannisto [Eben].
Stam, Duane
The History of a Finnish-American Family [Kaisa Leppanen and Julius Wiig and their
daughters Lillian Wiig and Lempi Nurmi]. HS 353, 1980.
Strom, Paul L.
A Short history of the Finnish community in Kiva, Michigan [interviews with Arne Peterson
and his wife Lyle]. HS 176, 1979.
Syrja, Steven
My Finnish Blood: the Wickmans, Larsons and Helstens. HS 353, 1979.
Thumme, Roy
Nisula and its stores. HS 211,
Warwick, Janet M.
Hulda Murtomaki and John Ammesmaki Kanerva [Gwinn]. HS 295, 1983.
Wiitala, Shirley
The Wiitala Family [Kaleva]. HS 353, 1979.
Wilkins, Aaron
The Coop Movement among Finns in Rock, Michigan [interviews with Osmo Aalto, Bertha
Pekkala, Celia Viitala]. HS 211, 1983.
Wood, Rock
Martha and John Ahtila [Newberry]. HS 295, 1983.
Yelle, Ann Marie
Soni Sovenlina: The story of my Finnish grandmother Sally (Lammi) Niemi [Gwinn]. HS 353,
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