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- History of the Finns in Michigan
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: Wayne State University Press
- Series: Great Lakes Books Series
summary
Michigan's Upper Peninsula was a major destination for Finns during the peak years of migration in the nineteenth century and the early decades of the twentieth century. Several Upper Peninsula communities had large Finnish populations and Finnish churches, lodges, cooperative stores, and temperance societies. Ishpeming and Hancock, especially, were important nationally as Finnish cultural centers.
Originally published in Finnish in 1967 by Armas K. E. Holmio, History of the Finns in Michigan, translated into English by Ellen M. Ryynanen, brings the story of the contribution of Finnish immigrants into the mainstream of Michigan history. Holmio combines firsthand experience and personal contact with the first generation of Finnish immigrants with research in Finnish-language sources to create an important and compelling story of an immigrant group and its role in the development of Michigan.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 3-4
- 1. The Origin of the Finns
- pp. 17-31
- 2. Early Emigration from Finland
- pp. 32-47
- 4. The First Finn in Michigan
- pp. 72-75
- 5. The Copper Country
- pp. 76-126
- 6. Gogebic County
- pp. 127-132
- 7. Marquette, Dickinson, and Iron Counties
- pp. 133-143
- 9. Lower Michigan
- pp. 162-171
- 10. Churches
- pp. 172-218
- 13. The Knights and Ladies of Kaleva
- pp. 304-328
- 14. The Cooperative Movement
- pp. 329-365
- 15. Cultural and Educational Achievements
- pp. 366-404
- 16. The Swedish Finns in Michigan
- pp. 405-412
- 17. Finland and the Finns of Michigan
- pp. 413-440
- 18. From What Parishes Did They Come?
- pp. 441-450
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814340004
Related ISBN(s)
9780814329740
MARC Record
OCLC
868221373
Pages
544
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No