History of the Finns in Michigan (Great Lakes Books)

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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula used to be an important destination for Finns all the way through the peak years of migration within the nineteenth century and the early decades of the 20 th century. A few Upper Peninsula communities had large Finnish populations and Finnish churches, lodges, cooperative stores, and temperance societies. Ishpeming and Hancock, especially, were essential 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 tale of the contribution of Finnish immigrants into the mainstream of Michigan history. Holmio combines firsthand experience and personal contact with the primary generation of Finnish immigrants with research in Finnish-language sources to create crucial and compelling story of an immigrant group and its role within the development of Michigan.

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