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Finns Of Michigan S Upper Peninsula
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Author : The Finnish American Heritage Center
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2018-11-19
Finns Of Michigan S Upper Peninsula written by The Finnish American Heritage Center and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-19 with Business & Economics categories.
On Midsummer Eve, 1865, more than 30 Finnish and Sami immigrants disembarked from a Great Lakes ship to a place called Hancock, Michigan. At the time, Hancock consisted of nothing more than a small cluster of humble buildings, but it was here, on the outskirts of mid-19th-century civilization, that Finnish settlement in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP) took root. Much to the surprise of these new Americans, Midsummer was not a religious holiday marked by feasts in celebration of the season's prolonged sunlight. Rather, the newcomers were immediately hastened into the bowels of the earth to extract copper in pursuit of the American Dream. In short order, hardworking Finnish immigrants became reputable miners, lumberjacks, farmers, maids, and commercial fishermen. A century and a half later, the UP boasts the largest Finnish population outside of the motherland and sustains the determined spirit the Finns call sisu--an influence that remains palpable in all 15 UP counties.
History Of The Finns In Michigan
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Author : Armas Kustaa Ensio Holmio
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2001
History Of The Finns In Michigan written by Armas Kustaa Ensio Holmio and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Finnish Americans categories.
A history of the Finnish people in Michigan published in English for the first time.
Finns In Michigan
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Author : Gary Kaunonen
language : en
Publisher: Discovering the Peoples of Mic
Release Date : 2009
Finns In Michigan written by Gary Kaunonen and has been published by Discovering the Peoples of Mic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Discovering the Peoples of Michigan examines the rich multicultural heritage of the Great Lakes State and explores Michigan's ethnic dynamics. Michigan's rapidly changing historical and social structures have far-reaching implications in such areas as public policy, education, management, and private enterprise. Discovering the Peoples of Michigan reveals the unique contributions that different and often unrecognized communities have made to Michigan's historical and social identity.
Maggie Walz And The Early Finns On Drummond Island
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Author : Beth Maki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-01-26
Maggie Walz And The Early Finns On Drummond Island written by Beth Maki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-26 with categories.
Maggie Walz was a Finnish-American lady of many hats. Not only was she a newspaper publisher, teacher, ticket agent, sponsor of many of her countrymen and women, temperance leader, and suffragette, but also a United States land agent.Drummond Island lies the furthest east you can go in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In May 1905, land was available there for homesteading. The dream of many Finns was to own their own land. They no longer wanted to have to work in the depths of the mines with all of its dangers. A number of Finns traveled with Maggie from the Copper Country to Marquette. There she and six others filed homestead patent papers. They all then continued on to Scammon Cove on the Island. They were going to start their "utopian" community. This is the story of those first Finnish homesteaders and the others who followed. The author, Beth Maki, is the granddaughter of one of those first homesteaders, Jacob and Liisa Heikkinen. Six children were born to the Heikkinens while living on Drummond. Among them was Beth's Mother, Allie.Many Finns with Drummond Island connections shared their pictures and stories with Beth. This book, with 259 pictures, 3 fold-out maps, and many family's stories, is a compilation of information received, and data that the author has been able to glean from census records, land patent applications, and other sources.There is still more to the story. It is the hope that this book will continue the conversation about those Finns who are only represented by a name.
Heikki Heikkinen
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Author : Lauri Anderson
language : en
Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud
Release Date : 1995
Heikki Heikkinen written by Lauri Anderson and has been published by North Star Press of St. Cloud this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Finns of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are a unique group profiled by Lauri Anderson, who describes their comic aspect as well as the tragic moments of their lives.
Upper Peninsula Of Michigan A History
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Author : Russsell M. Magnaghi
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017
Upper Peninsula Of Michigan A History written by Russsell M. Magnaghi and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
"Get ready to discover the rich history of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. From its earliest days, it has evoked words of love, beauty, mystery, and legend. Drawing on oral histories, newspapers, census data, archives, and libraries, Russell M. Magnaghi has written the seminal history of a very 'special place' as seen through the eyes of the men and women who have lived here- the famous and not so famous. For the first time in over a century, a complete history of the U. P.- from prehistoric origins to the present- is available. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A History is an extraordinary book celebrating this unique sense of place."--Back cover.
Bloodstoppers Bearwalkers
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Author : Richard Mercer Dorson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2008
Bloodstoppers Bearwalkers written by Richard Mercer Dorson and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Remote and rugged, Michigan's Upper Peninsula (fondly known as "the U.P.") has been home to a rich variety of indigenous peoples and Old World immigrants--a heritage deeply embedded in today's "Yooper" culture. Ojibwes, French Canadians, Finns, Cornish, Poles, Italians, Slovenians, and others have all lived here, attracted to the area by its timber, mineral ore, and fishing grounds. Mixing local happenings with supernatural tales and creatively adapting traditional stories to suit changing audiences, the diverse inhabitants of the U.P. have created a wealth of lore populated with tricksters, outlaws, cunning trappers and poachers, eccentric bosses of the mines and lumber camps, "bloodstoppers" gifted with the lifesaving power to stop the flow of blood, "bearwalkers" able to assume the shape of bears, and more. For folklorist Richard M. Dorson, who ventured into the region in the late 1940s, the U.P. was a living laboratory, a storyteller's paradise. Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers, based on his extensive fieldwork in the area, is his richest and most enduring work. This new edition, with a critical introduction and an appendix of additional tales selected by James P. Leary, restores and expands Dorson's classic contribution to American folklore. Engaging and well informed, the book presents and ponders the folk narratives of the region's loggers, miners, lake sailors, trappers, and townsfolk. Unfolding the variously peculiar and raucous tales of the U.P., Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers reveals a vital component of Upper Midwest culture and a fascinating cross-section of American society.
The Finns In The United States
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Author : Keijo Virtanen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Finns In The United States written by Keijo Virtanen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Finnish Americans categories.
Murder In Michigan S Upper Peninsula
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Author : Sonny Longtine
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-02-04
Murder In Michigan S Upper Peninsula written by Sonny Longtine and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-04 with Photography categories.
Residents of the idyllic villages scattered throughout the Upper Peninsula's richly forested paradise live in quiet comfort for the most part, believing that murder rarely happens in their secluded sanctuary3/4but it does, and more often than they realize. This collection of twenty-four legendary murders spans 160 years of Upper Michigan's history and dispels the notion that murder in the Upper Peninsula is an anomaly. From the bank robber who killed the warden and deputy warden of the Marquette Branch Prison to the unknown assailant who gunned down James Schoolcraft in Sault Ste. Marie, Sonny Longtine explores the tragic events that turned peaceful communities into fear-ridden crime scenes..
Forgotten Tales Of Michigan S Upper Peninsula
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Author : Lisa A. Shiel
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010-08-13
Forgotten Tales Of Michigan S Upper Peninsula written by Lisa A. Shiel and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-13 with Photography categories.
Little known tales and lore from Michigan's Upper Peninsula uncover mysteries, curses, and strange beasts in this collection of offbeat and fascinating stories. That's the best I've ever seen you look," the barber said to the corpse. What kind of filthy decedent could inspire such derision? Learn the answer and read myriad other little-known tales from Michigan's northernmost region in Forgotten Tales of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Find out what happened after an aggrieved husband aimed a gun at his wife's lover and then asked the crowd, "Shall I shoot him?" Meet the sleeping man who rode the rails without a train. Discover the truth behind the rumors that one mining town was cursed with the ten plagues of Egypt, and learn why hugs terrified an entire city. And what were those hairy, bipedal beasts haunting the woods? Join Yooper Lisa A. Shiel as she brings to the fore these wonderfully offbeat and all-but-forgotten tales from the UP's history.