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Ready, Set, Go: Researching Nordic Roots

I am finishing up my PowerPoint presentation on “Our Nordic Families: How to Research Your Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish Families.” I will be presenting it at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland on Saturday, November 1, starting at noon. To register, go here: http://www.wrhs.org/upcoming-event/our-nordic-families/, If you have questions, feel free to contact me by

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Genealogy Gems from Allen County Library

A free newsletter for genealogists and family historians is published monthly by the staff in the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Called appropriately enough, Genealogy Gems: News from the Fort Wayne Library, it is sent out by email on a monthly basis. Curiously, its publishing date is the last

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Some Famous Finnish-Americans

When I was preparing the post earlier today about FinnFest USA 2015 coming to Buffalo, NY (go to http://www.collectingancestors.com/2014/08/21/welcome-news-about-finnfest-2015-it-will-be-in-buffalo/), I ran across the following List of Nine Finnish Americans: http://cassavafilms.com/list-of-9/nine-famous-finnish-americans. It was posted a year ago by Mark Tapio Kines, head of Cassava Films, an independent film production company. In his introduction, Mark says, “The Finns are

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