ffsc-001 Abramson, Mrs. Ralph (Lempinen) Born 14 Jan 1892 Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 1 Aug 1973 in Abramson's cottage, outside of Greenland, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1870s - 1920s Places and Names: Calumet, Red Jacket, Quincy, Allouez, Tamarack, Boston Location, Centennial, Finland, Ahmeek, Detroit, Hancock. Bethlehem Church; Pastor Bäck; Pastor Rautanen; Italian Hall Subjects: Boardinghouses; Church; Confirmation; Copper mines and mining; Emigration and immigration; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Finnish language, Business enterprises; Finnish newspapers; Finnish-American Mining Company; Knights of Kaleva -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Mohawk Mining Company; Naturalization; Neighbors; Nikander, J. K. (Juho Kustaa), 1855-1919; Recreation; Schools; Socialism -- Finnish Americans; Temperance; Winter ffsc-002 Ahola, Mrs. Ida ; Stadius, Mrs. Ardelle Interviewed by: Armstrong, Helen. 15 Nov 1976 in Hancock, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1920s - 1970s Subjects: Arts and crafts; Childbirth; Cooking; Family -- History; Finnish Americans; Food; Home remedies; Knitting; Languages and language; Manners and customs; Massage; Medical care; Midwifery; Physicians; Sauna; Traditional medicine ffsc-003 Alanen, Arvid Born 26 Jan 1897, Ishpeming, Mich. Interviewed by: Ranta, Elma. Apr 1975 in Ishpeming, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1880s - mid 1900s Places and Names: Copper Harbor; Houghton; Ishpeming; Laihia, Finland; Marquette; Calumet; Illinois Subjects: Boardinghouses; Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company; Copper mines and mining -- Accidents; Emigration and immigration; Family; Farming; Farming -- Finland; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Geological surveys; Schools; Weddings; ffsc-004 Aldrich, Annie Interviewed by: Berry, Betty. 18 Jul 1973 Inclusive dates: late 1800s - 1940s Places and Names: Atlantic Mine, Painesdale, Houghton, Painesdale, Keweenaw Club. Doctor Aldrich, Atlantic Mine, Amphidrome; Mining Gazette Subjects: Christmas; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Cornish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Epidemics; Family; Great Depression; Hockey -- Houghton (Mich.); Hunting; Medical care; Methodist Church -- Houghton (Mich.); Mines and mining resources -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Physicians; Prohibition; Schools; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Temperance; Transportation -- Houghton (Mich.); United States. Works Progress Administration; Women -- Suffrage -- Houghton (Mich.); World War, 1939-1945;
ffsc-005 Alto, Aliina and son Toivo "Rusty" Interviewed by: Niemi, Adrian. 18 Feb 1975 in Virginia, Minn. In Finnish Inclusive dates: 1913 Subjects: Agriculture; Alcohol; Bars (drinking establishments); Brothels; Capone, Al, 1899-1947; Dillinger, John, 1903-1934; Emigration and immigration; Gambling; Gangsters; Hurley (Wis.); Ironwood (Mich.); Logging; Mafia; Prostitution; Proverbs; Roulette; Superstition; Traditional medicine; ffsc-006 Anderson, Annie and Leon (Santini's Bar) Interviewed by: Maki, Randy in Santini's Hotel and Bar, Hurley, Wisc. Inclusive dates: 1930s - 1970s Places and Names: Hurley, WI. Al Capone; John Dillinger ffsc-007 Anderson, Wallace Born in Pequaming, Mich. Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 20 Feb 1975 in Anderson's home, Houghton, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1870s - 1970s Places and Names: Pequaming, Finntown -- Pequaming, Zeba -- Pequaming, Dollar Bay, Houghton, Hancock. Hebard Lumber Company Subjects: Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Copper wire, World War I; Emigration and immigration; Hockey -- Pequaming (Mich.), Gunsmithing; Irish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Logging; Lumber Camps; Michigan Technological University; Norwegian Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Pioneers -- Pequaming (Mich.); Quincy Mining Company; Sawmills; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; World War, 1914-1918; ffsc-008 Anderson, Wallace Interviewed by: Whitman, Robert. 11 Apr 1975 in Interviewee's office Inclusive dates: 1940s - 1970s Places and Names: Japan, Germany Subjects: Germany; Investigations; Japan; Military intelligence; United States. Air Force.; ffsc-009 Andrews, Dr. Clarence Born in Iowa, professor at MTU Interviewed by: Olson, Bob in WMPL Radio Station, Houghton, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1913-1914 Places and Names: Calumet, Red Jacket, Hancock, Houghton, Quincy, Painesdale. Charles Moyer, Annie Clements "Big Annie," Anna Rabas, Charles Struzel, Laurie Waatti, John Maynarich, Ed Rossberg, Mary Grentz, Francis Steke, Woody Guthrie, Rose Stukel Sever, Arelia Goodreau Rintala, Walter Lahti, Annie Clements, "Big Annie," Marian Kentala Mosack, Westala, Irene Alla, Steve Verbanick, Jim Stukel, Anthony Lucas, William Jane, Samuel Rowe, A. B. Newton, Russell Waatti, Company G -- Houghton; Painesdale Shooting, McNaughton, Charles Struzel, Andicot Lovell, Amanda Lampala, Rueben Hill, Charles Laurie, Peter Murphy, Tony Podriznik Subjects: Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Copper mines and mining; Croatian Americans -- Michigan; Finnish Americans -- Michigan; Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913; Labor unions; Slovenian Americans -- Michigan; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; Western Federation of Miners;
ffsc-010 Antila, Elroy Born 20 Nov 1929, Calumet, Mich. Interviewed by: Mills, Gary J. 6 Aug 1975 in Suomi College Inclusive dates: 1920s - 1930s Places and Names: Calumet, MI. Calumet Schools, Ishpeming Iron Mining History, love, stories Subjects: Calumet (Mich.); Education Schools; ffsc-011 Arsenault, Walt Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 9 Dec 1975 ffsc-012 Autio, Amelia Interviewed by: Niemi, Adrian. 6 Oct 1975 in Orr, Minn. In Finnish ffsc-013 Auvinen, Lempi (Johnson) Born 10 Feb 1899, Crystal Falls, Mich. Interviewed by: Armstrong, Helen. 1 Nov 1976 in Crystal Falls, Mich. Places and Names: Venezuela Subjects: Arts and crafts; Childbirth; Cooking; Education; Finnish Americans; Food -- Finnish; Hairstyles Home remedies; Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Finland; Massage; Medical care; Midwifery; Midwifery; Names, Finnish; Physician; Sauna; Schools -- Finland; Traditional medicine; Venezuela; Weaving; Family -- History; B ffsc-014 Bartanen, Hattie S. Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 8 Aug 1972 Subject terms: Emigration and Immigration; Finnish Americans; Home ownership; Wolverine (Mich.); Education; Copper mines and mining; Traditional medicine; Cupping ffsc-015 Bell, Roy D. Born in Munising, Mich. Interviewed by: Lavery, Allan. 31 Jan 1974 in L'Anse, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1920s - 11004 Places and Names: L'Anse, Munising, Baraga, Pequaming. Hebard Lumber Company, Thomas Nestor Subjects: Bears; Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company; Ford Motor Company; Forest and forestry -- Valuation -- Michigan; Logging -- Michigan; Lumber Camps -- Michigan; Mead Corporation; Nestor Lumber Company; Paper mills; Sawmills -- Michigan; Snowshoes and snowshoeing;
ffsc-016 Bell, Warren M. Born 26 Aug 1882, Chicago, IL Interviewed by: Jalkanen, Paul. 27 Jul 1972 in Hancock, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1897-11000s Places and Names: Hancock, Calumet, Quincy. Western Express, Houghton County Department of Social Welfare, Public Relief Commission Subjects: Boys' Brigade; Church; Congregational Church -- Hancock (Mich.); Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Copper mines and mining; Cornish Americans -- Michigan; Ethnic groups; Finnish Americans -- Michigan; Great Depression; High schools -- Hancock (Mich.); Home remedies; Law enforcement; Medical care; Physicians; Public welfare -- Houghton County (Mich.); Quincy Mining Company; Recreation; Schools; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; Voting; Winter; Boys' Brigade ffsc-017 Bergh, Russell ; Homlund, Walter S. ; Marsi, Minne M. Marsi Born Jan 1888, Hurontown, Mich.; W. Homlund Born abt. 1908 Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 31 Jul 1973 in Home of Walter Holmlund, Jacobsville, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1880s - 1970s Places and Names: Jacobsville, Hancock, White City. Jacobsville Quarry, Jacobsville Finnish Lutheran Church; Amerikan Suometar, St. John's Day, Juhannus (Midsummer) Subjects: Accidents -- Jacobsville (Mich.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Jacobsville (Mich.) Belgian Americans -- Michigan; Business enterprises -- Jacobsville (Mich.); Cemeteries -- Jacobsville (Mich.); Church; Confirmation; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Farming; Finnish Americans; Finnish newspapers; Fishing; Great Depression; Groceries; Logging -- Jacobsville (Mich.); Longyear, John Munro, 1850-1922; Lumber Camps -- Jacobsville (Mich.); Medical care -- Jacobsville (Mich.); Medicine; Music; Nikander, J. K. (Juho Kustaa), 1855-1919; Norwegian Americans; Physicians; Quarries and quarrying; Recreation; Sailing -- Great Lakes; Sandstone; Schools; Shipwrecks; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; Suomi College; Teachers; Temperance -- Jacobsville (Mich.); Traditional medicine; United States. Works Progress Administration; Weddings; World War, 1939-1945; ffsc-018 Bigando, Battista Born 8 Aug 1883, Italy Interviewed by: Anderson, Wallace. 7 Aug 1973 in Home of Bat Bigando, Calumet, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1890s - 1930s Places and Names: Calumet; Spring Valley, IL; Houghton; Laurium; Allouez. Kerredge Theatre -- Hancock Subjects: Boardinghouses; Calumet & Hecla Band; Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Circus; Coal mines and mining; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Copper mines and mining -- Accidents; Emigration and immigration; Family; Great Depression; Hockey; Italian Americans -- Michigan; Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913; Medical care -- Calumet (Mich.); Miners; Mining; Musicians; Physicians; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; Theaters; Mining; Circus; Copper mines and mining; Copper mines and mining -- Accidents; Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Calumet & Hecla Band
ffsc-019 Bigando, John Born 7 Jul 1885, Italy Interviewed by: Anderson, Wallace. 7 Jul 1973 in Allouez, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1880s - 1940s Places and Names: Tornio, Finland; Spring Valley, IL; Calumet; Rambletown; Calumet; Chicago; Detroit ffsc-020 Bigando, John Born 7 Jul 1885, Italy Interviewed by: Anderson, Wallace. 20 Jul 1973 in Allouez, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1880s - 1940s Places and Names: Calumet; Detroit; Hancock; Rambletown. Kerredge Theatre -- Hancock Subjects: Boardinghouses, Recreation, Picnics, Great Depression; Boxing; Calumet & Hecla Band; Calumet (Mich.); Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Emigration and immigration; Ethnic groups; Ethnic relations; Food; Irish Americans; Bands; Nisonen, Martti, 1891-1946; Sligo (Ireland); Suomi College; Transatlantic voyages; United States. Works Progress Administration; Food United States. Works Progress Administration; ffsc-021 Brennan, Pat Born 1878, Sligo, Ireland Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 28 Jan 1976 Inclusive dates: 1890s - 1970s Places and Names: New York; Chicago; Sligo, Ireland; Calumet, MI Subjects: Boxing; Recreation; Athletes; Boxers; Calumet, MI ffsc-022 Brown, Russell ; Butkovich, John Born 5 Feb 1890?, Michigan (Brown) Interviewed by: (interviewer unknown). 30 June 1975 Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1930s Subjects: Clairvoyance; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Copper mines and mining; Copper Range Railroad Company; Distilling, Illicit; Fourth of July celebrations; Games; Great Depression; Home remedies; Hunting; Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913; Midwifery; Mine lighting; Mineral Range Railroad Company; Picnics; Plays; Railroad accidents; Railroads -- Employees; Recreation; Slovenian Americans; Theaters; Traditional medicine; Yugoslav Americans; ffsc-023 Butala, Rose A. Born abt 1894, Calumet, Mich. Interviewed by: Fisher, Betty. 8 Aug 1974 Inclusive dates: early 1900s - 11009 Places and Names: Calumet, Laurium. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Subjects: Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Childhood; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914;Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913;Mines and mineral resources -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.),, Music; Radio; Recreation; Schools; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; Tailors; Telephone operators -- Calumet (Mich.);Telephone operators; Winter storms -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.);World War I;
ffsc-024 Butler, Ruth (Gibson) Born 11 Jul 1891, Republic, Mich. Interviewed by: Jalkanen, Paul. 9 Aug 1972 Inclusive dates: 1860s - 1970s Places and Names: Republic, Mass City, Houghton, Mexico, Calumet, Victoria, Rockland. Republic Mine, Republic Methodist Church, Bayview Study Club, Houghton County Historical Society, Eleanor Roosevelt, Census Taker Subjects: Alcohol Books; Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Camp Fire Girls; Church Constitutional conventions -- Michigan; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Dating (Social customs) Education; Elections; Engineering; Family; Great Depression; High Schools -- Houghton (Mich.); Home remedies, Logging; Lumber; Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920; Michigan Technological University; Michigan. State Highway Commission; Mine accidents -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Mines and mineral resources -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.) Mining corporations; Political campaigns; Postsecondary education -- Michigan; Reading; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Schools; Stables; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; Universities and colleges -- Michigan; Weddings; Women in politics; World War, 1914-1918; C ffsc-026 Chapman, Leslie Born 1894 top of page Interviewed by: Jalkanen, Paul. 3 Aug 1972 in Calumet, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1880s - 1940s Places and Names: Calumet, Dollar Bay, Tamarack Mills, Osceola Mills, Ishpeming, Negaunee, Atlantic Mine, Arizona, Mayflower, Tamarack, Rambletown. Calumet and Hecla Mining Company Security, Smelter Patent Lawsuit Subjects: Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Circus; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Copper mining; Cornish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Crime; Distilling, Illicit; Education; Elections; Family; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Great Depression; Home remedies; Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913; Labor unions; Law enforcement; Police; Prohibition; Recipes; Recreation; Sailing -- Great Lakes; Sailing -- South America; Schools; Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; Swedish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Calumet and Hecla Mining Company ffsc-027 Cooper, Virginia A. Born abt 1910, Hubbell Interviewed by: Berry, Betty. 7 Aug 1973 in Houghton, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1930s Places and Names: Eagle River, Hubbell, Houghton, Kenton, Cliff Mine, Sidnaw, Kenton, Berglund. Couzens Fund, Thimbleberry Jam, Amphidrome, Kerredge Theatre Subjects: Charities; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- Michigan; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Great Depression; High Schools -- Houghton (Mich.); Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919; Michigan Technological University; Physicians, Recreation, Rural schools; Schools; Teaching; Transportation, Tuberculosis Winter, World War, 1914-1918;Schools; E ffsc-029 Eilola, Ray Born in Pelkie, Mich Interviewed by: (interviewer unknown) in Pelkie, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1910s - 1970s Places and Names: Pelkie Subjects: Family; Farm equipment; Farming; Gardening; Livestock; Neighbors;
ffsc-030 Erickson, Arthur B. Born in Pelkie, Mich. Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 20 Oct 1973 in Pelkie, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900-1970s Places and Names: Pelkie, Baraga Subjects: Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Pelkie (Mich.); Business enterprises -- Pelkie (Mich.); Dairying, Cooperative -- Pelkie (Mich.); Dunsmore, John; Farm equipment; Farm life -- Pelkie (Mich.); Farming -- Pelkie (Mich.); Farming -- Pelkie (Mich.); Haying equipment; Logging -- Upper Michigan (Mich.); Lumber camps -- Upper Michigan (Mich.); Medical care -- Pelkie (Mich.); Nestor Lumber Company; Pelkie, William, b. 1853 Physicians; Rural families -- Pelkie (Mich.); Sawmills; Telephone; ffsc-031 Erickson, Arthur ; Pelto, Emil ; Waisanen, William and Matt Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 21 Oct 1973 in Waisanen's home in Pelkie, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 11000s Subjects: Anecdotes; Bars (drinking establishments); Bears; Cattle -- Prices; Cheese factories; Community life -- Pelkie (Mich.); Cooperative societies -- Pelkie (Mich.); Country life Country life; Creameries -- Pelkie (Mich.); Dairy farming; Deer; Disappeared persons; Farming; Game wardens; Ghost stories; Great Depression; Hunting; Law enforcement; Log Transportation; Milk; Partridges; Pelkie (Mich.); Poaching; Post office stations and branches; Restaurants; Rural landowners; Rural roads; Rural schools; Skunks; Timber; Transportation, Wild animals; Wolves; ffsc-032 Erickson, Arthur B. Born in Pelkie, Mich. Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 5 Oct 1974 in Pelkie, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1930s Places and Names: Baraga, Sturgeon River, Chassell, L'Anse, Pelkie. Swede Pete aka Peter Nelson Rane (aka Whiskey Pekka), Worcester Lumber Company -- Chassell, Thomas Bond, Matt Oja, Urho Erikainen Subjects: Bars (Drinking establishments); Business enterprises -- Pelkie (Mich.); Communism -- Pelkie (Mich.); Cooperative societies -- Pelkie (Mich.); Dairying, Cooperative -- Pelkie (Mich.); Dance parties; Deer hunting; Distilling, Illicit; Dunsmore, John; Finnish Americans -- Michigan; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.), Recreation; Logging -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Logging Camps; Lumber camps -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Medicine; Nestor Lumber Company ; Pelkie, William, b. 1853 People -- Pelkie (Mich.); Recreation; Sawmills; Swedish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Tonics (Medicinal preparations); ffsc-033 Erickson, Bertha Born 20 Aug 1912, Atlantic Mine, Mich. Interviewed by: Erickson, Bill. 20 Aug 1975 in Ahmeek, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1910-1920s Places and Names: Painesdale Grade School; Miss Jarvis Subjects: Education; Schools -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Teachers
ffsc-034 Erickson, Ida S. Born in Ely, Mich. Interviewed by: Ollila, Douglas. 9 Aug 1973 in Ely, MN Inclusive dates: 1900s Places and Names: Ely, MN. Finnish Stock Company -- Ely; John Edward; Suomi College Subjects: Education; Emigration and immigration; Ethnic groups -- Minnesota; Finnish Americans -- Minnesota; Great Depression; Medical care -- Minnesota; Mines and mineral resources -- Minnesota; Nikander, J. K. (Juho Kustaa), 1855-1919; Recreation; Schools -- Minnesota -- St. Louis County; Slovenian Americans -- Minnesota; Socialism -- Minnesota; Suomi College; Suomi Synod -- Minnesota; ffsc-035 Erikainen, Otto Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 4 Dec 1975 Places and Names:.Pelkie Cheese Factory, Italian Hall Disaster, Pine Creek Road, David Erikainen ffsc-036 Erkkila, Linne Maria Born 17 Apr 1903, Ishpeming, Mich. Interviewed by: Ranta, Elma. 5 Apr 1975 in Ishpeming, Mich. Places and Names: Ishpeming. Bethel Lutheran Church Subjects: Church -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Community life -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Elections -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Funeral rites and ceremonies; Holidays -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Medical care -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Nursing; Schools -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Suomi College; Traditional medicine; ffsc-037 Errikainen, Urho Born 1904 Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 3 Jun 1973 Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1930s Places and Names: Pelkie Subjects: Clearing of land -- Tree stump removal; Communism -- Pelkie (Mich.); Dairying, Cooperative -- Pelkie (Mich.); Family; Farming -- Pelkie (Mich.); Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Gristmills -- Pelkie (Mich.); Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913; Loans; Logging -- Pelkie (Mich.); ffsc-038 Errikainen, Urho Born 1904 Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 20 Sep 1974 in Winkler Nursing Home, L'Anse, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1930s Subjects: Chores; Community life -- Pelkie (Mich.); Cookery (Cereals); Courtship; Discipline of children; Emigration and immigration; Farming -- Pelkie (Mich.); Farming -- Pelkie (Mich.); Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Fishing -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Gardening; Logging -- Pelkie (Mich.); Lumber Camps -- Pelkie (Mich.); Mineral Range Railroad; Pelkie (Mich.); Traffic Accidents;
ffsc-039 Eskola, Sylvia [Bonnie] Interviewed by: Longenecker, Bonnie. 1 July 197x in Interviewee's home in Hancock, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1930s - 11000s Subjects: Education; Ethnic groups; Ethnic relations; Michigan Technological University; Northern Michigan University; Northern State Normal School (Mich.); Rural Schools -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Rural schools; Teaching; F ffsc-041 Fitzpatric, Ida (Saari) Born 31 Aug 1903 Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 4 Oct 1974 in Pelkie, Mich. Places and Names: Pelkie. Pelkie School Subjects: Clubs -- Pelkie (Mich.); Community life -- Pelkie (Mich.); Education -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Fund raising -- Pelkie (Mich.); Peddlers -- Pelkie (Mich.); Rural schools -- Pelkie (Mich.); Teaching -- Michigan; ffsc-042 Foley, Jack Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 9 Aug 1972 in Dollar Bay, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1860s - 1970s Places and Names: Dollar Bay Subjects: Brothels -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Community life -- Dollar Bay (Mich.); Copper mines and mining -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Great Depression -- Detroit (Mich.); Labor unions -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Medical care -- Dollar Bay (Mich.); Mining corporations -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Quincy Mining Company; Schools -- Dollar Bay (Mich.); Socialism -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); ffsc-043 Foremen, Willard Born 24 Mar 1910 Interviewed by: Anderson, Wallace. 1 Aug 1972 in Allouez, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1860s - 11000s Places and Names: Mohawk, Fulton Subjects: Boardinghouses -- Mohawk (Mich.); Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Community life -- Fulton (Mich.); Community life -- Mohawk (Mich.); Copper mines and mining -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Dance parties -- Mohawk (Mich.); Elections -- Mohawk (Mich.); Ethnic groups -- Mohawk (Mich.); Great Depression; Recreation -- Mohawk (Mich.); Schools -- Mohawk (Mich.); Sports -- Mohawk (Mich.); Traditional medicine -- Mohawk (Mich.); United States. Works Progress Administration -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.);
ffsc-044 Foster, William John Interviewed by: Helgren, Dorias; Harju, Larry. 22 Jul 1974 in Michigan State Police Post: Calumet, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 11000s Places and Names: Calumet and Hecla Mining Company Security Subjects: Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914 Law enforcement -- Calumet (Mich.); ffsc-045 Fournier, Eleanor B. Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 31 Jul 1973 in Hancock, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1940s Subjects: Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Winona (Mich.); Church -- Hancock (Mich.); French Canadians -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Great Depression -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Law enforcement; Lumber camps -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Michigan Technological University; Schools -- Winona (Mich.); Winona (Mich.); World War II ffsc-046 Fredd, Victor Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 17 Jul 1972 in Hancock, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1890s - 11000s Subjects: Hancock (Mich.); Houghton County Treasurer Quincy Mining Company; Valparaiso University; G ffsc-047 Gardner, William A. Interviewed by: Helgren, Dorias; Harju, Larry. 5 Aug 1974 ffsc-048 Godell, Swande Born abt 1900, Karvia, Finland Interviewed by: Tuomi, Ellen. 28 Jul 1972 in Godell's home in Chassell Places and Names: Watton, MI; Chassell, MI; Covington, MI Subjects: Board of Education -- Chassell (Mich.); Chassell Fire Department; Churches -- Watton (Mich.); Community life -- Covington (Mich.); Community life -- Finland; Community life -- Watton (Mich.); Covington Township Supervisor; Drinking -- Illicit -- Covington (Mich.); Education -- Watton (Mich.); Emigration and immigration; Lions Club -- Chassell (Mich.); Lumber Camps -- Chassell (Mich.); Medical care -- Chassell (Mich.); Medical care -- Finland; Newspapers; Timber Producers Association of Wisconsin and Michigan; Tourism -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.);
ffsc-049 Good, R. Allen Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 10 Aug 1973 in Good's home in Houghton Places and Names: Hydraulic Air Compressor in Mine; Houghton County Historical Society; Keweenaw Historical Society; Marquette County Historical Society, Calumet and Hecla Mining Company Library Subjects: Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Canada; Churches -- Hancock (Mich.); College teachers -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Communism -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Congregational Church -- Hancock (Mich.); Ethnic groups -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Family -- history; Franklin Mining Company; German Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Great Depression; History -- Societies, etc. -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Ku Klux Klan; Michigan -- history; Michigan Technological University; Mining corporations -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Pennsylvania; United States. Works Progress Administration -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Victoria Mine -- Michigan; ffsc-050 Goodell, Robert Born abt 1911, Painesdale, Mich. Interviewed by: Tarvis, Debbie. 11 Aug 1974 Inclusive dates: 1890s - 1970s Places and Names: Coppertown USA Subjects: Churches -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.) Community life -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Education; Family -- History; Great Depression -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Medical care; Transportation -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); ffsc-051 Goodell, Swande Born 1900, Finland Interviewed by: Tuomi, Robert. 7 Aug 19xx in Chassell, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1940s Places and Names: Covington, MI; Watton, MI Subjects: Education; Ethnic groups; Ford Motor Company; Home remedies; Literacy; Logging--Accidents; Logging-- Equipment and supplies; Lumber camps; Medical Care; Recreation; Schools; Wages; ffsc-052 Gray, Mattie ; Funk, Olive ; Savela, Wilmer L. Interviewed by: Longenecker, Bonnie. 7 Aug 1974 in Gray's home in Chassell Inclusive dates: 1910s - 1920s Places and Names: Chassell, MI Subjects: Education; Schools -- Chassell (Mich.);Teachers -- Chassell (Mich.);
ffsc-053 Gustafson, Gust A. Born 4 May 1898, Ely, Minn. Interviewed by: Niemi, Adrian A. 4 Dec 1974 in Gustafson's home in Duluth Inclusive dates: 1905-1960s Places and Names: Chisholm, MN; Duluth, MN. 1908 Fire in Chisholm Subjects: Community life -- Chisholm (Minn.); Ethnic groups -- Chisholm (Minn.); Family -- History; Finlandia Foundation; Finnish Americans -- Minnesota; Fires -- Chisholm (Minn.); Mines and mining -- Chisholm (Minn.); Minnesota Finnish American Historical Society; Minnesota Power Company; Recreation -- Chisholm (Minn.); Strikes and lockouts -- Miners -- Chisholm (Minn.); H ffsc-054 Haas, Isaac Newton Born abt 1875, Houghton, Mich. Interviewed by: Berry, Betty M. 21 Sep 1972 in Houghton Inclusive dates: 1880s - 1940s Places and Names: Houghton, MI. Sack Rider, Houghton County Fair Subjects: Business enterprises -- Houghton (Mich.); Clothing and dress; Community life -- Houghton (Mich.); Fishing -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Hockey -- Houghton (Mich.); Hunting -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Parades -- Houghton (Mich.); Sailing -- Great Lakes; ffsc-055 Halinen, Rev. Martin Born 30 Apr 1904, Mikkeli, Vanhamaki, Finland Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 14 Aug 1973 in Halinen's home in Hancock Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1930s Places and Names: Mikkeli, Vanhamaki, Finland; Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Canada; Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. Finnish Civil War Subjects: Assault and battery -- Lumber camps -- Canada; Education -- Finland; Emigration and immigration; Evangelistic work -- Finland; Farm life -- Finland; Pastor; Religious education -- Finland; Religious education -- United States; Service, Compulsory -- Finland; Socialism -- Canada; Socialism -- Finland -- History; ffsc-056 Hamer, Ken ; Courchaine, Archie Interviewed by: Godell, Swande. 13 Aug 1975 in Chassell, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1887-1940s Places and Names: Chassell, MI. Chassell School, White City School, R&M; manufacturing, Third River Lumber Co, Chassell Bank Subjects: Chassell (Mich.); Hockey; Knights of Pythias; Logging; Rural Schools; Sawmills; School music; Schools;
ffsc-057 Hansen, Mary ; Hendrickson, Tillie Born 1883, Michigan 1881, Michigan Interviewed by: Armstrong, Helen. 29 October 1976 in Calumet, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1880s-1920s Places and Names: Norway, MI; Calumet, MI; Toivola, MI; Skanee, MI. Calumet Schools, Skanee Schools, Subjects: Cheese making; Coffee breaks; Copper mining; Dress Codes; English as a Second Language; Family size; Farming; Finnish Americans; Finnish cooking; Food preservation; Home remedies; Rural Schools; Sauna; Skiing; Strikes--1910-1920; Swedish Americans; Swedish cooking; Teacher Training; Weaving; ffsc-058 Harvey, Al Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 18 Jun 1973 Places and Names: Tamarack Mine; Calumet, MI. Subject terms: Ethnic Groups; Finnish Americans; Housing; Education; Working conditions; Mining accidents; Italian Hall Disaster; 1913; Copper Miners Strike, Mich., 1913-14 ffsc-059 Haug, Anne Born abt 1885, Houghton, Mich. Interviewed by: Berry, Betty. 15 Aug 1973 in Houghton Places and Names: Houghton, MI; White City, MI; Freda Park Subjects: Community life -- Houghton (Mich.);Family -- History; German Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Recipes -- German Americans; Recreation -- White City (Mich.); Religious life -- Houghton (Mich.); Winter -- Recreation -- Houghton (Mich.); ffsc-060 Heideman, Rev. Paul and Eva (Kaukkonen) Born in Calumet Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art in Calumet, Mich. In Finnish Inclusive dates: 1890s - 1940s Places and Names: Calumet, MI; Finland. Mexican - Finnish Wedding, Calumet (Mich.) Subjects: Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Ethnic groups -- Calumet (Mich.); First Apostolic Lutheran Church -- Calumet (Mich.); Laestadianism -- Finland; Laestadianism -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Lay preaching; Weddings -- Calumet (Mich.); Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Ethnic groups -- Calumet (Mich.); First Apostolic Lutheran Church -- Calumet (Mich.); Laestadianism -- Finland; Laestadianism -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Lay preaching; Weddings -- Calumet (Mich.); Sermons; Church Finns; Discrimination ffsc-061 Heikkilä, Anna Lydia Born 1884, Jyvaskyla, Finland Interviewed by: (interviewer unknown). 23 Jul 1973 in Green Bay (Wis.). In Finnish Inclusive dates: early 1900s Places and Names: Copper Island; Ontonagon; Chicago; Green Bay, WI; Jyvaskyla, Finland;. Superior, Lake; Jyvaskyla, Finland Subjects: Berries; Childhood; Education.; Families; Food; Health; Lullabies; Manners and customs; Nursery rhymes; Quality of life; Traditional medicine; Voting; Weaving;
ffsc-062 Heikkila, Walter Interviewed by: Peterson, Janet. November 11, 1974 in Interviewee's home in Chassell, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1920s-1940s Places and Names: Chassell, MI; Nisula, MI; Subjects: Chassell (Mich.);Funeral coaches; Funeral customs and rites; Funeral rites and ceremonies--america--history; Nisula (Mich.) ffsc-063 Heiman, Viljo Interviewed by: Jalkanen, Ralph. 24 Jan 1981 in Lantana, FL ffsc-064 Heinonen, Adrian Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael Places and Names: Upper Sturgeon Subjects: Deer hunting -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.) Hunting -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Hunting lodges -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Porcupines -- Anecdotes -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); ffsc-065 Heinonen, Adrian; Kemppainen, Denia Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 19 Oct 1973 in Pelkie, Mich. Places and Names: Pelkie, MI. Limestone Mountain Threshing Company -- Pelkie (Mich.); Subjects: Business transactions -- Pelkie (Mich.); Chores; Community life -- Pelkie (Mich.); Deer hunting -- Pelkie (Mich.); Farming -- Pelkie (Mich.); Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); First Apostolic Lutheran Church -- Pelkie (Mich.); Fishing -- Pelkie (Mich.); Great Depression; Harvest -- Pelkie (Mich.); Laestadianism -- Pelkie (Mich.); Loans -- Pelkie (Mich.); Logging -- Pelkie (Mich.); Lumber Camps -- Pelkie (Mich.); Lumber camps -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Peddlers -- Pelkie (Mich.); Punishment; Shopping -- Pelkie (Mich.); ffsc-067 Hendrickson, Nick ; Palosaari, John Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 14 Jul 1972 Places and Names: Hancock, MI; Ripley, MI;. Karelian Fever Subjects: Athletic clubs -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Copper mines and mining -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Emigration and immigration; Ethnic groups -- Hancock (Mich.); Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Great Depression; Labor unions -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Law enforcement -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Medical care; Radio; Religious education -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Transportation -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Winter -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Russia; Communism; Winter War
ffsc-068 Hill, Gust E. Born 9 Oct 1887, Finland Interviewed by: Ranta, Elma. 9 Sep 1974 in Marquette, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1890s - 1920s Places and Names: Marquette, MI; Waukegan, IL; Kipling, MI; Chatham, MI. National Lutheran Church -- Marquette (Mich.) Subjects: Automobiles -- Marquette (Mich.); Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company; Family -- History; Finland -- History; Heating - - Finland; Heating -- Marquette (Mich.); Hospitals -- Marquette (Mich.); Lumber camps -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Medical care -- Marquette (Mich.); Upper Peninsula (Mich.) -- History; Wages -- Marquette (Mich.); French Americans; Fights ffsc-069 Hill, Gust E. Born 9 Oct 1887, Finland Interviewed by: Ranta, Elma. 9 Nov 1974 in Marquette, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1908-1940s Places and Names: Marquette, MI. Marquette County Fair; Cliff Dow Subjects: Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company; Cooperative societies -- Marquette (Mich.); Cows -- Marquette (Mich.); Finnish Americans -- Marquette (Mich.); Fishing -- Marquette (Mich.); Heating -- Marquette (Mich.); Housing -- Marquette (Mich.); Industries -- Marquette (Mich.); Johnson, Frank; Marquette (Mich.) -- History; Upper Peninsula (Mich.) -- History; ffsc-070 Hill, Mrs. Jean Born 1909, Finland Interviewed by: Armstrong, Helen. November 16, 1976 in Interviewee's home in Chassell, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1910-11000s Places and Names: Chassell, MI; Detroit, MI; Hancock, MI. Suomi Business College Subjects: Baked goods; Bread baking; Crafts; Cupping; Finnish Americans, Family Size; Finnish Americans; Finnish Cooking; Food preservation; Gardening--Michigan--Upper Peninsula; Home remedies; Knitting; Looms; Midwifery -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Personal history; Rag rugs -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula; Weaving; ffsc-071 Hiltunen, Vivian Interviewed by: Hiltunen, Vivian. 15 Apr 1974 Subjects: Holidays; Chicken Pox; Sauna, Snowmobile Clubs; Housekeeping; Tupperware parties; Stinginess ffsc-072 Hinks, Frank and Richard Interviewed by: (interviewer unknown)
ffsc-073 Hoffman, Emma Born 1898 Interviewed by: Hoffman, David. December 26, 1945 Inclusive dates: 1899-1940s Places and Names: Upper Peninsula, MI. Jefferson School Subjects: Family Size; Personal history; Upper Peninsula (Mich.); ffsc-074 Hogback, Laina Born abt 1920 Interviewed by: Armstrong, Helen. 7 Oct 1976 in Snake River, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1920s - 1970s Places and Names: Chassell, MI; Snake River, MI Subjects: Cooking, Finnish -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Chassell (Mich.); Nursing -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Traditional medicine; Weaving; Looms ffsc-075 Hohl, Charles Born abt 1880 Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 18 Jul 1972 Inclusive dates: 1898-1970s Places and Names: Houghton, MI; Calumet, MI. Bigelow mines; Tamarack Mine; Subjects: Community life -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Copper mines and mining -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.) Copper mines and mining -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Ethnic groups -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Geological surveys -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Michigan Technological University; Mining corporations -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Recreation -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Religious life -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining; Transportation -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); ffsc-076 Hokkanen, John Emil Interviewed by: (interviewer unknown). 1 Jul 1973 in Deer Lake, Minn. In Finnish Subjects: Agriculture; Church; Emigration and immigration; Language & lifestyles; Leisure; Preaching; Traditional medicine; Transportation; Traditional medicine ffsc-077 Holmio, Armas Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 1 Jul 1972 Subject terms: Finnish Americans; Nationalism; World War II; Finnish Relief Fund; Suomi College; Finnish American archive collection; Franciscans; Rauma (Finland); International trade; Education; Religions
ffsc-078 Holmlund, Walt Born in Atlantic Mine, Mich. Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. May 9, 1974 in Interviewee's home in Jacobsville, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1896-1940s Places and Names: Atlantic Mine, MI; Jacobsville, MI. Suomi College, Jacobsville Church, Alfred Nichols, Osceola Township Schools Subjects: Education; Finlandia University (formerly Suomi College);Gerontology; Jacobsville (Mich.); Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); Upper Peninsula [Mich.]; Personal History; ffsc-079 Huhtala, Helen Born 1910, Stannard, Mich. Interviewed by: D.E.B. May 12, 1976 in Interviewee's Home in Iron River, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1920s-1940s Places and Names: Iron River, MI; Leningrad, Russia; Karelia; Finland ffsc-080 Hyypio, Axel Interviewed by: (Oral History Student). July 18, 1973. In Finnish Places and Names: Otter lake, MI; Kemijärvi; Muonio; Suomussalmi Subjects: Agriculture; Culture Emigration and immigration; Family Fire; God; Religion; Traditional medicine; Winter ffsc-082 Hyypio, Olga Marie (Peterson) Interviewed by: Brown, Viola J. 13 Jul 1973 Places and Names: Peter Hyypio, Kate Niemi and her home remedies I ffsc-083 Isola, Mrs. Anna Born 1901, Calumet, Mich. Interviewed by: Anderson, Wallace. 9 Jul 1973 in Isola's home in Calumet, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1920s Places and Names: Elo, MI; Bear Lake, MI; Calumet, MI; Electric Park; Tamarack Park Subjects: Business enterprises -- Calumet (Mich.); Community life -- Bear Lake (Mich.); Community life -- Calumet (Mich.);Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Games -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); High schools -- Calumet (Mich.); Recreation -- Calumet (Mich.) Rural schools -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Teachers -- Calumet (Mich.); Traditional medicine -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.);
J ffsc-084 Jaaskelainen, Heimo "Paddy" Born 24 Apr 1912, Mohawk, Mich. Interviewed by: Anderson, Wallace. 3 Aug 1972 in Bete Gris, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1930s Places and Names: Mohawk, MI; Calumet, MI. Glacier Dome -- Mohawk (Mich.); Subjects: Baseball -- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); Boxers (Sports) -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Boxing -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Dempsey, Jack; Emigration and immigration; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Hockey - - Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); Sports -- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); ffsc-085 Jacka, Bertha Born in Calumet, Mich. Interviewed by: Berry, Betty in Jacka's home in Calumet, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1860s - 1900s Places and Names: Calumet, MI; Red Jacket, MI; Yellow Jacket, MI; Blue Jacket, MI; Newtown, MI; Houghton, MI; Crestview; Eagle River, MI. Glass Block store; Vertins Department store; Ed Haas store, Electric Park, Calumet Theatre Subjects: Business enterprises -- Calumet (Mich.); Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Calumet (Mich.) -- History; Community life -- Calumet (Mich.); Community life -- Calumet (Mich.); Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Education -- Calumet (Mich.); Epidemics -- Calumet (Mich.); Episcopal Church -- Calumet (Mich.); Ethnic groups -- Calumet (Mich.); Family -- History; Fire departments -- Calumet (Mich.); Fourth of July celebrations -- Calumet (Mich.); Games -- Calumet (Mich.); Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913; Medical care -- Calumet (Mich.); Newspapers -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Physicians -- Calumet (Mich.); Recreation -- Calumet (Mich.); Recreation -- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); Schools -- Calumet (Mich.); Societies -- Calumet (Mich.); Teachers -- Calumet Region (Mich.) Winter -- Calumet (Mich.); ffsc-086 Jackala, Katie Born 1884 Interviewed by: Armstrong, Helen. November 7,1976 Inclusive dates: 1890s-11000s Places and Names: Otter Lake, MI, Detroit, MI. Red Cross, Finnish Relief Society Subjects: Baked goods; Crafts; Cupping; Detroit (Mich.); Finnish Americans; Finnish Cooking; Finnish Relief Society; Knitting; Midwifery; Red Cross; Sauna -- Michigan; Upper Peninsula (Mich.) Weaving; ffsc-087 Jacobson, Aileen (Savola) Born in Marquette, Mich. Interviewed by: Ranta, Elma. 16 Feb 1975 in Marquette, Mich. Places and Names: Marquette, MI. St. Luke's Hospital, Marquette County Fair; melting lead to tell fortune; Tuberculosis Sanitarium -- Marquette (Mich.) Subjects: Community life -- Marquette (Mich.); Ethnic groups -- Marquette (Mich.); Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Marquette (Mich.) Nursing -- Marquette (Mich.); Nursing education -- Marquette (Mich.); Recreation -- Marquette (Mich.); Schools -- Marquette (Mich.); Transportation -- Marquette (Mich.); Tuberculosis -- Marquette (Mich.);
ffsc-088 Janis, Dr. A. J. Interviewed by: Jalkanen, Paul. 20 Jul 1972 Inclusive dates: 1930s - 1970s Places and Names: Houghton County, MI; Atlantic Mine, MI; Nisula, MI; Mrs. Hogback Subjects: Community life -- Houghton County (Mich.); Ethnic groups -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Finnish Americans -- Houghton County (Mich.); Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Great Depression Medical care -- Houghton County (Mich.); Mining corporations -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Physicians -- Houghton County (Mich.); Obstetrics; Childbirth; House Calls ffsc-089 Jarvin, Elma (Mrs. George A.) Born 1920, 10th Ave. E, Hibbing MN Interviewed by: Ollila, Douglas. 8 Aug 1973 ffsc-090 Johnson, Laina (Malila) Interviewed by: Puotinen, Heino "Hap". 12 Aug 1973 in Johnson's home in Mass, Mich. Places and Names: Mass, MI; Wainola, MI. St. Paul's Lutheran Church Subjects: Communism -- Mass (Mich.); Community life -- Mass (Mich.); Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Mass (Mich.); Medical care -- Mass (Mich.); Recreation -- Mass (Mich.); Religious life -- Mass (Mich.) Schools -- Wainola (Mich.); Societies -- Mass (Mich.); Suomi College; Traditional medicine & cupping -- Mass (Mich.); ffsc-091 Johnson, Lempi Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 2 Oct 1974 Inclusive dates: 1905-1970s Places and Names: Pelkie, MI. Women's Guild -- Pelkie (Mich.); Groop, Edward; Hanninen, Vilho; Junttila, John; Juntunen, Aarne; Korhonen, Arvo; Koski, Frans; Pikkusaari, Lauri; Samanen, David; Tervo, Emil; Subjects: Church societies -- Pelkie (Mich.) Religious life -- Pelkie (Mich.); Clergy -- Pelkie (Mich.); ffsc-092 Johnson, Walter Born 1910 Interviewed by: Puotinen, Art. 11 Aug 1972 in Hancock, Mich. Places and Names: Hancock, MI; Ripley, MI; Quincy Hill; Franklin Township, MI; Herman, MI. Johnson Brothers Subjects: Business enterprises -- Hancock (Mich.) Communism -- Hancock (Mich.); Ethnic groups -- Hancock (Mich.); Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Ford Motor Company; Great Depression; Logging -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Lumber camps -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Medical care -- Hancock (Mich.); Quincy Mining Company; School boards -- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); Schools -- Hancock (Mich.); Schools -- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); Upper Peninsula Power Company; World War, 1939-1945; Fights
ffsc-093 Jutila, Aina Aliida Interviewed by: Lydia W. Eliason. In Finnish K ffsc-094 Kallungi, Herman Interviewed by: Mathieu, Harold L. 18 Jul 1973 Places and Names: Butte, Montana, Calumet, Tapiola, Chassell, Worcester Lumber Camps, Swede Pete, Askel, Italian Hall, Black Lung Subjects: Emigration; Railroads; Log Transportation; Silicosis; baseball; Diseases ffsc-0100 Kangas, Anna Interviewed by: Kessler, Catherine. 31 Aug 1973 Places and Names: Martha-Mary Society, Portage Canal in winter, White City Subjects: Finland; Emigration; Diseases; Home Remedies; Midwifery ffsc-096 Kangas, Anna (Larson) Born abt 1893, Finland Interviewed by: Kessler, Catherine. 11 Aug 1973 Places and Names: Hancock, MI; White City, MI; Houghton, MI. Gloria Dei -- Hancock, MI Subjects: Community life -- Hancock (Mich.); Emigration and immigration; Finnish Americans -- Hancock (Mich.); Holidays -- Hancock (Mich.); Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913; Medical care -- Hancock (Mich.); Recreation -- Hancock (Mich.); Religious life -- Hancock (Mich.); Schools -- Finland; Suomi College; Traditional medicine; Cupping ffsc-097 Kangas, Bertha; Gray, Denise; Funk, Mrs. Mrs. Gray Born 1897, Watton, Mich. Interviewed by: Godell, Swande. 12 Aug 1976 Inclusive dates: 1900s-1930s Places and Names: Watton, MI; Chassell, MI;. Watton School; Chassell School Subjects: Chassell (Mich.); Rural education; Watton (Mich.); Negaunee (Mich.);
ffsc-098 Kangas, Everett and Rachel Interviewed by: D.E.B. March 28, 1978 Inclusive dates: 1920s-1930s Subjects: Iron County (Mich.) -- History; Communist Party of America; Congress of Industrial Organizations; Industrial Workers of the World; Labor unions; Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union; IWW ffsc-099 Kangas, Matt Born in Jacobsville, Mich. Interviewed by: (Interviewee's Grandson). June 27, 1978 in Interviewee's home in Chassell, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s-1940s Places and Names: Jacobsville, MI; Hancock, MI, Boston Location, MI. Suomi College, Isle Royale Mine, Finnish Lutheran Book Concern Subjects: Boston Location (Mich.); Cobalt (Ont.); Emigration and immigration; Food--Drying. Food preservation; Hancock (Mich.); Home remedies; Houghton (Mich.); Isle Royale Mine (Mich.); Jacobsville (Mich.); Mining accidents; Personal History; Rural education; Suomi Synod; ffsc-101 Karinen, Hilda (Tauriainen) Born 1893 Interviewed by: (interviewer unknown) Places and Names: Otter Lake, MI; Pelkie, MI; Chassell, MI; Houghton, MI; Alaska; Tapiola, MI. Askel School, Sturgeon River, Otter Lake; Tapiola Subjects: Chassell (Mich.); Finnish Americans; Finnish language; Gardening--Michigan--Upper Peninsula; Pelkie (Mich.); Sauna; Tapiola (Mich.); Yogurt; ffsc-103 Karjala, Elmina Born 1893 Interviewed by: Armstrong, Helen. November 6, 1976 in Interviewee's Home in Tamarack Mills, Mich. Inclusive dates: 1900s-1940s Subjects: Bread baking; Cheese making; Coffee breaks; Ethnic relations; Finnish Americans Food preservation; Gardening--Michigan--Upper Peninsula; Knitting; Rural education; Sauna; Tatting; Weaving; Wool dyeing; ffsc-102 Karjala, Mrs. Isaac Born abt 1893, Hubbell, Mich. Interviewed by: Bleise, Arbutus. 19 Nov 1973 Places and Names: Hubbell, MI; Dover-Oneco Location; Tamarack Mills, Dollar Bay, Torch Lake, MI. Dover School Subjects: Business enterprises -- Hubbell (Mich.); Community life -- Hubbell (Mich.); Community life -- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); Epidemics -- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.); Farming -- Hubbell (Mich.); Hobbies & crafts -- Women; Housing -- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.) Medical care -- Hubbell (Mich.); Recreation -- Hubbell (Mich.); Religious life -- Hubbell (Mich.); Rural schools -- Hubbell (Mich.); Schools -- Dollar Bay (Mich.); Shipping -- Great Lakes (North America); Transportation -- Hubbell (Mich.);
ffsc-104 Karkanen, Julia Born abt 1920 Interviewed by: Armstrong, Helen. 11 Oct 1976 in Karkanen's home in Snake River, Mich. Subjects: Blood pancakes/sausage; Cooking, Finnish -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Family -- History; Finnish Americans -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Hobbies & crafts -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Holidays, Finnish -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); ffsc-105 Karni, Ina (Niemi) Born in South Dakota Interviewed by: Ollila, Douglas. 20 Jul 1973 in Cook, Minn. Inclusive dates: 1900s - 1930s Places and Names: Cokato, MN; Bendon, ND; South Dakota; North Dakota; Cook, MN. St. Louis County School system, Laapala Subjects: Alcohol -- Cook (Minn.); Community life -- Belden (N.D.) Community life -- Cook (Minn.); Diseases; Ethnic groups -- North Dakota; Family -- History; Farming -- Cook (Minn.); Finnish Americans; Great Depression; Laestadianism -- Minnesota; Laestadianism -- North Dakota; Nursing -- Cook (Minn.); Political participation -- Cook (Minn.); Silicosis -- Minnesota; Socialism -- North Dakota; Traditional medicine; ffsc-107 Keifer, Charles Born 21 Apr 1878, Lake Linden, Mich. Interviewed by: Jalkanen, Paul. 9 Aug 1972 Inclusive dates: 1880s - 1970s Places and Names: Lake Linden, MI; Calumet, MI. Grand Theatre -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Gregorie; Bosch, Joseph; Subjects: Alcohol -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Anecdotes -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Brothels -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Brothels -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Business enterprises -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Community life -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914; Copper mines and mining -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Courtship -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Courtship -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Family -- History Calumet and Hecla Mining Company; Family -- History; Farming -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Fires -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Fourth of July celebrations -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Great Depression; Marriage -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Pioneers -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Prohibition; Real property -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Recreation -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Theaters -- Lake Linden (Mich.); Traditional medicine; ffsc-108 Kelly, Michael Interviewed by: Jalkanen, Paul. 1 Aug 1972 Subjects: Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914 boarding houses; church; Depression; Dodgeville; Family -- History; home remedies; Isle Royal Mine; mining conditions Prohibition; Saloons; Temperance Halls; unions; ffsc-109 Kemppainen, Hugo ; McClung, Sam Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 8 Dec 1975
ffsc-110 Kero, Walerus Interviewed by: Loukinen, Michael. 4 Dec 1975 Subjects: First Apostolic Lutheran Church ffsc-111 Keto, John Born 1880, Vaasa, Finland Interviewed by: (interviewer unknown). July 19, 1973 Inclusive dates: 1900s- Subjects: Calumet (Mich.); Copper mining; Finnish Americans; Painesdale (Mich.); Strikes--1910-1920; Suomi Synod; Temperance--United States--Societies, etc.--history; Trimountain (Mich.); ffsc-112 Kezele, Joseph ; Foremen, Willard Interviewed by: Anderson, Wallace. 1 Aug 1974 Subject terms: Copper mines and Mining; United States. Work Projects Administration; Mining corporations, Livestock; Bar fights; Clark Mine ffsc-113 King, Ida Interviewed by: Jalkanen, Ralph ffsc-114 King, Jane Born in Excelsior Location, Ishpeming, Mich. Interviewed by: King, Keith. 28 Jun 1973 Places and Names: Ishpeming, MI; Marquette, MI Subjects: Automobiles; Fires -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Mine accidents -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Mines and mining -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Picnics -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Roads -- Upper Peninsula (Mich.); Schools -- Ishpeming (Mich.); Transportation -- Ishpeming (Mich.); ffsc-115 Kivisaari, Amanda Born in Lapua, Finland Interviewed by: (interviewer unknown). 10 Aug 1973. In Finnish Inclusive dates: 1800- Places and Names: Lapua; Alder, Minnesota; John Kivisaari; John Wargelin; Pastor Lepisto Subjects: Alcohol; Childhood; Education; Emigration and immigration; Language & lifestyles; Leisure; Medical care; Religion; Societies;