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History of the Finns in Michigan

History of the Finns in Michigan - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Armas K. E. Holmio, Ellen M. Ryynanen (Translator)Series:Great Lakes Books (Paperback)Publish date:2001-06-19Pages:544
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wayne State University PressISBN-13:9780814329740ISBN-10:814329748UPC:9780814329740Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Emigration & Immigration, Minority StudiesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.04 x 5.98 x 1.12 inchesWeight:1.5917Product ID:SCKWEAPHFF

A history of the Finnish people in Michigan published in English for the first time.

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Wayne State University PressISBN-13:9780814329740ISBN-10:814329748UPC:9780814329740Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Emigration & Immigration, Minority StudiesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.04 x 5.98 x 1.12 inchesWeight:1.5917Product ID:SCKWEAPHFF

Armas K. E. Holmio (1897-1977), a Finnish immigrant, was pastor of the Lutheran Church of American and a professor of history at Suomi College and Theological Seminary.


Publisher: Wayne State University Press

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