Category Archives: Miscellania

Helsinki-Vantaa airport will soon be the first airport in the world to track passengers from the parking lot to the time they board their flight, using signals from their cellphones. Airport officials say this will help them prevent bottlenecks. It … Continue reading →

I’m searching Hugo and Vieno (maiden name Lehtinen) Salm’s (Salmi, Salminen) descendants. Hugo and Vieno probably lived in Bronx, NYC. Hugo was born 21st May, 1900, in Finland (in Kymi maybe) and died in March, 1986, last residence 10452, Bronx, … Continue reading →

Ted Kennedy at Saima Park 1961 Above is a photograph of Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy taken at Saima Park, Fitchburg (MA), in June 1961.  It was taken at that year’s summer festival of the Fitchburg Council of Cooperatives.  The Council … Continue reading →

Aion osallistua FinnFestiin 2013 ja samalla tapaan myös amerikansukulaisiani. Olen kirjoittanut inkerinsuomalaisista. Kävin jopa Siperiassa tapaamassa sinne vainojen aikana siirrettyjä ja sinne jääneitä inkeriläisiä. Nyt minua kiinnostaisi matkallani tavata Neuvosto-Venäjälle 1920-30-luvulla muuttaneiden omaisia ja läheisiä ja haastatella heitä. Heitähän tuli … Continue reading →

Hello Ms. Cauthen, I live in Imatra, Finland. I was born in 1958 and my family moved to Fitchburg, Mass. in 1961. My parents who are both deceased, used to tell me the story about Robert Kennedy visiting some park … Continue reading →

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