Design
by Susan Navarre
Executive Director Fitchburg
Historical Society
Honoring
Oskari Tokoi
A Presentation
by Roy Helander
Monday, May 15, 4:00pm.
Fitchburg Historical Society,
781 Main St., Fitchburg, MA.
May 15 marked the 150th anniversary
of Tokoi's birth.
4:00
Coffee & Cake
4:30
Roy Helander History Talk
The public was invited to learn more
about this remarkable man who was
Finland's 1917 Premier, and eventually
settled in the Fitchburg area, where
he served as a long-time editor of RAIVAAJA
(The Pioneer) the
Finnish-American newspaper.
"A bold adventurer, a stubborn
fighter for human rights, an able
leader of men, a skillful politician,
a trustworthy statesman, a courageous
journalist, and a persuasive speaker.
A man of wisdom, compassion, and not
least, of courage." *
*John I. Kolehmainen, PhD, in his
Introduction to Tokoi's
autobiography, Sisu.
Read more about Tokoi in the 05.18.1973
RAIVAAJA Centennial
Celebration issue of Tokoi's birth
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Donations, Grants, and Gifts
We have received most
generous grants from the
following:
Finlandia Foundation
National
(https://finlandiafoundation.org/)
in 2017&2020
Fitchburg
Cultural Council- https://www.mass-culture.org/Fitchburg
(the local Mass
Cultural Council) in 2018,
2019, and 2020
FinnSpark
A generous 2020
grant (https://finnspark.wildapricot.org/)
In addition:
Here is a link to
Our
Generous Individual Donors who
make up 75% of RAIVAAJA funds received
from 2015-2023
The
RAIVAAJA 2015-2024 Appeals
continue.*
Additional funds are needed to complete the
preservation of all the 1905-2009 newspapers.
Please answer our appeal with a donation in
(any amount
that you can).
If you did not receive the letter:
Please
follow this link to download, read it, and
send your donation, large or small, to
Raivaaja.
The nonprofit Raivaaja
Foundation, Inc. depends on donations,
gifts and grants to continue
preserving, publishing, and
communicating the issues of interest
to the Finnish-American
community.
Please remember the all volunteer
Raivaaja with a donation.
You may
download a donation form here
*Donations made to the
Raivaaja
Foundation
may
be tax deductible
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"The Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences has decided to award
the Sveriges
Riksbanks Prize in Economic
Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016 to
OLIVER HART
Born 1948 in London, UK.
Ph.D.1974 from Princeton University, NJ,USA.
Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics
at
Harvard University,Cambridge, MA, USA.
http://scholar.harvard.edu/hart/home
BENGT HOLMSTRÖM
Born 1949 in Helsinki,
Finland.
Ph.D. 1978 from Stanford University,
CA,USA.
Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics and
Professor
of Economics and Management at
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
http://economics.mit.edu/faculty/bengt
for their contributions to contract
theory"
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/
https://www.npr.org/2016/10/12/497637786/nobel-prize-winners-demonstrate-importance-of-contracts
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Follow the following link to browse
through the story by a former editor of
RAIVAAJA:
The
Story
of A Cooperative by Savele Syrjala
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An Early Photo of
20th Century Home of
RAIVAAJA Publishing Company &
Workers
Credit Union
48
Wallace Avenue
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Links to more RAIVAAJA history:
Follow
the links below to download & read
the 1915 book
RAIVAAJA
KYMMENEN VUOTTA
Sow
the Golden Seed
by John Ilmari Kolehmainen, ,
Published by Raivaaja (1955)
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015001980005;view=1up;seq=8
RAIVAAJA 50 VUOTTA (1955)
RAIVAAJA 50 VUOTTA
Or a copy of the 1915
Raivaaja Publishing Company
Kalenteri
Your
ad
could be here and on
any of the
RAIVAAJA
web pages!
Call 1-978-343-3822 or email
raivaaja@raivaaja.org
RAIVAAJA Bookstore
The RAIVAAJA
Bookstore is in operation and a
continuing source of revenue. Any support
through purchase of books and CD's will be
promptly filled with our thanks for your continuing
support.
Be
sure to browse through the
RAIVAAJA Bookstore
on
line.
We specialize in Finnish
and Finnish American
books, cassettes, videos,
and CD's
Go the Raivaaja
Bookstore on line
for books, videos, and music.
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Former Cooperative Society Store on
Main Street in Fitchburg at the present
Location of Workers Credit Union
RAIVAAJA
Blog
Do you have comments, questions, news,
or
postings of interest
to the Finnish-American Community?
Check out our RAIVAAJA Blog here:
https://www.raivaaja.org/Blog/
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