Genealogy
The theme of Genealogy will be covered through lectures, panel discussions and workshops at FinnFest 2011. The lectures and panel discussions will touch on topics such as international and internal migration in Finland, and Finnish Americans in the United States.
The Institution of Migration will host a workshop where visitors of the festival will have the opportunity to research their Finnish ancestors.
Come and see!
The Institution of Migration will host a workshop where visitors of the festival will have the opportunity to research their Finnish ancestors.
Come and see!
Lecture: "The Dynamics of the Finnish Migration to America and the Development of Emigration Databases"
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 09:00 - 10:00
Pacific Salon 7
Research Director Elli Heikkilä from the Institute of Migration inTurku, Finland speak about Finland’s tradition of emigration. During the past one hundred years over one million people have moved from Finland to other countries. Without any...
Searching for your Finnish roots?
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 09:00 - Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 16:00
The Institute of Migration provides services for searching for ancestral roots from passport and passenger records. Look through recently released books. Research information will be also collected during FinnFest.
Lecture: "Buildings of Emigrant Families at the World of Trails in Finland"
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 10:30 - 11:30
Pacific Salon 7
Ms. Tellervo Lahti is the Project Manager and Director of The Finnish Emigrant Museum in Peräseinäjoki, Seinäjoki. She will talk about the buildings they have and buildings that will be donated by expatriate Finns and their descendants. She...
Lecture: "My Quest for Identity"
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 12:30 - 13:30
Pacific Salon 7
Margaret Schueman shares how her desire to study genealogy has evolved into more than just names on paper. Of course she knew the names of her nearest relatives along with their home towns. However, one's identity is far more than just...
Lecture: "The Swedish Finn Historical Society Building Bridges"
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 14:00 - 15:00
Pacific Salon 7
Syrene Forsman shares the great number of resources available to people who are searching for their roots in Finland. She tells about the 1870-1930 migration trail, and those internet resources, and enumerates the forty or so typical places where...
Lecture: “Finding Ida"
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 09:00 - 10:00
Pacific Salon 7
This discussion is based on the recently published book The Legacy of Ida Lillbroända: Finnish Emigrant to America 1893 by Finnish American author Arlene Sundquist Empie, which has received two national awards for Multicultural Nonfiction and...
Lecture: "Reuniting Families with Genetic Genealogy"
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 10:30 - 11:30
Pacific Salon 7
Lecture by Jane Buck, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), USA
The field of Genetic Genealogy employs the latest tools for revealing relationships between people, both recent and distant. The use of Y-chromosome, mitochondrial, and autosomal DNA now plays an...
Lecture: "Finland DNA Project Experiences"
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 12:30 - 13:30
Pacific Salon 7
Lauri Koskinen, founder of The Finland DNA Project, shares experiences about direct father and mother lines and Family Finder comparisons in the Finland DNA project, which has more than 2300 members. The Finland DNA project is the third largest...
Lecture: "A Journey to What No Longer Exists" the Maps of the Ceded Karelia
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 14:00 - 15:00
Meeting House/Esquire
The Control Commission of the Soviet Union ordered Finland to hand over to the Soviet Union all maps and aerial photographs of the ceded Karelia. Sixteen train cars full of them were relinquished within an extremely short time schedule. However some...
