History of the Finns in Michigan / Armas K.E. Holmio ; translated by Ellen M. Ryynanen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmio, Armas K. E. (Armas Kustaa Ensio), 1897-1977.

Series:

Great Lakes books

Language:

English

Finnish

Subjects (All):

Finnish Americans--Michigan--History.

Finnish Americans.

History.

Michigan.

Physical Description:

512 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2001]

Language Note:

Translated from the Finnish.

Summary:

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.

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.

Contents:

1 The Origin of the Finns 17

2 Early Emigration from Finland 32

3 More Recent Emigration from Finland 48

4 The First Finn in Michigan 72

5 The Copper Country 76

6 Gogebic County 127

7 Marquette, Dickinson, and Iron Counties 133

8 The Eastern Counties of the Upper Peninsula 144

9 Lower Michigan 162

10 Churches 172

11 The Rise and Decline of the Temperance Movement 219

12 The Rise and Decline of the Labor Movement 273

13 The Knights and Ladies of Kaleva 304

14 The Cooperative Movement 329

15 Cultural and Educational Achievements 366

16 The Swedish Finns in Michigan 405

17 Finland and the Finns of Michigan 413

18 From What Parishes Did They Come? 441.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-483) and index.

ISBN:

0814327907

0814329748

OCLC:

45247282