Learning About Finnish American Treasures | Suomi–Finland Podcast

The Library of Congress has a great collection of Finnish items, everything from antique maps to modern and historical books, songs, newspapers and beyond.

Reference Specialist Ms. Taru Spiegel helps all Finland enthusiasts to find what they need from the archives. In this episode of Suomi–Finland Podcast, we'll take a brief look at what stories some of these materials reveal to us about the past lives of the Finnish American community here in the US.

Additional information

Link to the Library of Congress article mentioned in the podcast:

The Finns in America
https://www.loc.gov/rr/european/FinnsAmer/finchro.html

"This presentation provides information about immigration from Finland to the United States, and about the activities of Finnish-American immigrants in the United States from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Information is contained in a chronology and selected bibliography."

Book:
Gawboy, C. (2002)In With the Finn Crowd
North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
ISBN: 0-87839-190-8

Finland collection's archive clips:

Cowell, S. R. (1939) Lauvantai ilta = Saturday night. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017701826/.

Kallio, K. & Lomax, A. (1938) Kuule sinä Hiltu kun laulelen = Hiltu When I am Singing. Newberry, MI. [Audio]
Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1939007_afs02335a/.

Cowell, S. R. (1939) Rekilaulu = Sleigh song. [Audio]
Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017701828/.

Cowell, S. R. (1939) Vaka vanha Vainamoinen = Steady old Vainamoinen. [Audio]
Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017701839/.

Cowell, S. R. (1939) Isontalon Antti = Andew Isontalon. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017701829/.

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