Finnish American Historical Archive and Museum - Kentsgenealogy ...
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James & Lydia<br />
July 13,1972<br />
O'Meara<br />
Art<br />
Puot1nen<br />
Topic ~ Comment<br />
Moved from Ottawa to Detroit<br />
1<br />
A Finn-Irish marriage<br />
1,10,11<br />
Depression--Getting food (Mass City 2<br />
Mentions Von Platen-Fox<br />
lumber compo<br />
Community worked together<br />
2<br />
Ethnic groups, Baltic Mine, 1902<br />
2,3<br />
1913--Mine wages <strong>and</strong> working conditions 3444 A good informative talk<br />
Early formation of unions<br />
Became an <strong>American</strong> citizen 1936<br />
The depression & patriotism<br />
A Republican area--ofrice holders worked<br />
for company<br />
Mining company gave l<strong>and</strong> to churches<br />
The Irish Hollow Church--Rockl<strong>and</strong> 1840's<br />
Lydia's parents carne from Finl<strong>and</strong><br />
Mother ran a boarding house--Lake Mine<br />
Minister would come to boarding house<br />
1913 Strike--Christmas<br />
Lumbercarnp life<br />
Home remedies--Wizard oil<br />
Sauna--Rolling in snow<br />
Lualla Davey, her first teacher<br />
Using the English & <strong>Finnish</strong> language<br />
Ethnic relationships<br />
Father's philosophy on lire<br />
-<br />
Narrative<br />
by Jim O'Meara<br />
4<br />
5<br />
5<br />
6<br />
6,7 Good account, tactual<br />
7 Name was Rank1la<br />
8<br />
8<br />
..9<br />
1 0<br />
10<br />
11<br />
Why kids liked her<br />
12<br />
12<br />
13<br />
A lumbercamp 1298 Very good factual descrlptlon--A<br />
long narratl\<br />
A leaky camp roof<br />
1299<br />
Cutting a tree--A greenhorn<br />
1299 Humorous experience<br />
Grasshoppers were a problem<br />
1300 Good story<br />
Used a wind-powered generator<br />
1301<br />
An inexperienced deer hunter<br />
1302 Good anecdote<br />
Hard to underst<strong>and</strong> an old Finn<br />
1302 Funny story<br />
Otter Siding in the early 30,' s<br />
1303 Gives names of families<br />
A deer hunting sto~y<br />
1304,1305<br />
Shooting bear<br />
1305,1306<br />
Skinning & eating a bear<br />
1306<br />
Ag gun-trap for bear<br />
1301 Good story<br />
Views on bear being dangerous<br />
1308