Archives: August 2014

Some Famous Finnish-Americans

When I was preparing the post earlier today about FinnFest USA 2015 coming to Buffalo, NY (go to http://www.collectingancestors.com/2014/08/21/welcome-news-about-finnfest-2015-it-will-be-in-buffalo/), I ran across the following List of Nine Finnish Americans: http://cassavafilms.com/list-of-9/nine-famous-finnish-americans. It was posted a year ago by Mark Tapio Kines, head of Cassava Films, an independent film production company. In his introduction, Mark says, “The Finns are

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Welcome News about Finnfest 2015: It Will Be In Buffalo

My brother Walfrid just emailed me the news that Finnfest USA 2015 will be coming to Buffalo, New York. All righty! I am putting October 8-12, 2015, on my Google Calendar as a must attend event. Not only is Buffalo only 3 hours away from my home in Brecksville, OH, by car via I-90, but FinnFest USA

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