Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society

As we approach its 101st year anniversary, the TBFCHS is proud to present the first English-language translation of the Hoito Restaurant minute book (1918-1920). You can find the translation at the link below. From the introduction: "The story of the Hoito Restaurant is one of immigration and is tied to the seasonal rhythms of the logging industry in northern Ontario, the Finnish-Canadian lumber workers who pooled their resources to establish it, and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies) union, with which the restaurant and Labour Temple maintained a close association for decades." https://finnisharchivestbay.wordpress.com//minutes-of-th/

A short piece on the Historical Society's Increasing Access to Finnish-Language Archives project, shared by the Finlandia Association

"Suomalaiset junapummit kertoo niistä amerikansiirtolaisista, jotka eivät osuneet kultasuoneen. Suurina lamavuosina 1920- ja 30-lukujen vaihteessa Yhdysvaltojen ja Kanadan rautateillä vaelsi miljoonia kulkureita: sesonkityöläisiä, kerjäläisiä ja seikkailijoita. Hobot tekivät matkaa tavaravaunuissa ja junien katoilla, joskus veturissa lämmittäjän apumiehinä." https://www.docendo.fi/suomalaiset-junapummit-kulkureita-ja

If you happen to be in Duluth on March 22nd, you should check out the opening of the Sirpa Särkijärvi exhibit at the Joseph Nease Gallery. Särkijärvi is a Finnish contemporary artist whose paintings depict otherwise invisible emotions of individuals, dealing with pressures in today's world. If you miss the opening, the exhibit will be on display until June 1st.