"Nahjus" Group performing Finnish Folk Dance. People in photo: (left to right, as visible) Cairine (Beck) Budner, Ralph Richardson, Onni Paavi, Irene (Maki) Maki, Loretta (Rutledge) Martola, Frank Wilson, Arlene (Rutledge) Wilson. Donor: Leo Sheare.…
Apostolic Lutheran Church exterior, Van Horne Street, Thunder Bay. One of the first established Finnish churches in Thunder Bay. People in photo: Rev. George Haapala. Donor: Isola.
Christmas message on card cover Christmas Greetings. In every joyous way may this Christmas and New Year be your happiest and best. Images of tall ships sailing, and seagulls flying overhead. The card is signed Lili Kivisto
Photograph of the Lappe Lutheran Church. In 1918, the first plans for building a church were discussed in Lappe, a small, mostly Finnish community northwest of Port Arthur. June 1921, the church building was completed and the first summer festival…
Coloured photograph of the Otava male choir. The choir was originally organized in 1938 by Finnish Vice-Consul Kosti Koivukoski as a mixed choir and was to be a Finnish cultural, politically neutral organization. Concerts and other performances held…