Lifestyle: Intola Picnic. Left to right: Siiri Kivela, Tauno Kivela, Mrs. Kivela, Mrs. Monden, Edward Huatari, Mrs. Anni Huatari, Mrs. Beck, Alice Beck. Donor: Mrs. Siiri Allison (Kivela).
Black and white photograph of an unidentified group of women and child outside of log cabin. The group are standing in the snow by the entrance to the cabin
Colour photograph of the facade of the Finnish Labour Temple. Signs for the Finlandia Club and Hoito are visible. The photograph was taken from the opposite side of Bay Street
Colour photograph of the Finlandia Club and Hoito Restaurant signs hanging outside the front of the Finnish Labour Temple. Finn Cafe sign is also visible next door in the Little Finn Hall
Black and white photograph of the facade of the Scandinavian Home Society on Algoma Street. The Scan provided comfort and support to immigrants coming to Canada since 1926. The building was sold in 2019.
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…
Suomi Koti (Finland Home) of Thunder Bay, retirement home in Thunder Inc., a charitable organization dedicated to providing seniors a residence where they can live independently but connect to a welcoming community. Hanna Karhunen is standing beside…
Black and white photograph of the Tourist Pagoda, built in 1909. Situated not far from the waterfront, it attracted to the city the attention of tourists and the general public. In 1961, a clandestine group of people from the local Jaycees…