8th Finglish trip June 2009 #26 Times are hard even for the film studios. A pile of film props and equipment have been assembled at...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #25 The Pasadena Museum of History is the former home of Yrjö Paloheimo and Leonora Curtin. In 1970, thanks...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #24 The Finnish Folk Art Museum is located on the grounds of the Pasadena Museum of History in Pasadena,...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #23 Esko Hieta was born in Tampere in 1930, were he also went to school. After studying at Business Institute...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #22 The family of Albert Jokela's mother moved from Alahärmä to Ishpeming, Michigan in 1903. His father's...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #21 Elissa Marie Ketokoski was born in Sparta, Minnesota in the Iron Range area. All her grandparents came...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #20 Tapio Kartiala has over 45 years’ experience as an Aerospace Structures Engineer, and over 35 years...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #19 California Kanteles plays the Finnish Kantele, a traditional Finnish harp, in the back row are...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #18 Tom Nurmi and Kip Aalto are the descendants of Finnish fruit growers who settled in the Reedley area at...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #17 ”Six years, eight months, 12 days, and about 12 hours ago,” answers Rusty, looking at his watch, when he...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #16 Mike Jussila, a visual artist and hippie, makes artworks from tin cans and bottle tops, doesn’t like...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #15 John Hauli (Juho Hakkarainen originally) bought property on the bank of Kings River in Reedley,...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #14 George Sundquist was born in Vexala village in Munsala, Finland and immigrated to the United States in...

8th Finglish trip June 2009 #13 Harry Antero Siitonen was born in Worcester Massachusetts 1926. His parents, Antti and Anna (née...

8th Finglish trip May 2009 #12 The Rubicon Estate Winery, formerly Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery and once again Inglenook, is located in...

8th Finglish trip May 2009 #11 In the 1910s around ten Finnish families moved from the mining town of Butte, Montana to California. Later...

8th Finglish trip May 2009 #10 Dennis Tuomala has been president for 39 years of the United Finnish Kaleva Brothers and Sisters Fort...

8th Finglish trip May 2009 #9 Makela's Boots & Saddlery Repairs, which also operates under the name Makela's Shoe Repair, has been...

8th Finglish trip May 2009 #8 Elizabeth "Beth" Kerttula is a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives. She is the...

8th Finglish trip May 2009 #7 Eric Hanson lives with his family on a boat in Sitka harbor in Alaska. His great grandparents came from...