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Title Interview with Edward Aho (New York Mills, MN) [Part 4]
Author Aho, Edward; Aho, John; Aho, Esther
Date 21 Mar 1981
Document Type Oral History (Audio)
Name Aho, Edward
Date of Recording 21 Mar 1981
Duration 00:18:36
Reference IHRC1560, Box 1, Folder A-1
Library / Archive Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota
Collection Name Minnesota Finnish American Family History Project, c.1860-1985
Description Edward talks about his social life in New York Mills, including the dances they attended as young men, games they played as children and the sport they liked, such as baseball, swimming and fishing. The brothers also discuss their grandma's use of cupping as a treatment and what they can remember from their first house, including a fire.
Series Description The Minnesota Finnish American Family History Collection (c.1860-1984) materials range from brief genealogies to extensive family history narratives relating the experiences of several generations. Collections include photographs, documents, and oral histories. The Collection offers a wealth of primary material with special strengths in women's, regional and family studies, as well as political and social events important to the area's Finnish Americans. The collection also provides a reliable tool for genealogical research, including as it does documents such as birth, death and citizenship certificates and papers.
Biographical Note / History Begun in 1979 and completed in 1984, the Minnesota Finnish American Family History Project had as its purpose the documentation of the personal histories and experiences of Minnesota Finnish Americans. The Project was sponsored by the Minnesota Finnish American Historical Society and the Iron Range, St. Louis County, and Otter Tail Historical Societies.
Theme(s) Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations
Country (from) Finland
Country (to) United States of America
Places New York Mills, Sebeka, Minnesota, United States
Nationality Finnish; European
Keywords dancing, entertainment, sport, medical treatment, housing, accommodation, family, farming
Catalogue Link Immigration History Research Center Archives Catalogue
Language English; Finnish
Document(s) linked to Interview with Edward Aho (New York Mills, MN) [Part 1]
Interview with Edward Aho (New York Mills, MN) [Part 2]
Interview with Edward Aho (New York Mills, MN) [Part 3]
Edward Aho (New York Mills, MN) – Narrative History
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