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Title Katri Saari Family History
Author Saari, Katri
Date 1980-1985
Document Type Personal Account; Photograph; Ephemera
Reference IHRC1560, Box 5, Folder M-5
Library / Archive Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota
Collection Name Minnesota Finnish American Family History Project, c.1860-1984
Description A range of material relating to the life of Katri Saari. Several items were published following her death and consist of memorial poetry and events. Photographs of Katri feature throughout. There are also copies of Katri's parents' citizenship certificates.
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; Canada
Places Duluth, Minnesota, St Louis, Virginia, United States; Finland; Quebec, Canada
Ports Liverpool, England
Nationality Finnish; European; Scandinavian; Russian; American
Ships Victorian
People Maki, Jeanne C; Saari, Gust; Grabowsky; Laakkonen, Katri Josefiina
Keywords poetry, imemigrant, social life, family, family records, biography, immigration, travel, transport, journey conditions, shipping, languages, death, occupation, education, housewife, ceremony, domestic service, marriage, mining, fare, transport, shipping, wages, railway, furniture, housing, trade, food, labour, technology, living conditions, certificate, citizenship, cultural identity, culture, teacher
Additional Information Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Immigration History Research Center Archives catalogue.
Catalogue Link Immigration History Research Center Archives Catalogue
Language English; Finnish
Document(s) linked to Interview with Katri Saari [Part 1]
Interview with Katri Saari [Part 2]
Interview with Katri Saari [Part 3]
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