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*Duluth, Minnesota became known as the "Helsinki of America" as large numbers of Finn immigrants settled into northern Minnesota in the late 1800s. Often, this was the end result of recruiters sent by mining and shipping companies to encourage Finns to immigrate to the United States. Neighboring Michigan was also a popular settling place for newly arrived Finns. Today, it is estimated that more than 15% of the population of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are descendants of Finnish-American pioneers. [[Finnish-American Genealogy|Read more...]] | *Duluth, Minnesota became known as the "Helsinki of America" as large numbers of Finn immigrants settled into northern [[Minnesota]] in the late 1800s. Often, this was the end result of recruiters sent by mining and shipping companies to encourage Finns to immigrate to the United States. Neighboring [[Michigan]] was also a popular settling place for newly arrived Finns. Today, it is estimated that more than 15% of the population of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are descendants of Finnish-American pioneers. [[Finnish-American Genealogy|Read more...]] | ||
*You don't need to buy a book or visit a library to learn how to find your ancestors. Many articles and courses are on the Internet. [[How-To Genealogy Learning Online|Read more...]]<br> | *You don't need to buy a book or visit a library to learn how to find your ancestors. Many articles and courses are on the Internet. [[How-To Genealogy Learning Online|Read more...]]<br> | ||
* Just because an ancestor always spelled his name the same way, that does not guarantee it was always spelled that way by a clerk or by an indexer. If your first search fails to find an ancestor, consider the possibility the name is spelled differently than you expect. [[Guessing a Name Variation|Read more...]]<br> | * Just because an ancestor always spelled his name the same way, that does not guarantee it was always spelled that way by a clerk or by an indexer. If your first search fails to find an ancestor, consider the possibility the name is spelled differently than you expect. [[Guessing a Name Variation|Read more...]]<br> | ||