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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...]]
+* 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>
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