Table Of ContentName Index to Dr. Armas Holmio's 'History of Finns In Michigan'
The English translation of Dr. Armas K.E. Holmio's History of the Finns In Michigan (2001) is
currently in print and is available for purchase from Wayne State University Press. The book was
originally published in Finnish in 1967, and translated to English by Ellen M. Ryynanen.
Armas Holmio came to Suomi College (now Finlandia University) in 1946 as a professory of
history and church history. He took over as archivist in 1954 and later served as seminary
dean. Dr. Holmio had previously served as Finnish seamen's pastor in San Francisco (1930-
1933), pastor of various New England congregations (1933-1943), and served in the U.S. Army
as chaplain during World War II. He received a Doctorate of Theology from Boston University
in 1940.
The publication of History of Finns in Michigan received unprecedented support from Finns of
all political and religious backgrounds, and accordingly leaves out no major element of Finnish-
American life and history. The work documents much of its information with footnotes and
contains an extensive index.
As current archivist of the Finnish American Heritage Center, whenever a new researcher comes
into the archive to start working on their genealogy, and their ancestors lived in Michigan (as
many Finns did), I always check Holmio's book. What follows is the name index only from Dr.
Holmio's book and is intended to serve as a genealogical guide to online researchers, reproduced
here by permission of Wayne State University Press.
The Archive also holds the records for the Society for the publication of the History of Michigan
Finns (R-2).
- Kent Randell, 2010.
Scanned and edited by Larissa Poyhonen and Mary Pekkala, 2010.
Name Page number
Aaltio, Eetu 211, 374, 379,414
Aalto, Antti 358
Aalto, Bert 349, 358
Aalto, Henrik A., 142
Aaltonen, Aarre 323
Aaltonen, Adolf 157
Aaltonen, Frank 280, 294, 296
Aaltonen, Lars Levi 182
Aaltonen, Rose 323
Aartila, Toivo 323
Abercromby, John 23
Abrahamson, Aleski 153
Ackte, Aino 438
Agassiz, Alexander Emanuel 87
Agassiz, Louis 87
Agricola, Mikael 220
Ahlman, Lauri R., 169
Ahlman, N.J., 202, 207, 275, 279, 371,374,419
Ahlman,J. N. 292
Ahlquist, August 18
Ahlskog, C. 417
Aho, Alex 142
Aho, Frank 105
Aho, Gustaf Axel 213
Aho, Herman 361
Aho, Juhani 19, 57, 70, 305
Aho, Leander 240
Aho,Jacob 139
Aho,John 113-14, 148
Ahola, E. 145
Ahola, Elias 335-36
Ahola, Jacob 145
Ahonen, Werner 167
Aika, Onnen 242
Aili, Isaac 128
Airaksinen, Felli 419
Aittola, Olli 137
Ala, Kaarle 380
Ala, Minnie C. 100
Ala, Serafina 384
Alamaa, Erik 238
Alamaa, Erkki 232
Alanen, Jacob 110
Alaniva, August 115
Alanko, Herman August 152
Alanko, Vihtori 145
Alanne, Severi 334, 354
Alanne, Vieno Severi 280, 337
Alatalo, Alex 233
Allen, Kustaa 232
Allman, James 157
Alston, Joe 102
Anderson, John E. 402
Anderson, John Eric 124
Anderson, Kusti 143
Anderson, Lars 34
Anderson, Louis 241
Anderson, Matti 106, 141
Anderson, Nikolai 132
Anderson-the-Finn, Maunu 34
Anias, Heikki 267
Annala, August 135
Annala, Mikko 136
Ansama,John 201
Antell, Edvard J., 417
Anttila, Emil 234
Anttila, Gust 296
Anttila, William 82
Anttile, Matti 161
Anttonen, Antti 157
Arho, Kosti 390, 402, 428
Arminen, K. A. 398
Arminen, K. V. 207,374
Arola, Matti 334
Arra, Kerttu 32 3
Artman, James 78
Asiala, C. F. 205
Aspholm, Edith 143, 3'l8, 388
Attila 20, 24
Autio, Asarias 139
Autio, Matti 138-39
Auvinen, Charley 128
Auvinen, Lempi 142
Avery, William S. 403
Back, Johan 158, 194,260,202,394, 398, 407
Backman, Alfred Elieser 80, 185-87
Backman, Kalle 151
Backus, Charles K 63
Baer, Buddy 428
Baird, Robert 227
Bajari, A. A. 189
Band, Louhi 423
Baraga, Frederic 103
Baranovski, Stefan 227
Barlund, Gunnar 428
Barnes, Harry Elmer 28
Barr, C.J. 395
Bartanen, Charles A. 431
Barth, Kristian G. 380
Bartram, Johan 46
Baschal, Ralph 376
Baumgartner,John 99
Bay, Harry K 131
Beckman, Oswald H., 83
Beecher, Lyman 224
Been, Walfred 106
Bekkala, Ralph 378
Bekola, John P. 128
Beldo,John 138
Beldo,John J. 320
Beltti,Charles M. 358
Berg, J. 417
Berg, Peka 177
Bergroth, Elis 281
Bering, Vitus 45
Bezotte, Jerome 111
Bikki, Mary 181
Bilto, William 389
Bjork, Clarence 201
Blomberg, Frans Evert 397, 420
Blomgren, G. 417
Blumberg, Elias 131
Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich 18
Bobrikoff, Nikolai 125
Bobrikov, Nicholas 65
Bobrikov, Nikolai Ivanovitsh 416
Boije, Kristian 36
Boman, W. 342
Borsbacka, Kalle 143
Boulsam, Abraham 136
Boulson, A. 417
Bram, Andrew 83
Brander, V. 338
Brask, Andrew I 313, 318, 323, 389
Bremer, Fredrika 72-75, 406
Brenner, Iisak 54
Brink, N.J. 187
Brofelt, K. 417
Burman, Victor Mauritz 370, 372-73, 394-95,402
Cajander, A. K. 434
Cajanus, Taneli 85
Calarnnius, Ilmari 379
Cant, William A. 23
Canth, Minna 228
Cardell, M. L. 61
Carrell, William 131
Castren, David 176, 179,233,234, 370, 382
Castren, M. A. 18-19
Castren,J. H. 382, 385
Cayanus, Alfred 340
Chalenius,John 138
Chassell, John 97
Christopher, Peter 78, 81
Chydenius, Antti 51
Clark,John 104
Cock,Lars 39
Collins, Elsie Lehto 105
Comparetti, Domenico 23
Corgan, Oscar 300, 351, 361, 352, 356-57,359
Cornrnes, Henrik 77
Crebassa, Peter 104
Creel, George 366
Crooker,]. H. 284
Csoma, Korosi 18
Cunard, Samuel 59
Cygnaeus, Uno 46
Czolgosz, Leon 150
Danielson, Qlli 77
Danson, Anna M. 86
Dantes, Charles T. 107, 348
Dantes, Hjalmar 341
Davie, Preston 436
DeAmicis, Edmondo 380
Deville, Gabriel 380
Dickley ,J. W. 417
Dickley,John P. 235
Dietz, Peter E. 289
Doelle,John A. 100
Dollar, Captain 93
Dorson, Richard M. 22-23
Dow, Neal 225
Durchman, Axel 84
Dyhr, Ida 384
Dyster, Adi 358
Eckloff, Nestor 320
Edblom, C. P. 407
Edison, Thomas A. 427
Edwards, August 371, 375
Edwards, Justin 224
Eevonen, Daniel 113
Eevonen, Matti 115
Eevonen, Simon 115
Eiby, Isak 77
Eilola, Frank 83, 110, 181
Ekman, !no 371, 375
Ekman,Johan 189, 191
Ekola, Alex 142
Ekola, Sanna Maria 134
Eliasson, Elias 235
Eliasson, Oskar 107-10
Eloheimo, Johan 187
Eloheimo, John Wilhelm E. 19, 109,156,189,190-94,207,209,211,371,375,380
Elohid, William 192
Elson, Florence 199
Engelberg, Rafael 309
Engelbert, Rafael 426
Erickson, Alfred 267
Erickson, August 162, 166
Erickson, E. E. 104
Erickson, Frank 142
Erickson, John Filippus 190,240,257
Erickson, John Filppus 154
Erickson, Nels 81
Erickson, Walter 334
Erkkila, Jacob 241
Erkkila, Matti 319, 322, 323, 324,328
Erkkila, Nestor 136
Erkko, Eero 416, 422
Erkko,J. H. 416-18
Ervast, Kalle Arvid 113
Ervast, Pekka 324
Ervasti, Aukusti Vilhelm 44
Eskeli, Erkki, 125 148
Esselstrom, M. 218
Etholen, Arvid Etholen 45-46
Fallstrom,John H. 147
Farmari, Eras 414
Feldscher, E. W. 402,413-15
Finnila, Anna Eliina 156
Finnila, Tuomas 156
Fiskaali, Matti 120
Fleming, Klaus 33-34, 35-36
Ford, Henry 105, 169,440
Forsberg, Elmer A. 124
Forslund, Andrew 409
Forsman, Henry 162, 166
Fowler, Bertram B. 333
Franklin, Benjamin 40, 223
Fransson, Johan 36
Fredd, Matti 61, 80-81, 279, 368-70, 373,378-79
Fredrickson, William 89
Fredrik Wilhelm I 85
Freeman, Elis 343, 346
Friberg, Matti 148
Fridrichsen, A. E. 174
Frilund, Hilja 281
Gallen-Kallela, Akseli 309,425
Ganander, Christfrid 381
Gebhard, Hannes 332
Gerstner, Louisa F. 86
Geselius, Herman 438
Godell, Anselm 125
Godell, August 125
Goldman, Emma 150
Gortz, Matti 136
Gothe, Richard 38
Gough, John Bartholomew 225
Gran, Victor H. 119
Granfelt, A. F. 281
Granfelt, Aksel August 228, 382
Grant, D. G.; 80
Grape, Helmer 371
Grejus, Viktor 136
Grey, C. 343
Gripenberg, Aleksandra 384,420-21
Gronberg, D. A. 46
Gronlund, Gunnar A. 375, 386
Groop, Andrew 217
Grotenfelt, Kustavi 228
Gulin, E. G. 200, 437
Gulin, Elis 200
Gustav,John 372
Guy, Eunice 95
Haaksiluoto, John 163
Haanpaa, August 336
Haapakoski, Kalle 208, 371
Haapakoski. See Arvonen and
Haapakoski
Haapala, Hennan 156
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