Find Your Roots - Finland
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29/11/2022
Hey! I am Niko Gamett.
I am from Las Vegas and I am half-finnish and half-american. Being from America, I grew up not meeting my relatives on my Finnish side terribly often, and I learned most about my family through stories which my mother would tell. However, I always looked up to my grandpa and enjoyed telling people about him. I notice a lot of personality traits in myself which also resemble his own personality. Most specifically, he represents sisu very well and I have noticed some sisu in myself. Now I am living in Lahti where I get to listen to my grandpa tell stories about himself very often. I love learning about my family and where my tendencies and personality come from.
Hey I'm Matthew Stratford!
This is a video about me going to the home town of my Finnish family in Petäjävesi. While I was there, I had the chance to learn more about my family and make this cool video telling their story. I'm so grateful I could come to Finland and learn more about my family! Check out my video and see how you can connect with your ancestors!
17/11/2022
Hey I'm Jenna Lambourne!
My great-grandma was Armenian and immigrated to America when she was 7 years old. She would make amazing Armenian dishes! She passed all of her recipes on to my grandma who is also a wonderful cook. One of my favorite Armenian dishes is Borek. It is cheesy, buttery, and made of phyllo dough. I love making my great-grandma's recipes and learning more about my family and my unique heritage!
Hey I'm James Richardson!
Perhaps you can learn something new and interesting about your ancestors on FamilySearch like I did!
06/11/2022
You are only your age once. Answering questions like these may help your future family understand what you were like!!
Answer these under the 'My Memories' section on your Family Search account!
My favorite thing to do for fun is...
My favorite thing to learn about is...
My favorite food is...
When I grow up, I want to be...
My favorite song is...
My favorite movie is...
My best friends are...
Something I’m really good at is...
One unique talent I have is...
We want to help you! Let us know if you need help setting up an account!
04/11/2022
How did your grandparents dress up when they were your age?
We promise you'll giggle if you ask for a picture!
If you are looking for costume ideas for next year, or just a fun Halloween read, enjoy these costumes in FamilySearch Memories: http://spr.ly/6188MqV2y
Hi! I'm Myriam! This is my great grandmother, and I am named after her! Who are you named after?
23/10/2022
Where in the world did your surname come from?!
In a quick two clicks you can find out for yourself!
Make a free account on familysearch.org! Send us a message and we can help!
20/10/2022
GUESS WHAT!!?!?!! October is family history month!!
Check out these 10 simple activities to see how you can celebrate!
Choose an activity (or 3) to see how you can grow closer to your family through family history!!
Hi this is Kyleigh Messinger!
I want to tell you a story about my family history. My great grandmother Fen was born in China. When she was a baby she got very sick. Her parents took her to the Voodoo Doctor to find help. The doctor told them that Fen needed to marry a widow to be healed. So they went to the Matchmaker to find such a man. The Matchmaker found a young boy, by the name of Chang around 8 years old, who was a widow. And so to save Fen's life, they were married. One day the Emperor's fortune teller told the Emperor that someone from Chang’s family would overthrow the Emperor. So the Emperor sent out a decree to kill all the men in Chang's family. So he and his family fled from China to Thailand, leaving his wife Fen. But the marriage in fact healed Fen and she grew into a beautiful young woman. Later, Fen's mother went to Thailand in search of Chang on Fen's behalf. She found him and he thought she was so pretty so he agreed to take in Fen because, like mother like daughter. They came back to Thailand together and Chang's Thai wife did not like Fen. She would call her terrible names but Chang would just tell Fen that she was telling her how pretty she was. Eventually Chang's Thai wife left him for another man and left, in their custody, her four kids. Chang and Fen ended up having 8 kids of their own for a total of 12 kids. I come from Chang and Fen's kids! I imagine they lived happily ever after.
I have loved learning about my family history and I invite you to do the same!
Mikaela Jarvis
Why do I love Finland?
Because it is where my family came from and it is a part of who I am!
Where is your family from?
Who are you?
Where did your big blue eyes come from?
Why do you have such a beautiful voice?
It's because you inherited them from someone in your family! Message us to learn about why you are the way you are!
Who are you named after?! And what's their story?
My middle name is Audrie. Yep, spelled with ie not a y. Like my great grandma. Although I never met her, my mom and grandpa have told me a lot about her. She was courageous, caring and a devoted mom and daughter. I feel honored to be named after her. Thanks to familysearch.org I have pictures, stories and letters about her!
02/10/2022
I'm Lilly! And this is my twin brother, Sterling!
My mom took the first picture of us years ago when we agreed to a truce after a sand fight on a beach in California. Because she captured this moment, I forever have a sweet memory connected to it. Sterling and I recreated this picture our senior year of high school and it will forever be my favorite!
Recreate a picture of you and your family! Upload those photos as a Memory on FamilySearch.org, explaining the story behind the picture as an audio recording or a written story!
29/09/2022
Hi! My name is Matthew Stratford, and I've lived in Finland for almost a year!
Before I moved to Finland, I knew I had some family history in Finland, but I didn't know much about it. But I was excited to come to Finland and hopefully learn more about my family history. By some "crazy coincidence", I moved to Jyväskylä and lived there for a few months. I told some members of my church in Jyväskylä that I wanted to learn more about my family history. These members of my church started doing research on my family. As they investigated, they found that my Grandmother's family, comes from a small town near Jyväskylä, called Petäjävesi. They told me that it can be very difficult to find much information in Petäjävesi, because some important records were lost. But by a miracle, we were able to find over 100 of my ancestors! My love for family history has grown as I have learned more. I'm excited to visit Petäjävesi soon and hopefully learn more about them. When we we learn where we come from, we can find principles of our ancestors that we can apply to our lives. I'm grateful for my church members who helped me find my roots here in Finland!
24/09/2022
Connect YOUR roots yourself today! Reach out to your loved ones and be apart of their story!
16/09/2022
Check out this cool activity to see what relatives you look the most like!!
Compare your face to your relatives' faces, and see whom you most resemble by visiting:
familysearch.org/discovery/compareme
09/09/2022
The world is bound together by stories. Everyone has a story. Share your story in the comment section below and find meaningful purpose in your life
Message us to learn more about how to find yours.
05/09/2022
Your story didn't start when you were born. It started many generations ago with your ancestors! Family History is an important way we can get to know our family better.
The FamilySearch Memories App allows you to share stories, preserve memories, and find your roots! Tell us a fun family story in the comment section, or message us to learn more!
You learn of yourself as you learn of your family!
When our friend learned about her ancestor, she was inspired with hope to follow her example!
Many thanks to our Finnish friend for letting us share her story!
20/08/2022
Hello, I am Jonah. This last week has been truly a great experience. I went to a graveyard in Parainen (near Turku, Finland). My great great grandfather was buried there. It was great to walk in Parainen and see how he lived.
He was a sailor and loved the sea. He was an experienced icebreaker captain who once came out of retirement to save some stuck sailors. Eventually Gustav was the captain of his own ship named the S/S Silvia.
I appreciated this opportunity to learn more about my family. If you want to learn more about your ancestors send us a message!
16/08/2022
What is Family History?
Family History is searching for our ancestors and the stories of their lives. We do this through recordings, searching for records, and connecting with our relatives.
If you want to learn more how you can find your roots message this page!
We know ourselves better because of family history! You can too! Message us for help:)
10/08/2022
Finland Facts! Have you ever heard of Simo Häyhä, otherwise known as the White Death?
He has a story. It is good to remember those that came before us and learn more about them. One way to do this is through family history work.
06/08/2022
Believe it or not writing letters is a way you can do family history! It can help us communicate and connect with our loved ones. And they can be saved for future generations!
Write a letter to a loved one today.
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