Alppila
| Alppila | |
|---|---|
| Rural Finnish settlement |
Alppila is a rural community near Thunder Bay, Ontario, one of the mainly Finnish settlements founded outside the city by immigrants who arrived in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[1]
In the Chronicle of Finnish Settlements
A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (1976), edited by Gordon Burkowski for the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, covers Alppila in its own chapter, pages 85–89.[2]
Families named in the Chronicle
People and families named in the Alppila chapter, from Bill Martin's index to the book:[2]
| Surname | People and families (page) |
|---|---|
| Aalto | Yrjo Aalto (p. 86) |
| Aho | Chris Aho (p. 86); Heikki Aho (p. 85); Henry Aho (p. 86) |
| Alto | Heino Alto (p. 86) |
| Antilla | Frank Antilla (p. 85) |
| Arnio | Oscar Arnio (p. 85); Signe Arnio (p. 86) |
| Atkins | Miss Atkins (p. 86) |
| Cook | Mrs. Cook (p. 86) |
| Erickson | Erik Erickson (p. 86) |
| Forsell | Jacob Forsell (p. 86) |
| Gronlund | W. A. Gronlund (p. 86) |
| Heikkinen | Oskar Heikkinen (p. 85) |
| Hendrickson | O. Hendrickson (p. 86) |
| Herneshuhta | Matti Herneshuhta (p. 85) |
| Hill | C. W. Hill (p. 87); Charlie Hill (p. 85) |
| Husso | Emil Husso (p. 87) |
| Israelson | Martin Israelson (p. 87) |
| Johnson | Axel Johnson (p. 87) |
| Juvonen | F. Juvonen (p. 87) |
| Kallio | Kalle Kallio (p. 85) |
| Ketola | Mr. Ketola (p. 87) |
| Kivimaki | Mr. Kivimaki (p. 87) |
| Kivisto | David Kivisto (p. 87); John Kivisto (p. 87) |
| Koivisto | David Koivisto (p. 85); Juho Koivisto (p. 85) |
| Kraft | Annie Kraft (p. 86); Hillja Kraft (p. 86) |
| Kuntsi | Eino Kuntsi (p. 87); Hannes Kuntsi (p. 89) |
| Laine | Eino Laine (p. 87) |
| Lampainen | Lampainen family (p. 85) |
| Laukka | John Laukka (p. 87) |
| Lehto | Mr. Lehto (p. 85); Anton Lehto (p. 87); Julius Lehto (p. 87) |
| Lingren | Charlie Lingren (p. 85) |
| Luoma | Alfred Luoma (p. 87) |
| Mahlamaki | Victor Mahlamaki (p. 87) |
| Maki | Gus Maki (p. 87); Jack Maki (p. 87); Peter Maki (p. 87) |
| Manninen | Victor Manninen (p. 87) |
| Matson | Helen Matson (p. 86); Sally Matson (p. 85) |
| Nadjivan | Violet Nadjivan (p. 86) |
| Nahkala | Reino Nahkala (p. 87) |
| Nelson | J. O. Nelson (p. 87); Oscar Nelson (p. 87) |
| Niemi | Emil Niemi (p. 87); Henry Niemi (p. 87); John Niemi (p. 87) |
| Oja | Helen Oja (p. 88); Oscar Oja (p. 87) |
| Okerlund | Ivor Okerlund (p. 87) |
| Paivio | Aku Paivio (p. 85) |
| Parviainen | John Parviainen (p. 87) |
| Pesonen | Victor Pesonen (p. 85) |
| Pouramaki | Jos. Pouramaki (p. 87) |
| Rekola | John Rekola (p. 85) |
| Salo | Waino Salo (p. 89) |
| Sarnio | Waino Sarnio (p. 87) |
| Setala | Eini Setala (p. 88); Leonard Setala (p. 87) |
| Shaw | Grace Shaw (p. 86) |
| Silen | Victor Silen (p. 87) |
| Simmonson | Erik Simmonson (p. 87) |
| Sinnemaki | Mr. Sinnemaki (p. 87) |
| Siren | J. K. Siren (p. 87); Konstu Siren (p. 85); Severi Siren (p. 85) |
| Sylvesti | Urho Sylvesti (p. 87) |
| Tilvis | Emil Tilvis (p. 87) |
| Trasher | Dorothy Trasher (p. 86) |
| Tuominen | Maimi Tuominen (p. 88); W. A. Tuominen (p. 87) |
| Wainio | Arvo Wainio (p. 87); Eva Wainio (p. 86); John Wainio (p. 87); N. Wainio (p. 87) |
| Wirta | Maimie Wirta (p. 88); N. Wirta (p. 87) |
References
- ↑ Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay, introduction. Archived.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (Bay Street Project No. 2), ed. Gordon Burkowski (Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, 1976), pp. 85–89; indexed in Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay. Archived.