Sunshine, Ontario
| Sunshine | |
|---|---|
| Rural Finnish settlement | |
| Coordinates | 48.54417, -89.68583 |
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Sunshine 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] It lies about 37 km northwest of central Thunder Bay.[2]
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 Sunshine in its own chapter, pages 99–107.[3]
Families named in the Chronicle
People and families named in the Sunshine chapter, from Bill Martin's index to the book:[3]
| Surname | People and families (page) |
|---|---|
| Aho | Filda Aho (p. 104); Johan Aho (p. 104); Tom Aho (p. 104); Urho Aho (p. 99); Vaino Aho (p. 99) |
| Anderson | G. Anderson (p. 104) |
| Aro | Urho Aro (p. 106) |
| Aromaa | August Aromaa (p. 106) |
| Erickson | Anna Erickson (p. 102); Matti Erickson (p. 102); Matti Erickson (p. 104); V. Erickson (p. 104) |
| Fiskari | Uno Fiskari (p. 104) |
| Forsberg | Saimi Forsberg (p. 101); Vilho Forsberg (p. 100) |
| Garland | J. Garland (p. 102) |
| Haapala | J. Haapala (p. 105) |
| Haapamaa | T. Haapamaa (p. 105) |
| Haara | M. Haara (p. 105) |
| Haavisto | Selim Haavisto (p. 106) |
| Hakala | M. Hakala (p. 105) |
| Hakola | Irene Hakola (p. 104) |
| Harju | E. I. Harju (p. 104); J. Jr. Harju (p. 105); J. Sr. Harju (p. 105) |
| Hato | M. Hato (p. 105) |
| Hede | John Hede (p. 105) |
| Heino | Lars Heino (p. 104) |
| Herneshuhta | Matti Herneshuhta (p. 94) |
| Hill | Eetu Hill (p. 100); Gabriel Hill (p. 100) |
| Hoikkila | John Hoikkila (p. 104) |
| Holmi | Anten Holmi (p. 104); Kalle Holmi (p. 104); Valentine Holmi (p. 104) |
| Hytenen | H.J. Hytenen (p. 105) |
| Hytonen | Hjalmer Hytonen (p. 106) |
| Jantunen | Henry Jantunen (p. 104); John Jantunen (p. 104) |
| Juruvainen | Juruvainen family (p. 106) |
| Kangas | A. Kangas (p. 105) |
| Kari | M. Kari (p. 105) |
| Karpi | Kalle Karpi (p. 104) |
| Kaspel | John Kaspel (p. 104) |
| Kasper | F. Kasper (p. 105) |
| Katajisto | K. Katajisto (p. 105) |
| Kauhanen | Otto Kauhanen (p. 104) |
| Kilponen | E. Kilponen (p. 105) |
| Kivi | Kivi family (p. 102) |
| Kivipelto | Venuer Kivipelto (p. 104); Werner Kivipelto (p. 99) |
| Koivio | V. Koivio (p. 105) |
| Koivisto | E. Koivisto (p. 104); W. Koivisto (p. 105) |
| Koivosto | E. Koivosto (p. 105) |
| Koivula | Antti Koivula (p. 104) |
| Kokko | S. Kokko (p. 105) |
| Korhonen | W. Korhonen (p. 105) |
| Korpi | Albert Korpi (p. 102); Kalle Korpi (p. 100); V. Korpi (p. 105) |
| Koski | Koski family (p. 102); J. Koski (p. 105); Kusti Koski (p. 100) |
| Koskinen | G. Koskinen (p. 105) |
| Kumpula | Arni Kumpula (p. 104); Elias Kumpula (p. 104) |
| Kumpulainen | V. Kumpulainen (p. 104) |
| Kyynanen | Otto Kyynanen (p. 100) |
| Laine | M. Laine (p. 106); S. Laine (p. 105) |
| Lampainen | Kalle Lampainen (p. 106) |
| Lampi | L. Lampi (p. 105) |
| Larson | E. Larson (p. 105) |
| Lehtinen | K. Lehtinen (p. 104); S. Lehtinen (p. 105) |
| Lehto | Jah Lehto (p. 104) |
| Lempiela | Urho Lempiela (p. 104) |
| Levanen | Aku Levanen (p. 104) |
| Makela | E. Makela (p. 105) |
| Maki | A. Maki (p. 103); Arvid Maki (p. 104); E. Maki (p. 105); Edwin Maki (p. 104); Henry Maki (p. 104); J. Maki (p. 105); John Maki (p. 102); N. Maki (p. 105); Waino Maki (p. 104) |
| Makinen | A. Makinen (p. 105); E. Makinen (p. 105); J. Makinen (p. 105); John Makinen (p. 104) |
| Manisto | H. Manisto (p. 105) |
| Mannisto | Hannes Mannisto (p. 106) |
| Mattila | Matt. Mattila (p. 104) |
| Mattson | Matt. Mattson (p. 104); Walter Mattson (p. 104) |
| Melo | Tom Melo (p. 104) |
| Monto | E. Monto (p. 105) |
| Nelson | E. Nelson (p. 105) |
| Niemen | Iisakki Niemen (p. 100) |
| Niemi | Niemi family (p. 104); A. Niemi (p. 105); Isaac Niemi (p. 106); John Niemi (p. 100); M. Niemi (p. 105); S. Niemi (p. 105) |
| Nykanen | Uno Nykanen (p. 104) |
| Oikanen | A. Oikanen (p. 104); M. Oikanen (p. 105) |
| Oikonen | Arvi Oikonen (p. 105); J. Oikonen (p. 105) |
| Ojala | Kalle Ojala (p. 104); M. Ojala (p. 105) |
| Paajanen | O. Paajanen (p. 105) |
| Paavilainen | Heikki Paavilainen (p. 100) |
| Paavola | Matt Paavola (p. 104) |
| Paivio | Aku Paivio (p. 101) |
| Pakki | Antony Pakki (p. 104) |
| Pary | Nestor Pary (p. 104) |
| Perala | Alex Perala (p. 105); James Perala (p. 105); John Perala (p. 105); S. Perala (p. 105) |
| Perna | Gust Perna (p. 104) |
| Peterson | A. Peterson (p. 105) |
| Puurula | Jooseppi Puurula (p. 102) |
| Ranta | K. Ranta (p. 105) |
| Rasanen | Aukusi Rasanen (p. 100) |
| Rasi | J. Rasi (p. 105) |
| Rautio | John Rautio (p. 104) |
| Rintala | Elias Rintala (p. 104); S. Rintala (p. 104) |
| Ross | Antti Ross (p. 106) |
| Ryyanen | O. Ryyanen (p. 105) |
| Saarela | M. Saarela (p. 105) |
| Saari | Arvo Saari (p. 104); B. Saari (p. 105); M. Saari (p. 105); V. Saari (p. 105) |
| Salo | Archie Salo (p. 105); K. Salo (p. 105) |
| Sara | Gust Sara (p. 104) |
| Savela | V. Savela (p. 105) |
| Selander | E.G. Selander (p. 105) |
| Siistonen | John Siistonen (p. 100) |
| Siltanen | Hendry Siltanen (p. 104) |
| Sistonen | Sistonen family (p. 100) |
| Sulin | A. Sulin (p. 105) |
| Suominen | J. Suominen (p. 105) |
| Syrja | P. Syrja (p. 104) |
| Tainio | N. Tainio (p. 104) |
| Taipalus | S. Taipalus (p. 105) |
| Tenkunen | A. Tenkunen (p. 105) |
| Tienhaara | Yrjo Tienhaara (p. 104) |
| Tolvanen | Leena Tolvanen (p. 99) |
| Tuomen | John Tuomen (p. 100) |
| Tuomi | A. Tuomi (p. 105); C.A. Tuomi (p. 105) |
| Tuoninen | A. Tuoninen (p. 104) |
| Tuorila | J. Tuorila (p. 105) |
| Vierikka | Oskari Vierikka (p. 100) |
| Vuorela | Matti Vuorela (p. 104) |
| Wainikko | J. Wainikko (p. 105) |
| Walkama | F. Walkama (p. 104) |
| Warpula | Arvo Warpula (p. 104); Jack Warpula (p. 104) |
| Wiitanen | W. Wiitanen (p. 104) |
| Wuorela | L. Wuorela (p. 105) |
| Wuorila | H. Wuorila (p. 105) |
| Ylimaki | John Ylimaki (p. 104) |
References
- ↑ Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay, introduction. Archived.
- ↑ Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (geogratis.gc.ca), entry for Sunshine.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. 99–107; indexed in Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay. Archived.