tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post5505782454978514076..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Lydia #2Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-53842237239167821172015-09-08T09:53:43.324-07:002015-09-08T09:53:43.324-07:00Hi! If you want help with translating the letter o...Hi! If you want help with translating the letter or other post, please send me email - I will gladly help you! I've also done a lot of research on ancestry for Americans with Finnish roots, and if you want, I can try to find more information on your grandparents' families in Finland, too. <br />LeenaAlphonsinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222113144509344709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-7245139833538942772013-05-04T13:35:02.776-07:002013-05-04T13:35:02.776-07:00Thank you for sharing this story. What a wonderful...Thank you for sharing this story. What a wonderful gift that you were able to spend time and be in their presence. Thank you for sharing your family's journey.Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560770824174559845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-28649471957112301392009-07-29T13:57:57.166-07:002009-07-29T13:57:57.166-07:00I'm really impressed with this amazing touchin...I'm really impressed with this amazing touching story.Phivos Nicolaideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149376242558001013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-54051839075662785202008-05-12T16:42:00.000-07:002008-05-12T16:42:00.000-07:00JT,Thank you so much for the link to that song. It...JT,<BR/>Thank you so much for the link to that song. It's beautiful and I wish I knew what the words mean in English. Since I wasn't raised around the Finnish side of my family I am learning more from you and your blog about Finland than I've known. <BR/>Lydia<BR/><BR/>++++<BR/><BR/>Francessa,<BR/>The Finglish information was totally new to me! Thank you for finding that! I'll pass it on to my family. <BR/>As far as resemblances, I don't see any to the maternal great-grandmother, but that picture is small and all I have. Speaking of small, I notice that both the Lydias have small hands - and I inherited them. I find spots of myself in both of them, but mostly in my maternal grandmother (whose picture I haven't shared yet on m blog). <BR/>Lydia<BR/><BR/>++++<BR/><BR/>Wanderer, <BR/>I've had an easier time than you would have researching these things because of the papers/pictures/passed-down stories in my possession. I've heard that the LDS church maintains an enormous database that it shares with the world at large - but haven't looked more online. One very interesting site is the amazing database at the Ellis Island website where you can key in names only and possibly come up with information that links to you. It's at http://www.ellisislandimmigrants.org/<BR/>LydiaLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-59311411900075961512008-05-12T10:34:00.000-07:002008-05-12T10:34:00.000-07:00Interesting story.....my family history remains to...Interesting story.....my family history remains to be unseen, I know names of people, but not much else.Wayfaring Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601279315250019787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-88931539676804716792008-05-12T08:29:00.000-07:002008-05-12T08:29:00.000-07:00Hi lydia,What an interesting story of a family! Do...Hi lydia,<BR/><BR/>What an interesting story of a family! Do you resemble one of your grandmothers?<BR/><BR/>I found something on Wikipedia about Finglish. Some of the words made me smile:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finglish" REL="nofollow">Finglish</A>francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-82352926314735467312008-05-12T05:28:00.000-07:002008-05-12T05:28:00.000-07:00Interesting and atmospheric story Lydia! Very nice...Interesting and atmospheric story Lydia! Very nice post, brought into mind a song my grandmom's mom (1900-1999) used to sing to me when I was little...a song by a Mr. P.J Hannikainen (1854-1924). Unfortunately I had trouble finding a good version of it, but this one is decent:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHIjTvUNm2M<BR/><BR/>Maybe even you might have heard it playing somewhere in the background? :)<BR/>-JTJThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802202172454275398noreply@blogger.com