CONTENTS |
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| Foreword, v | |
| Acknowledgements, v | |
| Messages, v | |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION |
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| New Finland in Perspective: | |
| 1. Geography: Where and what is New Finland?, 1 | |
| 2. History of the Finnish People, 4 | |
| 3. Emigration from Finland, 6 | |
| 4. Settlement of New Finland, 6 | |
| Early references, 8 | |
| Settlement figures, 9 | |
| Chronology, 9 | |
| Population comparisons, 12 | |
| 5. Memoir by an original settler, 13 | |
| 6. Reports by two government officials on a trip to New Finland, 15 | |
| 7. Canadian reactions towards Finns, 21 | |
| CHAPTER 2 WORK |
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| 1. Introduction: | |
| Sisu, 23 | |
| Progress in New Finland, 23 | |
| 2. Farming | |
| Farming Progress in New Finland, 26 | |
| Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, 32 | |
| New Finland Farmer's Union, 33 | |
| 3. Other Work: | |
| In the Sweat of thy Brow, 33 | |
| Sawing Wood: Saw Mills, 34 | |
| Building, Maintaining, and Naming Roads, 35 | |
| Installing Telephones, 36 | |
| Installing Power Lines, 37 | |
| Delivering Mail, 38 | |
| Blacksmithing, 38 | |
| Doctoring Animals, 39 | |
| Tanning Leather, 39 | |
| Mining: Limestone Pits, 39 | |
| Making Paint, 40 | |
| Watching the Weather, 40 | |
| Homemaking: Women's Work, 40 | |
| Cooking: Finnish Recipes, 43 | |
| Delivering Babies: Midwives, 45 | |
| CHAPTER 3 WORSHIP |
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| 1. St. John's Lutheran Church, 46 | |
| Affiliated Groups: | |
| New Finland Sewing Society, 50 | |
| Gooswill Temperance Society, 52 | |
| Women's Missionary Society, 53 | |
| Pastors: | |
| Ministry of Pastor Alex Wm. Koski, 53 | |
| Ministry of Pastor Stan Richards, 56 | |
| 2. Finnish National Lutheran Church, 56 | |
| 3. Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church, 57 | |
| 4. Clayridge Full Gospel Church, 58 | |
| 5. Cemeteries, 59 | |
| CHAPTER 4 CULTURE AND RECREATION |
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| 1. Juhannus, 61 | |
| 2. The Sauna, 63 | |
| 3. Music and Social Activity: | |
| Musicians, 64 | |
| Dances, 67 | |
| New Finland Hall, 67 | |
| The Kantele, 69 | |
| 4. Books: | |
| The Kalevala, 69 | |
| New Finland Lending Library, 71 | |
| 5. Sports, 72 | |
| Grove Park Athletic Association, 75 | |
| CHAPTER 5 EDUCATION |
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| 1. Schools: | |
| New Finland, 77 | |
| Deerwood, 79 | |
| Grove Park, 81 | |
| Nurmi Oja, 82 | |
| Convent Creek, 85 | |
| 2. Points of View: | |
| A Teacher Remembers, 87 | |
| A Student Remembers, 87 | |
| CHAPTER 6 TRIBUTES AND MEMORIES |
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| 1. A Tribute to My Grandma Jenny Huhtala, 90 | |
| 2. Poem, 91 | |
| 3. An Interview with Werner Pahkala, 91 | |
| 4. Heritage, 93 | |
| 5. Diaries of Emil Mustama, 93 | |
| 6. A Conversation with Maria Mustama, 94 | |
| 7. The Good Life, 95 | |
| 8. The Nahkala Women, 95 | |
| 9. A Memoir, 96 | |
| 10. Pioneer Wife, 97 | |
| 11. Autobiography, 97 | |
| 12. Reminiscences, 98 | |
| 13. On the Banks of the Qu'Appelle, 98 | |
| 14. Childhood Memories, 100 | |
| 15. Some Customs, 100 | |
| 16. Childhood Vignettes, 100 | |
| 17. Hired Men, 102 | |
| 18. Pedlars, 102 | |
| 19. Salute to New Finland, 102 | |
| 20. The Clayridge Country Store, 102 | |
| CHAPTER 7 FAMILY HISTORIES |
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| 1. New Finland Families, 104 | |
| 2. Itinerants, 303 | |
| 3. Honor Roll of Soldiers, 304 | |
| Time Line of Events, 306 | |
| Notes, 307 | |
| Bibliography, 308 | |