Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Helsinki and the Great Grandfather's side of the family

Today I spent the day with Henry and Kirsi Haglund.  My great grandfather was Frans Lund.  He changed his last name when he immigrated to the United States.  We went to the home of Finnish painter Pekka Halonen.  We also visited the Lotta Svard museum, which records and documents the history of the Lotta Svärd organization and studies the volunteer work of women as part of the history of Finland.