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Finnish-Americans===The purpose of the project== The primary purpose of the Project is to combine Finnish Americans with American Finns seeking relatives, roots, sharing information sources, tips, etc. This project covers the Finns who have moved to America, anywhere from Águilan Islet up to Cape Columbia . The project welcomes all the American Finns or the Finnish with (assumed) family across ...
Wikipedia The United States Army (USA) is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces that performs land-based military operations. It is also the largest overall and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services. The modern army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, to meet the demands of the American Re...
Emigration from Norway to the United States of America. This project is about emigrants from Norway to USA. Please also follow Norwegian Ancestry - information Index Links Norwegian-American Settlements in The US From which county in Norway was the emigrants born? Østfold Akershus Oslo Hedmark Oppland Buskerud Vestfold Telemark Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Rogaland H...
This is a project for Finnish-born immigrants and for their descendants in Minnesota, USA . Brief history of Finns in Minnesota Over three hundred years ago the first Finnish immigrants came to North America and more than one hundred years ago the first Finnish settlers came to the upper midwestern States of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota (Wasastjerna, 1957). Finns immigrated to Minnesota ...
This is a project for Finnish-born immigrants and for their descendants in Michigan, USA. Brief history of Finns in Michigan Finns first arrived in Michigan ’s Upper Peninsula after the Civil War, when a copper mining company recruited them from mines in Norway because of their reputation as hard workers. The Upper Peninsula was a major destination for Finns during the peak years of migratio...
This project is intended for all Naval personnel. Please feel free to include any that served the United States in this capacity from 1786 to Present. A separate project has been set up for those that served in the Continental Navy 1775 - 1785 .The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United...
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community. The term is taken from Latin minister "servant, attendant", which itself was derived from minus "less". Resources
Magnolia Cemetery Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida, USA
This project is created to honor lives lost in the American Civil War as well as those who fought and led to establishing the America we have today. Roughly 2% of the population, an estimated 620,000 men, lost their lives in the line of duty. (www.civilwar.org/education/civil-war-casualties.html)www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/ Civil War Trust The war began when the Confederates bombarde...
Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front.Planning for the op...
Return to Lands of Sweden Project Swedish Americans During the 19th-early 20th century about 1.3 millions Swedes left their homes and emigrated to the United States. Purpose of the project The primary purpose of this project is to connect Swedish Americans with American Swedes seeking relatives, roots, sharing information sources, tips, etc. This project covers Swedes who have moved to an...
Moffetville Cemetery Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Suomesta on lähdetty siirtolaisiksi eri puolille maailmaa, Amerikkaan, Ruotsiin, Norjaan, Venäjälle ja Neuvostoliittoon sekä muihin kaukaisiin maihin. Voit lisätä projektiin Kannuksesta lähteneet siirtolaiset ja myös ne, jotka ovat myöhemmin jostain syystä palanneet takaisin. Kannus. Kuvattu kirkon tornista. Joessa uittopuita. Kylän rakennuksia, peltoa., Kannus. Poutvaara Matti, kuvaaja 1963. ...
Siia projekti soovime Genist kokku koguda tuntumad eestlased Ameerika Ühendriikides läbi kõigi ajajärkude. * inimeste otsimine Otsimiseks Otsimiseks Otsimiseks * Otsimiseks Otsimiseks Otsimiseks Otsimiseks Otsimiseks Ostimiseks 29 mai 1952 USA-a
Broad project to list European immigrants from any European country. From any European country and any date (Century). Everyone is welcome to collaborate and add more profiles.
Australian Americans are Americans who have Australian ancestry, either because they were born in Australia or because they have ancestors from Australia. In 2000, there were 60,965 American residents born in Australia and another 114,820 Americans who listed their ancestry as Australian. California, Hawaii, New York, and Florida have the largest concentration of Australian Americans, with the ...
This subportal is part of the USA Portal and Education Portal . This is a subportal for all projects related to education in the United States . Please add your projects to their applicable subportal(s). Do not add profiles. By State States linked in bold have their own education subportals. Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |...
Holy Cross Cemetery Lackawanna, Erie County, New York, USA Holy Cross Cemetery was officially opened in 1849 as a parish cemetery, although records show burials dating as far back as 1830. In 1853, the cemetery was expanded when Bishop John Timon borrowed $1,200 to purchase a small farm for a cemetery and consecrated 40 acres of it. For this reason, it was noted as being the "Bishop's" cemet...
Edgemont Cemetery Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA
Fairview Cemetery Hubbard, Hill County, Texas, USA This is a sprawling city cemetery that contains many graves. The property is well maintained and the graves are lined up in rows. There are large trees throughout the property, with some majestic headstones. Some family plots are encased in antique fencing. There is a flag pole, good signage above the gate.
Greenwood Cemetery Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA
Welcome to the USA Portal! The USA Portal is here to facilitate those researching ancestors or relatives in the United States, or elsewhere in the world but with American roots. We encourage everyone with links in the United States to communicate and explore a common ancestry. In this portal you will find sources and discussions that will help you with your research. In case you have a partic...
This project deals with the family stories of the many Poles who emigrated from their homeland to the USA. The task of this project will be to try to give the people who are on the passenger lists a family history and perhaps even a link to the world family tree. It's also about filling out existing stories and expanding them further. We hope that this project will serve its purpose and that Ge...
This subportal is part of the U.S. Ethnic Groups Portal . Witamy! / Welcome! This portal is a place to gather and discuss all projects related to the Polish diaspora in the United States . We can also discuss best practices for running these projects on Geni; please use the "Discussions" link to the upper right. 3em> Note: Please do not add profiles to this portal ; they will be deleted. Add t...