“Finnish Migrant-Settler Collections at the Immigration History Research Center Archives and the Migration Institute of Finland Archives” Webinar
Date and Time:
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 18.00-19.30 Finnish time (GMT+2) /10:00-11:30 am CST
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This webinar introduces U.S. Finnish archives at the Immigration History Research Center Archives (IHRCA) at the University of Minnesota and the Migration Institute of Finland. Additionally, you will learn about collaboration between these two archives and the newly digitized Kaarle Lehtinen collection. This webinar is open to anyone interested in learning more about archival resources for researching Finnish migrant-settler history.
The webinar is organized by the “Migrant Experiences, Past and Present” project funded by the Public Diplomacy Section of the US Embassy in Finland, in collaboration with the Migration Institute of Finland, Immigration History Research Center, and Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries
Speakers:
Chair: Ellen Engseth, Curator, Immigration History Research Center Archives, and Head, Migration and Social Services Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries
Jarno Heinilä, Archivist, Migration Institute of Finland
Daniel Necas, Archivist, IHRCA
Iida Pulkkinen, Archive Intern, Migration Institute of Finland
Samira Saramo, Senior Research Fellow, Migration Institute of Finland
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