the committee had met in session 25 times and had managed to raise about $2,000, in addition to which the Finnish societies individually raised an additional $1,000. Reactivated in 1944, the committee continued its work until 1949, raising a further $5,000, in addition to sending some 8 tons of clothing for distribution in Finland.

Before this joint effort had come to an end, the Finns of Nashwauk had already gotten together in another joint enterprise : their chapter of the MFAHS was established in January 1948, with 147 members. The first elected officers were Charles Latvala, chairman; Fred Törmä, vice-chairman; Vienna Borg, secretary; Hilda Törmä, membership secretary; Enoch Beckman, archivist; and Jalmar Levola, treasurer. Charter members were Hilda Lake, Lempi Rokala, Kalle Tamminen, Helmi McCollar, Lempi Lampi, Hilma Hedman, Ida Heino, Nestor Heino, Aili Lanto, Maria Niemi, John Lanto, Aino Tuomala, Ida Salonen,

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Leonard Salonen, Matti Salo and Lydia Salo. Two years later membership had climbed to 254, indicating strong local interest in this historical project. Primary emphasis, of course, was on the collection and preservation of historical data, and use was made of the materials collected : when a county administration building was started in Grand Rapids, the Nashwauk MFAHS commissioned Matti Erkkilä to write a history of the Nashwauk Finns; this was microfilmed and was included among the other documents sealed in the cornerstone.

In speaking of the joint efforts of Nashwauk's Finns, it should be mentioned that they were hosts for the first time in 1910 for the Finns' joint midsummer festival; Governor Eberhart of Minnesota addressed the audience at that time. Nashwauk again sponsored the joint festival in 1919. In 1956, under the auspices of the MFAHS chapter, together with sponsorship of

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