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The Birch and The Star, Coloring book to help children learn Swedish or Finnish. English text of Zacharius Topelius story. Donate $10 or more to SFHS and receive one copy of the book, plus $3 S&H.

Strength in Diversity: Worcester’s Finnish Community, 180 pp richly illustrated. Includes profile of overall Finnish community with descriptions of Finland Swedes and their organizations. $18 plus $3 S&H.

Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies, Volume 3: Finland, by Dr. Kenneth McRae. Finds answers to the question, “By what means can a multilingual country arrive at linguistic peace and justice for different language groups?” Paperback. $27 plus $3 S&H.

Levälä släkten, del 1, 1.2, and 2, by Pär-Erik Levlin. Family charts for thousands of families from the Jakobstad/Jeppo area who descend from Levälä. $10 per volume, plus $3 S&H.

Oral History Interview Questions, by Syrene Forsman. 14 pp booklet filled with possible questions to use in conducting interviews. $5 including S&H.

Genealogical Handout Packet, compiled by Suzanne Alskog, 1999. Contains vocabularies, bibliography, list of parishes, genealogical societies, archives in Finland, script handwriting styles, some SFHS holdings, and other useful tools. $15 including S&H.

A Catalogue of the Enckell Archives, compiled by Don Ostrand. Lists collection of 398 books and 190 research files pertaining to development of Russian Alaska and involvement of Finns and their Lutheran brethren in the development of Russian Alaska. 250 pp. $25 plus $3 S&H.

Where the Huckleberries Grow, by Agnes Rands. Story of an immigrant family and their experiences in the logging camps of northwestern Washington. 299 pp. $15 plus $3 S&H.

Finland-Swedes in Canada - Migration, Settlement and Ethnic Relations, by Dr. Mika Roinila, published in Turku, Finland, 2000. 265 pp. The author explores Old World attitudes and current ethnic relations which Finland Swedes maintain in North America. $25 plus $3 S&H.

Documenting the Legacy of the Alaska Finns from the Russian Period, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Rev.), Pioneer Series, Feb. 1996. Written & researched by Maria Enckell, ed. Gene A. Knapp. Published by the Finnish-American Historical Society of the West, Portland, OR. 82-pp monograph. $10 plus $3 S&H.

Thirteen Swedes, by Doug Allen. Story of thirteen Swedish-Finns who formed the Smith Creek Logging Company in southwestern Washington. 112 pp. $15.95 plus $3 S&H.

Voices of Ballard (Seattle, WA), oral history project of the Nordic Heritage Museum, the Ballard Historical Society, and The Swedish Finn Historical Society. 88 immigrant anecdotes, 150 photographs, index of all names and places. 294 pp. List of interviewees at: www.historylink.com. $15.95 plus $3 S&H.