Like Carl and Angela I looked forward to reading about the lives of New Ipswich people I knew, or that my parents knew. One thing I regret is not asking my elders (parents, relatives, older people I worked with). I still don't know why my Finnish grandparents left Finland. I visited Finland in 2013and found it a beautiful country with friendly people. These interviews helped to fill that gap. I still don't know what my father's life was like from 1914-1938. I should have asked him. I know he worked with horses on the Niemi farm initially and later with a home made tractor that could only pull the horse drawn implements. I worked at Tricnit in the 50s and had casual conversations with Mac, a WWI veteran. Never asked him about WWI. What a missed opportunity. I'm hoping that someone will continue where Patricia left off.
For those who grew up in N.I., and I am one of them, thank you Patty for doing this wonderful piece. I've always called New Ipswich " a little piece of Finland" and this describes the people and the life that I remember so well.
Thank you, Patty, for all your work during a difficult season of life! And thank you, John and the NI Historical Society for sharing! It was so enjoyable reading through all of the interviews. I learned much, laughed often and felt my heart break at the harsh realities of war and hard times that you brought to life in the writings. The personalities, joys and hurts of those being interviewed was captured. I looked forward to reading the daily stories over my morning coffee and can’t wait to see more in the Second Generation project. Best of wishes and blessings!
Like Carl and Angela I looked forward to reading about the lives of New Ipswich people I knew, or that my parents knew. One thing I regret is not asking my elders (parents, relatives, older people I worked with). I still don't know why my Finnish grandparents left Finland. I visited Finland in 2013and found it a beautiful country with friendly people. These interviews helped to fill that gap. I still don't know what my father's life was like from 1914-1938. I should have asked him. I know he worked with horses on the Niemi farm initially and later with a home made tractor that could only pull the horse drawn implements. I worked at Tricnit in the 50s and had casual conversations with Mac, a WWI veteran. Never asked him about WWI. What a missed opportunity. I'm hoping that someone will continue where Patricia left off.
For those who grew up in N.I., and I am one of them, thank you Patty for doing this wonderful piece. I've always called New Ipswich " a little piece of Finland" and this describes the people and the life that I remember so well.
Thank you, Patty, for all your work during a difficult season of life! And thank you, John and the NI Historical Society for sharing! It was so enjoyable reading through all of the interviews. I learned much, laughed often and felt my heart break at the harsh realities of war and hard times that you brought to life in the writings. The personalities, joys and hurts of those being interviewed was captured. I looked forward to reading the daily stories over my morning coffee and can’t wait to see more in the Second Generation project. Best of wishes and blessings!