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Welcome to Family Fair!
Turku Trade Fair Center, 30 July-l August,1992
People often ask: "Who am [?"; for its vital
for your sense of human identity and your
understanding of yourself to know what
tribe you belong to, where your ancestors
have come from and what their living environment
was like. Through researching
our roots and our background, we can
learn to recognize the value of preserving
our cultural inheritance.
The general theme of the Fair is our quest
for our roots. The Fair offers a basic guide
to genealogical research for anyone interested,
both in Finland and abroad. At the
Fair, among more than 40 exhibits, you will
find
The Organization of the Family Fair
o original and other materials from church
and archive sources
o awide range of collections and files from
organizations engaged in genealogical
research
o computer-aided research in genealogy
o genealogical literature and periodicals
o catalogs of 'family associations'
o the Emigrant Register containing information
about Finnish emigrants at the
turn of the century.
It is possible to have a gathering of kins at
the Fair, too. During the Fair, there will be
a wide range of cultural events organized
in Turku, which will be open for visitors.
The Board of the Fair:
National Archives of Finland TainaVartiainen
Institute of Migration Raimo Narjus, Chairman
Federation of Family Associations Pekka Mustonen
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Pertti Mcikelciinen
Finland Society Martfi Hdiki1
Finnish Genealogical Society Veli-MattiAutio
Society of Computing Genealogy Leif Mether
Turku Trade Fair Center Kaus Jdrvinen
The Preparatory Committee of the Fair:
Hannele Haustrup Turku Trade Fair Center
Erkki Huhta Administrative Board of the Church
Maija-Lika Kalhama, Chairman Institute of Migration
Jussi Knltiainen Federation of Family Associations
Tuomas Kyttd Turku Trade Fair Center
Leif Mether Society of Computing Genealogy
Terhi Nalltnmaa-Luoto Finnish Genealogical Society
Marja Pohjola National Archives of Finland
Pauls Selenius Finland Society/Roots in Finland project
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