Karen Gerni - Ancestral Village Trip to Finland
And a One-Way Ticket to Kaliningrad

During this presentation, a brief history of Finland with their neighboring countries will be provided, along with an overview of the geographical territory traveled while in Finland.

The family’s Finnish origins were not discovered until after Karen’s father had passed. Karen had taken an Ancestry.com DNA test, which reveled she carried 37 percent Finnish DNA. These results compelled her to dig deeper into her father’s origins. Since her father did not know he was Finnish, observations during this trip of the people and Finnish culture were of great importance of her.

Helsinki historic sites visited will also be included in this presentation. In addition, details of travels 7-hours north to Ancestral Village, Reisjarvi and meeting cousins for the first time. Karen will share, despite language barriers, how she was able to connect the dots in how families are related. You will also see historic and ancestral sites visited and tips that can be used to plan your own ancestral village tour, and more.

Meeting Room Village Hall
Sept 9th
1:30 PM

Notes:

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