Jorma Halonen, left, and Saku Pinta reflect on the history of the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society.
The Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society is celebrating 50 years and wants everyone to join
thousands of historical documents, photographs, and oral histories in the Lakehead University Archives. "I'm probably not alone in feeling that the loss of the Finnish Labour Temple was akin to losing a relative," said Pinta. "And, I think that the mourning process of that, you know, it obviously takes time."
"The historical society has always aimed to be inclusive of the entire Finnish community in all of its diversity, which has offered it strength over the years," said Pinta. "We have lost a lot of members," he said. "At one point our membership was around 50 or 60 , and now we will be lucky to gather a handful of members for the society. But hopefully this meeting will draw in some younger blood."Looking forward, Halonen said he also hopes the TBFCHS can broaden its public access, especially online, to the historical collections at the Lakehead University Archives and minute books.
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