The settlement, called Kuusamo, was located in the west central part of
Alberta, Canada, just west of the city of Red Deer and not far from Sylvan
Lake.  Descriptions of church, school and social life, farm life,
occupations, establishment of community halls, gymnastic clubs, youth
clubs, ladies' clubs, etc. are given.  Short biographies and anecdotes are
given for many of the original Finnish settlers.  The family stories
frequently provide minute detail of lifestyles at the turn of the century
and also include names of parents and offspring plus places of birth in
Finland and in North America.  Migration and transmigration routes across
Canada and USA are sometimes discussed.  Other matters, such as name of
ship on which the settlers arrived, place of embarcation and
disembarkation, causes of death and place of interment are often given.

Because the list of Finnish sounding names mentioned in the book (i.e.,
those living in that area in the very early 1900s) is relatively short, I
am attaching hereto these names, children generally excepted.  I have
provided birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, places of birth and
death where known, but few other details.  Birthdates usually cover the
time frame 1860-1910.  If anyone wants any additional information they
could send me a personal message and I would look it up for them.  Who
knows, one of our Finngener colleagues could make a lucky strike!

For those who are interested, the book was published by Burnt Lake History
Society, RR1, Red Deer Alberta  T4N 5E1, Canada, printed by Friesen
Printers, 5720 Macleod Tr. S., Calgary Alberta T2H 0J6, Canada.  It is
copyrighted, 1977, over 544 pages.  I do not know if the book is still in
print.

The list of Finnish names follows immediately below:

ABRAHAMSON, Arvo, b. 22 Jun 1914 at Sylvan Lake AB
ABRAHAMSON Samuel, b. Samuel Rautio, 20 Jan 1881 in Karunko Finland,
                m. 29 Aug 1913 to Mrs. Maria Koski
ABRAHAMSON, Wayne (Waino)
AHO, Ed
AHO, William

BERGSTEDT, Kaarle Aukusti, b. 6 Sep 1861 in Rantsilan Parish, Kuopion
                Finland, changed name to Carl August Pass, m. Greta Amalia Poykku
ERKKILA, Bill

FRANTTI, Maria Sophia, b. 22 Mar 1882 in Kauhajoki Finland,
                m. to Sanfred Koski on 15 Dec 1904

HALLA-AHO, Mary Matilda, b. Alajarvi Finland
HALSTEIN, August Leander, b. Alajarvi Vaasanlaani Finland
HALSTEIN, Hilma
HARJU, Felix
HARJU, Jennie
HARJU, John Elmer, b. 16 Dec 1897, Finland
HARJU, Matt, b. 6 Nov 1872 in Finland, m. 1894 in Ylistaro Finland.
                d. 19 Jan 1945, interred in Kuusamo cemetery
HARJU, Matt Emil, b. 30 Sep 1895, Finland
HARJU, Andrew A. Pastor
HARJU, Ray
HARJU, Sophia, b. 20 Dec 1871, d.19 Mar 1944, interred in Kuusamo cemetery
HEIKKINEN, John
HILTONEN, Aina
HILTONEN, Kaleb, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
HOLAPPA, Abraham
HOLAPPA, Siiri, d. 17 May 1971, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
HUHTALA, Oiva
HUMALAMAKI, Israel

JARVI, Ellen
JARVIE, Ivy
JARVIE, Siefert
JARVIE, Sifert

KAILA, Matt, b. 11 Dec 1860 in Oulu Finland, m. to Ida Kesti in 1884,
                d. 17 Aug 1945, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
KALAPUTAS, Charles Gust, b. 29 Mar 1900
KALAPUTAS, Elmer Waino, b. 21 Apr 1896
KALAPUTAS, Gust Anderson, b. 24 Mar 1870, Marijarvi Finland,
                m. 20 Jun 1894 in Evanston Wyoming
KANGAS, Autu
KELTIKANGAS, Venla. from Alajarvi, Finland
KESTI, Ida, b. 29 Nov 1865 in Oulu Finland, d. 2 Aug 1945,
                buried in Kuusamo cemetery
KINNA, Ena
KINNUNEN, Alex
KORHONEN, Lempi
KORHONEN, Rev., buried in Kuusamo cemetery
KOSKI, Eileen Ellen, d. 23 Mar 1969, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
KOSKI, John
KOSKI, Kaarl Sanfred, b. 5 Jun 1882, Lohtaja Finland
KUJALA, Debbie
KUJALA, Matilda, b. Finland
KUJALA, Matt, b. Finland, d. Jan  1941, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
KUJALA, Walfred, b. 12 Oct 1897, Sand Coulee Montana USA
KUHUNA (or Kuhna), Andrew

LAMPI, Isaac, d. 24 Nov 1911 at age 29
LAMPI, Mr and Mrs. buried in Kuusamo cemetery
LEETI, Elmer
LEETI, Arvid, b. 1863 in Finland, m. to Sofia Miettunen,
                d. 15 Apr 1929, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
LINDY, Fanny Maria, emigrated from Lestijarvi Finland,
                m. to Frank Staudinger, later to Victor Koski
LUND, Walter
LUOMA, Elmer
LUOMALA, Rev.

MACKIE, Helmie Maria, b. 30 Aug 1887 in Kauhava Finland,
                d. 26 Feb 1958, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
MACKIE, Jacob, d. Nov 1933
MAKI, Eric, Pastor
MAKI, Gust,  b. 1882 in Finland, d. 16 Apr 1965, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
MAKI, Irene Silta
MAKI, Mary
MATTSON, Emil, b. 1897
MATTSON, George, b. 1899
MATTSON, Jennie, d. 16 Jun 1961
MATTSON, Matt
MATTSON, Matt Peter, b. Finland, m. Maria Katherin Unkuri, d. 1918
MATTSON, Norman
MATTSON, Saima
MATTSON, Wayne, b. 1907, m. 1932 to Helvi Porttin
MIETTUNEN Sofia, d. 1908, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
MYNTA, Sanna (Susanna), b. in Finland, m. to Andrew Woltti,
                d. 24 Nov 1906 at age 33, first adult buried in Kuusamo cemetery

NIKKOLA, Ed

PARVI, Arvi
PASMA, Alex, had son Isaac who died Dec 1913 at age 29 years
PASS, August
PASTOBAK, Victor, b. 7 Aug 1862 in Seinajoki Vaasanlaani Finland,
                m. 20 Sep 1890 to Hanna Peltoniemi from Evijarvi Finland,
                d. 7 Sep 1938, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
PELTONIEMI, Hanna, d. 4 Aug 1954 at age 84
PITKANEN, Anna, b. May 1870 in Viipuri, Finland, d. Aug 1944
PITKANEN, August
PITKANEN, August Jr.
PITKANEN, August, b. 1866 in Kuopio Finland, m. to Anna Pitkanen, d. 1921
PORTTIN, Eino
PORTTIN, Issac, b. 1860 in Finland, m. to Mary Puukila, d. 1943
PORTTIN, Matt, b. 29 Dec 1882, Lapua VL Finland, m. 1906 to Helmi Maria Mackie
PORTTIN, Wilfred,   b. 1 Oct 1908, in Kuusamo district. m. 9 Sep 1939 to
POYKKU, Greta Amalia, b. 1868 in Rovaniemi, Finland,
                d. Feb 1945, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
PUUKILA, Mary, b. 1857, d. 1907, buried in First Kuusamo cemetery

RIEKKI, Esther
RIEKKI, Helia, b. 23 Sep 1898
RIEKKI, Sakri Alfred, b. ca.1869 in Pudasjarvi Oulu Finland,
                m. Tilda Maria Sylvasti, d. Oct 1945
ROPSFELT, John, b. Finland
ROPSFELT, Jack, b. Finland, m. 1920 to Siiri Holappa
ROPSFELT, Saima, b. Finland, m. 3 jan 1914 to Richard Kangas
ROPSFELT, Oliver, b. 7 Oct 1920, m. 19 Mar 1954 to Aili Stenlund
ROSENDAHL, Aline Wilhelmina, b. 27 Mar 1879 in Pori Finland,
                d. 13 Mar 1959, buried in Kuusamo cemetery

SAHA, Amanda, d. 4 Oct 1947 at age    71
SAHA, Helmi, m. to Ed Nikkola, then to Bill Erkkila.
SAHA, Sam
SAHA, Sylvester, b. 31 Dec 1876 in Teuva Vaasa Finland,
                m. 1899 to Amanda Saha, d. 1 Nov 1958 in Eckville AB at age 82
SALONEN, Ellen, m. Jan 1906 to Sifert Jarvie in Sylvan Lake
SALONEN, Henry, m. 1883 to Hedvig Vasti in Merikarvia Finland,
                d. 1937, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
SLOOP, Eino
SODERBACK, Elmina, b. 9 Jul 1874 in Alajarvi Finland
SODERLUND, Karl, b. 18 Apr 1878 in Pori Finland,
                m. 2 Jun 1900 to Aline Wilhelmina Rosendahl in Pori,
                d. 25 Feb 1959 at Sylvan Lake at age 80, buried in Kuusamo cemetery
STAUDINGER, Frank Oscar, emigrated from Kalajoki Finland,
                m. 27 Jun 1905 to Fanny Maria Lindy, d. 18 Jun 1925
STENLUND, Aili, b. 2 Aug 1919, Turku Finland
STENLUND, Arthur
STOLY, Mary, b. 10 Jun 1873 in Kuurtanella Finland
SYLVASTI, Tilda Maria, from Sievi Oulu Finland, d. Oct 1933

TALSON, Ida

UNKARI, Maria Katherin, d. 1961

VALLI, Ed
VALLI, Jacob
VASTI, Hedvig, d. 1921 buried in Kuusamo cemetery

WALLIS, Rev., from Finland
WETELAINEN, Peter
WIRTA, Lauri, from Finland
WOIMA, Andrew, b. 10 Nov 1866 in Alawieska Finland,
                m. 122 Feb 1893 to Mary Stoly, d. 21 Apr 1914
WOIMA, Danny
WOIMA, Ernest, b. 1 Feb 1914, d. 10 Apr 1969
WOIMA, Steffie
WOIMA, Walter
WOLTTI, Andrew, b. Finland, m. to Sanna (Susanna) Mynta in USA,
                d. 14 May 1935.  buried in Kuusamo cemetery
WOLTTI, Gust
WOLTTI, John

Note:  Some female names may be their married names.  I have omitted most
names of descendants born on Canadian soil.