Kustaa Ojala, brother to John Ojala. Visited Fairport in 1905 and eventually returned to Finland.
Maria Ojala (Knuuttila), my great grandmother.
Family portrait with a young Adolph Ojala.
Chalk portrait of Kustaa Ojala made from photo taken during the photo session above. Currently hangs in Kustaa’s home in Finland with a hand written note from John. Dated 1906.
John and an unknown man in a portrait taken in Fairport. Dated 1905.
Postcards mailed from Fairport to Finland by my great grandfather. Included in the photo is Adolph Ojala (age 18) and construction foreman, Oscar Oinonen.
-News article about the death of my great-grandfather shortly after the night of the 1932 elections due to illegal bootlegging.
Follow up article with corrections and details about the pursuit of the bootlegger.