ANCESTRY & GENEALOGY

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Johannes "John" Ojala,  my great grandfather.
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Kustaa Ojala, brother to John Ojala.  Visited Fairport in 1905 and eventually  returned to Finland.
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Maria Ojala (Knuuttila), my great grandmother.
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Family portrait with a young Adolph Ojala.
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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.
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John and an unknown man in a portrait taken in Fairport. Dated 1905.
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Postcards mailed from Fairport to Finland by my great grandfather. Included in the photo is Adolph Ojala (age 18) and construction foreman, Oscar Oinonen.
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-News article about the death of my great-grandfather shortly after the night of the 1932 elections due to illegal bootlegging.

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Follow up article with corrections and details about the pursuit of the bootlegger.
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1.      Ojala children in Fariport in the 1930’s.