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Kalle Maukonen's Heritage
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Sanoma Maukonen is a newsletter
generated by a Canadian Maukonen for all
who have interest in the Maukonen
heritage. "Sanoma" is the Finnish word
for "tidings" or "message." While most
of the Canadian Maukonens grew up in
households where English only was
spoken, the title for the newsletter was
chosen to reflect our Finnish
background. Each newsletter is designed
to convey tidings about Maukonens to
other Maukonens across the globe. There
is a Maukonen Family Society
active in Finland, so our newsletter
will remain an English-language
publication co-ordinated through a
Canadian address.
In the premier issue, Vol. 1 No.
1, (Winter 1996) of Sanoma
Maukonen, we introduced the
rationale for the newsletter and
provided a preliminary list of
Maukonens.
Following contact with Gertrude Maukonen
(Conneaut, Ohio) her son, Darrell, sent
a book to Bret Maukonen (Port Colborne,
Ontario) prepared by Halbert's Family
Heritage Publishing. Using a computer
network search (which did not include
Finland!) the company had produced a
list with the names and addresses of 31
Maukonens. This proved to be a valuable
starting point for contacting Maukonens
in Canada and the United States and led
to the conception of Sanoma
Maukonen as a vehicle for exchanging
information.
By Vol. 1 No. 2 (prepared for the
Spring of 1996), we had increased our
list to 38 names. In that issue, there
was the suggestion to have a "Maukonen"
get-together that year in Canada. From
responses to that information, we
planned the first Get-Together for
August 3, 1996 which was held in
Orillia, Ontario.
In Vol. 1 No. 3 (Fall 1996) we
reported on:
the first Canadian Maukonen
Get-Together
the first contact with Maukonens
living in Florida
the history of the Floridian
Maukonens
In Vol. 2 No. 1 (Spring 1997) we
reported on:
our appreciation for a
generation of
Maukonen ladies (Agnes, Doris, Gertrude,
and Olga)
the first contact with a Maukonen
(Sami) living in Finland
the first, short list of Maukonen
e-mail addresses
In Vol. 2 No. 2 (Fall 1997) we
went to four pages and reported on:
the second Maukonen
Get-Together
the preliminary issue of a Canadian
Maukonen family tree
the possible rivalry between Maukonens
in Florida and Ohio due to their teams
competing in that years Baseball World
Series
In Vol. 2 No. 3 (Winter 1997) we
had reports from:
Sami Maukonen on his climbing
trip in
Norway
Maukonens in Florida, Ohio, British
Columbia, and Finland
In Vol. 3 No. 1 (Spring 1998) we
had more news from:
Maukonens in Florida and
Finland
a Canadian Maukonen who enjoyed
Floridian hospitality
Ohio with an archival picture of Emil
Maukonen
In Vol. 3 No. 2 (Winter 1998) we
had news about:
the first contact with
Maukonens
living in Oregon
the third Maukonen Get-Together
Maukonens in Florida, British
Columbia, and Finland
In Vol. 4 No. 1(Spring 1999) we
had information about:
the first contact with some
Maukonens
in Espoo, Finland and their family
tree
the first contact with the Vuorinen
family (married to a Maukonen)
the existence of a Maukonen Family
Society in Finland
the first contact with some Maukonens
connected to Ohio and their family
tree
our e-mail list growing to 17
addresses
Neil Maukonen included as a 2 page
insert
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