Grandma was a simple girl from Finland. She spent most of her life in Ashtabula, Ohio, which had a large Finnish community, so she never learned to speak English very well. Most of these interviews were made through an interpreter, usually one of my uncles. I hope you find them interesting.
By the way, if you look for her in the passenger list of your favorite book or web site, she will be listed under 3rd Class, Non-British Passengers Embarking at Southampton. Her last name, Turja, is sometimes misspelled as "Turgo." Apparently they weren't that concerned with accuracy when it came to the third class.
The Floating City
This is an article my uncle, the youngest son - Martin Lundi, wrote of his mother's experience for a church magazine in 1978. |
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