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| 1 |  | "Photo of photo" of view from Anna Maria Holmberg's house in Lovisa Finland. This was a picture of a photograph owned by the current owners of the house that Anna Maria Holmberg worked in as a maid. It show the view down the road to Lovisa Bay. This is the view that Anna Maria Holmberg would see. | |
| 2 |  | 1914 map of Sections 11 and 12, Township 56 R16, St. Louis County, Minnesota Kusti and Esther Simila had their farm in Section 11, Township 56, R16 St. Louis County Minnesota. It was on this farm that our mother Esther Simila was born in 1919. Note that in Section 12 is the property of Thomas Flom Kero, the uncle of Esther Kero. | |
| 3 |  | Amanda Valkonen Holmberg | |
| 4 |  | Andrew Kero in Makinen Minnesota. This photo is from the 75th Jubilee Publication for Makinen Minnesota, where Andrew Kero lived until 1921. | |
| 5 |  | Anna Greta Grekila Burial SIte. Anna Greta Grekila is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Calumet Michigan. This is the spot, according to cemetery records that she is buried at. There is another headstone in this location from 1906, but her headstone is missing. | |
| 6 |  | Anna Kärsämä. Wife of Heikki Similä ,my 1st cousin 2x removed. | |
| 7 |  | Army photo of Wilho Simila. Wilho Simila is kneeling in the front row, in the middle. Probably taken in England, 1944. | |
| 8 |  | Army photo of Wilho Simila. In this photo, Wilho is standing, second from the left. | |
| 9 |  | Arthur Simla Headstone. Arthur Simila Headstone in Ahmeek Cemetery. | |
| 10 |  | Christine Holmberg, July 2023. Photo of Christine taken in Sidney Ohio in July 2023. | |
| 11 |  | Einar Holmberg World War I Draft registration | |
| 12 |  | Elimaki Church, May 2014. It was at this church that Einar Holmberg was babtized in 1888. | |
| 13 |  | Elizabeth (Betty) Holmberg in 1935. Taken in 1935. | |
| 14 |  | Esther Kero Simila Taken in Calumet, Michigan about 1925. | |
| 15 |  | Esther Simila Taken in 1940's. | |
| 16 |  | Farm land outside of Makinen Minnesota. I went up to Makinen Minnesota to try and take a photo of the original Simila Farm...my best guess is that this land is currently swamp land. This picture was taken about 0.5 miles to the west of the original Simila Farm. | |
| 17 |  | Grave of Helmi Kero Werronen. Helmi Kero's grave, our Great Aunt. She is buried in Woodland Cemetery, New York Mills, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. | |
| 18 |  | Grave of Kusti and Esther Simila Taken at Lakeview Cemetery outside of Calumet Michigan in June 2013. | |
| 19 |  | Gravesite for Elizabeth Holmberg Hoag. Photo taken at West Park Cemetery Cleveland Ohio. | |
| 20 |  | Gravesite of Andrew Kero and his wife Selma Nixon at Hortonville Cemetery, Sullivan County New York. This photo of Andrew and Selma Kero's gravesite was taken by Helen Bossley in 2010. | |
| 21 |  | Gravesite of Anna Maria Holmberg in Ahvenkoski. Photo taken by Esko Simonen at Ahvenkoski. | |
| 22 |  | Gravesite of Juho Jaakko Kero and Eeva Marja Kero This is the gravesite in Finland of Jaakko Kero, the younger brother of our Great Grandfather Matti Kero, and his wife Eeva Marja Kero. Jaako came to America, but returned to Finland in 1905. | |
| 23 |  | Gravesite of Kalle Fredrik Holmberg and his daughter Fanny Sofia Holmberg Taken in Kuusankoski Finland, May 28, 2014. | |
| 24 |  | Gravesite of Leo Pekka Holmberg and Esther Simila Holmberg The gravesite at Westpark Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 25 |  | Gravesite of Uuma A Simila Uuma A Simila Grave Site in Bellingham Washington | |
| 26 |  | Gravestone of Henry Simila. Henry Simila Grave in Lakeview Cemetery, Calumet Michigan. | |
| 27 |  | Gravestone of Wilho Simila. Grave of Wilho Simila in Lakeview Cemetery, Calumet Michigan. | |
| 28 |  | Gust Simila with the kantela. This photo was sent to me by Bonnie Miller, whose grandparents were neighbors and friends of the Simila's in Corbin/Makinen Minnesota. The guess is that this photo is from around 1920 - 1925. | |
| 29 |  | Hankasalmi Church This was the church that Amanda Valkonen Holmberg was christened in. | |
| 30 |  | Hilda Sofia Kero Photo of Hilda Sofia Kero, wife of Matti V. Kero taken at Kero Farm. | |
| 31 |  | Holmberg kids and Grandma Valkonen/Holmberg. This photo was taken sometime in 1960 at the rented home on Scranton Road in Cleveland. Dale in front, Leo behind him, then in third row Deborah, Marsha, and Bruce (L-R). Grandma in back. | |
| 32 |  | Hulda Halmer Holmberg Gravesite. Hulda Holmberg Gravesite taken at West Park Cemetery Cleveland Ohio. | |
| 33 |  | Italian Hall Memorial in Lakeview Cemetery, Calumet Michigan. A memorial for some of the victims that were murdered at the Italian Hall in Calumet Michigan on December 24, 1913. | |
| 34 |  | Kalle Holmberg, Fanny Sofia Holmberg gravesite September, 2018. Photo of gravesite with Esko Simonen. Esko is a Y-DNA cousin of Kalle Holmberg. | |
| 35 |  | Kero Farm and Lohtaja Church. My 3rd cousin Mika sent me the location of the Kero Farm, and this "photo" shows them both, as shown on google maps. The water out in the distance is the Gulf of Bothnia, separating Finland from Sweden. | |
| 36 |  | Kopsa House. The house where Anna Kärsämä was born, along with all the children born to her and Heikki. This photo is from the 1920's | |
| 37 |  | Kusti Simila Calumet, Michigan 1906-1907. | |
| 38 |  | Kusti Simila and Esther Kero Wedding Photo | |
| 39 |  | Kusti, Esther, and Toivo Simila done in Calumet Michigan Wathercolor/Sketch of Kusti, Esther, and their first son Toivo. Probably done in 1907-1908 Calumet Michigan. | |
| 40 |  | Leo Holmberg, July 2023 Photograph taken in Sidney Ohio, July 2023. | |
| 41 |  | Leo Holmberg, Kent Ohio 2014. Leo Holmberg, taken in my office, in 2014. | |
| 42 |  | Leo Pekka Holmberg Leo Pekka Holmberg, taken by his sister Betty - 1934. | |
| 43 |  | Leo Pekka Holmberg. Leo Pekka Holmberg | |
| 44 |  | Location of Bonifas Gorman Lumber Company, Lake Linden. Map on the left is from 1935, map on the right is current. | |
| 45 |  | Location of Simila Farm in Makinen Minnesota, 1913 - 1923. This is my best guess to where the Simila Farm was. The records indicate it was in Township 56 Range 16, which would in this area. | |
| 46 |  | Location of Simila Farm, as seen from the west. This is my best guess as to where the Simila Farm was located, looking from the west. "Downtown" Makinen is to the west. | |
| 47 |  | Lohtaja Church. This is the church in Lohtaja, built in 1768. This is the church that Esther Kero Simila went to, while she lived with her grandparents, Matti Kero and Elisabet Niemi. She lived on the Kero Farm until 1899, when she came to America. | |
| 48 |  | Martha Simila Lantto and Reino Lantto Gravesite. Grave of Aunt Martha and Uncle Reino. | |
| 49 |  | Matti Kero Grave Site. Gravestone of Matti Kero in Lakeview Cemetery, Calumet Michigan. | |
| 50 |  | Matti Kero home in Finland before leaving for the U.S. Photo of Matti Kero's home in Finland before he left for the U.S. Sent to me by Mika Kero. |