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On July 8, 2000, the 150th anniversary was celibrated at the former Joris farm of the emigration to North America of Joris-Pelle (Per Andersson), Erik Norelius, Daniel Lindström and the other about 100 people, who left Hassela in 1850. This group were the founders of the Chisago Lake area in eastern Minnesota. A group of descendants from USA had come to participate in the celebration.
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Joris in the beginning of the 20th century. All buildings have now been
torn down. |
A lot of people had gathered. |
The county governor gave an initiated lecture on the emigration. |
A descendant of Joris-Pelle's consecrated the new monument..... |
...in water that had been brought here from the St Croix River in
eastern
Minnesota
(Video 340 kbyte) |
The text on the monument.An english translation can be found at the bottom of the page. |
The governor.... |
...and members of the organisation committee received gifts from the
American
visitors. |
Nordanstig's male choir entertained. |
Some of Joris-Pelle's descendants at the monument. |
Of course, the final song was..... |
... the wellknown "Hälsa dem där hemma"
(Video 340 kbyte) |
Translation of the text on the monument:
JORIS-PELLE
At this site was the Finn
settlement Joris. Here Per
"Joris-Pelle" Andersson was born on December 5, 1817. Joris-Pelle was
the
leader of a group of about 100 people who emigrated to America in 1850.
He and his family together with three other families were the founders
of the first settlement at Chisago Lake in Minnesota in 1851.
Joris-Pelle
died in 1881 in Cambridge, Minnesota.
Relatives erected this stone
in the year 2000 at the
150th anniversary of the emigration.
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