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Solving the Mystery Solving the Mystery Some people seem to disappear A certificate of good standing in your parish church [BETYG] worked like a passport as you moved to another farm or another parish for a new job or schooling. You were required to present it to the pastor in your new parish immediately. With the certificate in hand, you could obtain a passport to leave the country, for a fee at the Provincial Clerk’s office. The year the passport was issued is a good clue to when the person emigrated. If it was issued before 1917, when Finland was still a Grand Duchy of Russia, one of the languages in which it was written was Russian. You will also see Finnish, Swedish, and German. A few lucky families have the document in the family collection. Check with your relatives. Maybe they have some items that hold clues. Postcards, letters and photos from friends in Finland also hold clues. 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So choose your%pag. % At’s%Colunteers%spea3%mostly%Finnish,%and%are%most%interested%in% Finnish-­‐speaking%parishes,%so%there%are%some%S1edish-­‐speaking% parishes missing.% % We’re%looking%for%Larsmo8%%Iu0%&0>'%2robably%7isted%/y%&ts more recent%Finnish%name.%%Clic3%on%the%eLf%%Aha.%%At’s%called%Luoto%&n% Finnish.% % Now choose%eSyntyneetf%($%eIapsm/Births”. 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