Re: My Arola Family from Minnesota
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Re: My Arola Family from Minnesota
8/20/00
Our family has been traced back to 1776 in Finland, but the name was not Arola in Finland. It was changed by my Greatgrandfather when he emigrated to the US and Minnesota. The name Arola was taken from the area he came from. Like yours, my Arola family lived near Menahga. We also lived near Wolf Lake and Osage. It has been known for many, many years by the elderly family members that there is no relationship between the two families, as they are familiar with yours. Recent geneology research has proven that we were not Arola in Finland. My emigrant Greatgrandfather had eight sons raised in Becker County and there are many descendents.
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Re: My Arola Family from Minnesota
jessi Arola 9/16/04