Karjala
7 articles
Viipuri County Accounts 1635–1724
A collection of 22 transcribed Viipuri county account records listing people paid from crown funds — essential genealogical sources for Karelian families across nine decades.
Vilhunen, Vilhuinen: On the Origin of a Karelian Surname
An academic article disputing the derivation of the surname Vilhunen from Wilhelm, arguing instead for a native Finnish origin ("vilha" = agile/quick) and tracing the family from Jääski district through Pieksämäki to Multia. Published in Genos 2/2013.
Karelian Cavalry Regiment — General Muster Rolls 1643–1809
A collection of transcribed general muster rolls from the Karelian Cavalry Regiment, spanning from its formation in 1643 to the dissolution of the Swedish-era Finnish military in 1809.
Poll Tax Register of Viipuri and Savonlinna Counties, 1701
An e-book in two parts presenting the poll tax register (henkikirja) of Viipuri and Savonlinna counties from 1701 — an important source for East Finnish genealogy, capturing the region just before the Great Northern War.
Karjalainen — Karilainen: Name and Family Through Five Centuries
A book about the Karilainen family and its five-hundred-year entanglement with the tribal name Karjalainen — and a new perspective on the origin of the name Karjala itself.
The Genealogist's Problem: Was the Common Ancestor Mauri or Mäyrä?
A personal research puzzle: tracing the paternal line back to Juho Laurinpoika Mäyränen (1606) and investigating whether the name Meuronen of Lapee and Mäyränen of Ruovesi are the same — and what the ancestor's first name really was.
Greetings from Vantaa — Now in Virrat, 14 October 2015
A report from the Kuulutko sukuuni fair in Vantaa — good sales, interesting conversations, and thoughts on the theory of the origin of the name Karjala.