May I ask where you found the Hancock Polk Directory 1916-1917? I'm looking for Finns in the Hancock area too. Joyce -----Original Message----- From: rob710@juno.com [mailto:rob710@juno.com] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:32 PM To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MI-Genealogy] Finnish lutheran book printer Hi I just found this listing in the Hancock polk directory 1916-1917 My great great grandfather was Henry Karppinen . What is the finnish Lutheran Book Concern. where can I find one and where was Frenchtown what dose bds 87 mean .As his age is not listed I do not know for sure if this my Henry but I would like to find out more Robin Karppinen Henry, printer Finnish Lutheran Book Concern, bds 87 Frenchtown ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== MI-Genealogy Subscribe and Unsubscribe Instructions Administrator Contacts, Rules and Guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/maillist.html ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx