Far Northern Connections: Researching Your Sami (and Other) Ancestors in Northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia
Virginia Mattson-Schultz has been interested in genealogy since she was in her twenties and has spent many years researching her own family history, and working both as a professional genealogist for others and a high school language teacher. Her Finnish roots, which encouraged her study of the Sami culture in far northern Europe, and her strong background in languages combine to make her uniquely qualified to write this book. She has also written articles forThe Finnish American Reporterand the journalsArranandBaiki.She was born in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, and earned a B.A. from Macalester College and master's degree from the University of Colorado. She currently lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia, with her husband, David Schultz.