The Sampola Genealogy Day on February 1st

Culture Highlight #5: The theme lectures of The Sampola Genealogy Day on February 1, 2025, will take the audience on a journey into the everyday life of the past. How did people live, farm, and eat in the past? Participants will have the opportunity to learn the basics of genealogy and meet associations in the field.
An old painting of a white-shirted woman leaning on a fireplace in a log cabin. There is a black pot and a whitefish roasting in the fireplace.

How did people live and get food from the ground to the plate?

The theme of The Sampola Genealogy Day 2025 is “Food, Drink, and Shelter.” Come and hear how centuries ago people made a living from the land and what was eaten and drunk at the peasants’ table.

The lectures on the Genealogy Day will cover inns, old crops, and centuries-old dining culture. The lecturers include PhD Jenni Lares, PhD, archaeologist Tuuli Heinonen, and PhD Kirsi Laine.

A briefing titled “How to Start Genealogy” will introduce participants to genealogy research.

The event will be held at Sampola, Sammonkatu 2, Tampere, on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM. The lectures will take place in Sampola’s auditorium. In the lobby, there will be exhibitors and associations related to genealogy and history.

Welcome to get excited about history and genealogy!

The Sampola Genealogy Day is organized by The Adult Education Centre of the Tampere Region in cooperation with the Tampere Region Genealogical Society. The event is free of charge.

Read more and come along!

Text: Anna-Katariina Maksimoff
Photos: Akseli Gallen-Kallela: Woman Cooking Whitefish. 1886. Finnish National Gallery.
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