Pargas / Parainen Local History Museum

Pargas-Parainen 1934

Sundinvigningen 1934 och festligheter i Björkhagen. Pargas centrum 1934. Bergsrådet Emil Sarlin agerar festtalare. Ljudlös filmklipp. Källa: 16mm á 90m kopia av originalet 10.6.1983, beställt av Sparbanken i Pargas. Numera i Pargas hembygdsmuseums arkiv.
Suntin avajaiset 1934 ja juhlallisuuksia Koivuhaassa. Paraisten keskusta 1934. Vuorineuvos Emil Sarlin toimii puhujana. Äänetön.
Source: 16mm á 90m kopio alkuperöisestä, teetetty 10.6.1983 Paraisten säästöpankin toimesta. Paraisten kotiseutumuseon arkisto.
Inaguration of the canal in Pargas, Finland in 1934 Source: 16mm á 90m copy of the original, made on the 10th of June 1983. Pargas Local History Museum Archives.

Traditional Finnish Axes

A 34 minute film discussing small size Finnish traditional axes. The Roselli Axe is portrayed as a traditional Finnish axe, and as an effective woodcutting tool while camping or at the summer cottage. This program will look at some 18th and 19th century Finnish carpentry axes which seem to have influenced the design of the Roselli Axe. The Roselli Axe is also put to a quick field test together with another traditional Finnish axe, the Billnäs 12:3 axe during a autumn dayhike.

The film was recorded at the Local History Museum in Pargas, Finland and in the scenic archipelago of Southwestern Finland.

Skäri - Living Heritage 2015.

Futuristic History: Louhisaari Stories

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Louhisaari Stories is a collection of episodes taking visitors of the Louhisaari manor in Askainen, Finland back in time to the 19th century, when the Mannerheim family was living in the premises. Looking at a tablet computer screen in certain locations of the manor park, the visitor sees episodes presenting Mannerheim family members and their servants in various situations, such as celebrating a birthday or bathing on the waterfront. The scenes take place in the actual locations, applying augmented reality technology to add virtual characters and modify details of the environment in order to go back in time. An interface providing in depth information about the characters and events is also available for the users.

Vår historia formar nuet

Pargas Hembygdsmuseum 90 år.
Pargas Hembygdsförening r.f. 1928-2018

Tillverkning av ett lieskaft - Viikatteen varren veisto - Making a scythe

Åboländsk lieskaft (orv) tillverkas med traditionella metoder och används i Skyttala museum.
Turunmaalaisen viikatteen varren valmistus perinteisin menetelmin ja sen käyttö Skyttalan museossa.
The making of a Åboland scythe with tradtional methods and it´s use in the Skyttala museum.