Finnish friends Mystery Cache
Rich & Sherrie: Archiveing this box;
I just hope some one might place a geo so we can have fun. Thanks.
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The cache starts at the cemetery in Plainfield:
Coordinates take you to a flag in the cemetery.You can get coordinates to part 1 and you might find part 2 and skip part 1, get to part 3 the Witter cemeterie do the puzzle at part 3 to get the coordinates to the final.
Congratulations to Bubblehead651 for FTF!
This is in remembrance of my friends parents Ben and Elsie Carlson and family friends Arnie and Ida Kujala.
Like many European parents with young children, trying to combine their European heritage and traditions with the American culture lead involving families in many organizations within the community.
This cache will lead you to one of those organizations trying to maintain traditions and heritage.
Here are the clues that you will need to find: Total the amount of each of the following letters,
part 1 at flag!
a - The number of letter (A)
b - The number of letter (B)
c - The number of letter (U)
d - The number of letter (O)
e - The number of letter (C)
f - The number of letters (I +P) =
g - The number of letters (L-C) =
h - The number of letter (M)
i - The number (16_9 ~1999) number
j- Subtract one from the largest number from (i)
Coordinates that take you to part 2: (The Carlson)
North- ab.ac.def West- gdb.he.jig
At part two, (THE CARLSON)
You are looking for coordinates for part three.
Ben A CARLSON year of death ____ - 2012 = AB
191_ ELSIE H CARLSON (235/_= CD)
ELSIE H CARLSON year of death _006 (322/_ =EFG)
19_1 BEN A CARLSON (144/__ = HI)
Add all the YEARS together and subtract 7303 = (JKL)
Coordinates that take you to part 3:
North- AB.CD.EFG West- 0HI.00.JKL
(THE KUJALA)
At part 3: THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE FINAL COORDINATES North- BC.BG.BIF West IAC.HJ.CBA
AUNE KUJALA LINDEN 1912 19_9 (A)
IDA A. KUJLA 1908 199_ (B)
ARVID C. KUJALA 1908 _980 (C)
ARNOLD L KUJALA 1_15 2000 (D)
SUBTRACT B-1=E.
E+E=F
C+C=G
B+C=H
D-D=I
H+E=J
In the cache (2) $10.00 gift cards,keychain,pin,coin.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
lbh zvtug or fgnaqvat ba vg.
Sbe n snfg pnpur ivrj tnyyrel.
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