1926Physical anthropologist Martin Luther came to Lanesville to study the Finnish people.People and Communities, Finnish History

Luther gave intelligence tests to the children and made anthropometrical measurements of eighty-four adults. The next year he went to Finland to compare his results with measurements of Finnish people in their native environment
Gloucester Daily Times. “Scientific Research Work.” September 24, 1926, Vol. 62 No. 12303 edition, sec. Lanesville. https://sawyer.advantage-preservation.com/.