Preserving the Most Precious Heirloom - Icelandic Language Publishing in Manitoba Preserving the Most Precious Heirloom - Icelandic Language Publishing in Manitoba University of Manitoba
An original 1948 painting by Laura Goodman Salverson, this vibrant work depicts a kneeling woman in a floral landscape reaching toward a radiant, winged figure. The imagery evokes […]
Skrúðgönguvagn sem sýnir stofnun Alþingis á Íslandi árið 930, búinn til fyrir hátíðargöngu vegna demantsafmælis Kanadíska ríkjasambandsins sem haldin var í Winnipeg 1. júlí 1927.
Duration of Audio Clip: 4:57 Transcription of Audio: Stefan: As I have mentioned, the newspapers originally covered all the news that Icelandic North Americans might be interested in, […]
Duration of Audio Clip: 2:59 Transcription of Audio: Stefan: So politically, Heimskringla came to favor the Conservative Party here in Canada. It favored the Unitarian Church and the […]
Duration of Audio Clip: 2:47 Transcription of Audio: Stefan: I’m Stefan Jonasson. I’m the editor of Lögberg-Heimskringla, a position I have held for 10 years now, a little […]
This hand-drawn map (c. 1875–1880) shows the early homesteads of Icelandic settlers near Lake Winnipeg. Each square is numbered and labeled with handwritten names.
The front page of the May 30, 1910 issue of the newspaper Gimlungur, published in Gimli, Manitoba.
