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6 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 9. október 1992
Letters to the Editor
Signy deserved better
The obituary on Signy Eaton which
you ran in your September 18 edition
leaves a lot to be desired.
I think you could have published a
more sensitive piece on Signy, rather
than simply reprint the Canadian Press
item complete with typos and poor
taste.
Signy deserved better from her own
people in Manitoba.
David Scarth
Past president, The Icelandic
Canadian Club of Toronto
Hecla Museum
The Descendants and Friends of
Hecla Island Heritage Inc. would like
to thank you and the staff for all your
goodwill extended to us during the
opening of the museum.
Many thanks
Bill Jefferson
Letter of Thanks
Thank you for your prompt
response to my phone call. This is not
the book I had thought it was but it is
a very welcome addition to my limited
stock of Icelandic material.
I would like to get a copy of the bio-
graphical sketches of the early arrivals,
I do not know what it is called but I
have seen one in the Betel library
room.
As a grand nephew of Jón
Runólfsson I would like very much to
get any of his published works. I had a
copy of “Pozulti” but it disappeared.
Any suggestions or help you can pro-
vide will be veiy much appreciated:
P.S. I had the good fortime to meet
and chat with Júníus in Reykjavík in
1981.
Sincerely,
Lárus Westdal
Proud of her heritage
I was so very pleased to see that
your September 4th issue carried my
mother’s obituaiy.
Mom was very proud of her
Icelandic heritage — as am I.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Leslie Macleod
Toronto
Descendants found
With reference to your letter of
inquiry in the Lögberg-Heimskringla,
Sept. 4, 1992, asking for information
about the descendants of Guðrún
Sigurjónsdóttir and Karl Jónasson, I
may be able to be of some assistance.
When your query first appeared in
an earlier issue of the newspaper, I
contacted George Munday of
Oakville, Ontario. It is my understand-
ing that he is a descendant of the
above couple that emigrated from
Iceland to Canada in 1913. I sent him
a Xerox copy from the L-H of your
request. The family moved to Ontario
years ago, and that is undoubtedly
why a search in Manitoba tumed up
very little information.
The above George Munday and his
family are on the mailing list of the
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networking purposes; that is how the
Munday name came to my notice.
I have no idea whether George has,
as yet, contacted you. It is my under-
standing that he is Hugrún Kristín’s
son, therefore, he is George Jr., (junior)
grandson to Guðrún and Karl
Jónasson.
Your letter to the newspaper does
not state why you are attempting to
contact distant relatives, nor whether
or not an answer in English would be
fine. Are you working on a family
history and wish to extend the geneal-
ogy?
I have already made initial contact
with the family. George is hoping to
hear from you soon.
My best wishes in your research
efforts
Yours sincerely,
Donald E. Gislason
Toronto
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