Lögberg-Heimskringla - 04.02.1994, Blaðsíða 6

6 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 4. febrúar 1994
Big Point gathering...
July2,1994, just east ofLangruth
Icelanders love to
gather, and this year
on July 2, 1994, just
east of Langruth at the
Big Point monument (old
Big Point hall site) the
100 year (1894 - 1994)
Dedication Plaque hon-
ouring the first Icelandic
settlers and the many who
came after will be cel-
ebrated.
It will start at 3:00
p.m., and after the dedica-
tion, speeches and touring
of old homesteads, Big
Point Cemetery etc., peo-
ple will gather at the
Langruth hall for an eth-
nic lunch, visiting and
entertainment. A dance
will cap off the day. The
Lutheran church will have
a special service the next
dáy (July 3) celebrating 65
years in the present
church. Prior to that, the
church services had been
held in the Big Point Hall
and in homes.
Families are being
asked to make a display of
pictures of their family to
be shown in the hall. We
are selling license plates
and mugs.
Five original pioneers
and their families who
came in 1894 were: Davíð
and Guðbjörg Valdimar-
son and four children;
Ásmundur and Kristjana
Guttormson and two girls,
Svava and Kristín; Bjarni
and Sigríður Davíðson
and girls Jódís, Gyða and
Sigríður and also Bjami’s
brothers Eiríkur and
Július; Tryggvi Ásgeir and
Margaret Jónason and
Stefán and Hólmfríður.
Böðvar and Guðrún
Johnson came to Wild
Oak, just south of Big
Point. That farm will be in
the descendants’ owner-
ship 100 years in 1994.
It would be great if any
descendants of these fami-
lies would contact us.
All the Icelanders in
the area considered Big
Point as home. The
church and all social
activities centred around
the school and hall. So
you see, even though invi-
tations have been sent out
as reminders, everyone is
welcome to join in this
dedication.
We need volunteers to
make ethnic food as well
as provide entertainment.
Write to Ola Czeranko,
Box 114, Langruth,
Manitoba, R0H 0N0, or
Rena Arksey, Box 103,
Langruth, Manitoba, R0H
0N0.
Hope to see you
this July!
Thanks L-H
To those in connection with
LögbergHeimskringla, I
wish to express my sincere
thanks for an article which
appeared in your November 26
issue, “Looking Across
Generations”.
I know that if my grandfather
and my mother were still with
us, that they too would feel
equally appreciative as do I, for
such an excellent presentation of
a beautifully written article by
Kirsten Wolf.
Enclosed is my one year
subscription to Lögberg-
Heimskringla, plus a $100.00
donation as a token of my
appreciation.
Very sincerely,
Eleanor Oltean.
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CORRECTION
In the January 24, 1994
issue of the paper the story
on Guttormur Guttormsson
had the address for contríbu-
tions to the Memoríal Fund as
699 Carter Ave. Contributions
should be sent to:
Guttormur Guttormsson
Memorial Fund
Village of Riverton,
Box 250
Riverton, Manitoba
ROC 2RO
The village will provide a receipt.
MESSUBOÐ
Fyrsta Lúterska
Kirkja
Pastor Ingthor I. Isfeld
1030 a.m. The Service followed by
Sunday School & Coffee hour.
First Lutheran Church
580 Victor St., Winnipeg, MB
R3G 1R2 Ph. 772-7444
TAYLOR McCAFFREY
Barrísters fk Solicitors
900 - 400 St. Mary Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 4K5
David King attends in Gimli and Riverton on the first and third Friday of each month and Mary Ann Stanchell in Winnipeg Beach
in the afternoon of the second and fourth Friday.
Office hours are held in Gimli at 3rd Ave. & Cemre St. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. -12:00 noon & 4:15 - 5:00 p.m.
In Riverton, Mr. King attends at the Riverton Village office between the hours of 1:30 and 3 p.m.
Office hours in Winnipeg Beach are between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. in the Winnipeg Beach office of the Gimli Credit Union.
Toll Pree Line from Interlake Area: 1-957-5464
Winnipeg................Phone 949-1312
Gimli...................Phone 642-7955
Winnipeg Beach..........Phone 389-2999
Information Requested
After 3 years of research on the
Thordur Palsson (circa 1780)
family of Kjarni, my cousin,
Jon Steingrimsson of Reykjavík and
I are nearing completion of our pro-
ject. Your paper has from time to time
published information which is rele-
vant. In order that we glean as much
information as possible, I would like
to ask readers if they have any knowl-
edge of the following people and/or
descendants: Gudmunder “Wm.”
Anderson 1858-1954, of Vancouver,
BC; his brother Arni 1861-1920, of
Riverton; sister Johanna Vilborg
Merrill, b. about 1865, of Winnipeg;
or brother Stefan Anderson, b. about
1869, a carpenter in Winnipeg.
Also information regarding Arni
Thorlaksson, b. 30 Apr. 1857, appar-
ently a bank director in New York,
Join ...
Icelandic
Canadian
Frón
Send membership fee of
$25.00 single or $35.00 family
(includes membership in the Scandinavian Centre)
to: lcelandic Canadian Frón
764 Erin St., Winnipeg, MB R3G 2W4
Telephone: 774-8047
and also descendants of Katrin
Thomasson b. 12 Jul, 1864, d. 3 May
1926, being married to Gamaliel
Thorleifsson. Their immediate proge-
ny may be scattered from Gardar,
ND, to Winnipeg, and perhaps fur-
ther.
Other names are David Boutilier,
b. Aug. 30, 1948, d. 5 Jun. 1985,
Frederic Mann Boutilier, b. May
12,1919, or David Thorstein
Boutilier, b. 25 Mar 1950.
I should also include another
Icelandic name, not of the Kjama kin,
but a not-too distant relative:
Gudmundur Olafsson, b. 3 Aug 1873
in Nordur Skalanes, d. at Golden,
BC, brother of Stefan Olafson, of
Lundar, my grandfather, whose
records are complete.
For your own information I am the
youngest son of Jon Arnason, “The
Fisherman” of St James (he died in
1972 in Winnipeg).
Thank you for your assistance.
Please contact me at 9490 214 St.,
Langley BC, VIM 1T3, if you have
information regarding any of the
above.
Yours sincerely
John Amason
Minnist
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