Lögberg-Heimskringla - 22.05.1998, Blaðsíða 5

Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 22, mai 1998 • 5
Do you know this man?
Mrs. M. Bryant
stopped by at
the Lögberg-
Heimskríngla office
recently and brought us
some old pictures from
her mother’s picture
collection. We would like
to ask for help from you,
our subscribers, to
identify the people in the
pictures. If you are
relatives of the people in
the picture, you are
welcome to keep the
pictures.
Mrs. Bryant’s grand-
parents, Vilborg Gísla-
dóttir and Einar ísleifur
Einarson, came to
Rosseau, Minnesota, in
the U.S., in 1903. Mrs.
Bryant’s mother is Helga
Wirtz, and two of her
brothers are Einar and
Egill. In 1914—15, Mrs.
Wirtz moved to Fosston, Saskatchewan, where the people in these pictures
may have resided. Helga Wirtz now lives in Wadena, Saskatchewan. □
ALLEN SMUTYLO
“THE FIRST MILLENNIUM”
New Etchings and Water Colours
Greenland and Iceland
Opening May 23 at 10:00 am
continuing through June 13/98
the upataira gallary
266 Edmonton St. Winnipeg R3C1R9 Phone 943-2734
ATORTHLAND CORPORATION
The Concentrated Hardwood Center
RO. Box 265 • Highway 146 East • LaGrange, KY 40031, USA
(502) 222-1441 • Fax (502) 222-1445 • 1-800-873-1441
NORTHLAND is an Icelandic owned and operated
hardwood lumber company. In addition to the LaGrange, KY
operations, we have locations in LaChute, Quebec —
Lexington, NC — Miami, FL — Boynton Beach, FL —
Louisville, KY — Monticello, AR — Oakland, CA
NORTHLAND serves hardwood lumber dealers and
manufacturers in Canada, the USA, Europe and the Far East.
THEICELANDIC FESTIVAL OF MANITOBA
íslendingadagurinn
SCHOLARSHIP
The Wilhelm Kristjanson Memorial Scholarship of $500 is
offered by the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba to a student who
has completed one or more years of post secondary studies
(university or college) and who will be continuing his/her
studies the following year. The following criteria will be considered:
• complete post high school academic results; • qualities of leadership
and community service. Please send a letter of application and a copy
of your official transcript, which includes your marks for the 1997/98
school year, along with a letter of reference from a teacher or com-
munity leader, to (on or before July 8):
Dennis N. Stefanson, Box 55, Gimli, MB R0C 1B0
The scholarship will be awarded at the lcelandic Festival of Manitoba
in Gimli, MB on Monday, August 3/98.
Nova Scotian visits New Iceland
By Dilla Narfason
IMarshall Burgess, from Hali-
fax, Nova Scotia, visited New
> Iceland during his recent trip to
Manitoba. He has always been aware
of his Icelandic roots, dating back to
1879 when his great-grandfather,
Erlendur Höskuldson, and great-
grandmother, GuðlaugStephansdóttir,
left Iceland to settle in Nova Scotia.
After a trip to Iceland with his fa-
ther, Marshall decided to research the
family story, along with those of the
COUNSELLORS
lcelandíc Languaqe
and Cuttural Camp
To reQieter chiUren ö -12 years of aqe
for \ce\and\c Lanquaqe and Cultural Camp
August 2 1998»
to be held at the Edqewater Resort
other settlers. This document he
named “The Markland Icelanders: An
Immigration Experiment.” Marshall
was pleased to have the ppportunity
to share information with Nelson
Gerrard, historian for the Icelandic
National League, as well as Tammy
Axelsson, Executive Director of the
Icelandic National League, and oth-
ers during his short stay there. He was
delighted with his first visit to “New
Iceland,” and couldn’t believe the
good weather, with temperatures ris-
ing into the 20s in April. □