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2 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Friday 20 August 1999
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kftíku vesUjrheims fciaCfUfOS-
I þjéðrœknlsjnálum
crjjm við aiiir eitt. Vift þökk-
um Logbsrgi og Heimskringiu
langan siarfofenl ng óskrnn
hir.u nýje bia«í biíwa'.mar.
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AN ADVENTURE IN
CO-OPERATION
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A nýr»ðt»afttii«h
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Thefront page ofthe first issue ofthe amalgamated Lögberg-Heimskringla, dated
20 August 1959. The original L-Hfeatured articles in English and lcelandic ver-
sions, but almost no pictures. Repmduction courtesy of the Icelandic Collection, University of Manitoha
Forty years may not be longevity
in the lifespan of a paper, but the
total age of 111 to 113 years is
definitely significant.
The two Icelandic weeklies pub-
lished in the New World, Heimskringla
and Lögberg, amalgamated in 1959 and
as a result this year marks the fortieth
anniversary of the joint publication. As
you know, Lögberg was first published
in 1888,. and Heimskringla two years
earlier, in 1886.
The papers had been experiencing
financial difficulties and after four years
of serious discussion on how to proceed
the conclusion was to join the forces
behind these two publications to pub-
lish one paper under the name Lögberg-
Heimskringla.
In the first issue are to be found
many noteworthy, informative articles
which are interesting to read forty years
later.
The front page carries fine articles
by Thor Thors, then Ambassador to the
U.S. and Canada, and Dr. P.H.T.
Thorlakson, then president of the board.
There is also a special greeting from
then-President of Iceland, Hr. Ásgeir
Ásgeirsson:
“I rejoice over the amalgamation of
the two Western-Icelandic papers. In
patriotism we are one. We thank
Lögberg and Heimskringla for a long
tenure and wish the new publication
well.”
I think we will agree that continued
publication of an Icelandic paper in
North America was best ensured by this
decision. Now we may ask, has
I would like to respond to the June 25
article on “Choosing A Date For Leifur
Eiríksson Day.”
I am very much in favour of the
proposed date of October 21 for the fol-
lowing reasons:
The rock at Willow Point is so his-
torically significant to Canadians of
Icelandic descent because that is where
our ancestors first landed in “Nýja
ísland.” The annual “Walk To The
Rock” on October 21 has become an
important event. Naming October 21
“Leifur Eiríksson Day” would not
detract from the meaningful purpose of
the “Walk To The Rock,” rather, it
would enhance the significance because
this would remind us of two intertwin-
ing historical events—the landing of
Leifur Eiríksson in North America and
the landing of the Icelanders at Willow
Point.
Even the name “Nýja ísland” seems
Lögberg-Heimskringla proven itself, or
is it perhaps unnecessary to publish
such a paper? Judging by the comments
we receive from our subscribers the
vote is overwhelmingly positive. We
receive very few negative letters
regarding content or appearance, and
the readers seem to appreciate that with
a very limited staff we cannot satisfy
all. In the last few years during the time
the undersigned has been at this job we
have experienced an upsurge in interest
among people we had never heard of
before who are taking interest in their
heritage by sending us articles and join-
ing in discussions on the internet,
another indication of the paper’s useful-
to indicate that it was the “promised
Land” for the Icelanders. Here the
Icelanders governed themselves for
twelve years in the “Republic of New
Iceland.” And to think that October 21
was the beginning of all that!
Manitoba has the largest number of
Canadians of Icelandic descent in
Canada and the Interlake area has more
Icelandic-speaking citizens than any-
where else in Canada.
I also feel that October 21 would be
the date of choice because of the contri-
butions of the Manitoba Icelandic
descendants to our culture:
1. We have in Winnipeg the most
up-to-date and comprehensive líbrary
of Icelandic books and periodicals in all
of North America.
2. We have our exceptional news-
paper, Lögberg-Heimskringla.
3. We have the Icelandic Chair at
the University of Manaitoba.
ness.
Before us lies the millennium year
of 2000, a year unlike any other in
Iceland-Canada relations, with activi-
ties and celebrations planned right
across the country. These cultural
events will celebrate the land discovery
by Leifur Eiríksson one thousand years
ago and the one hundred twenty-five
years of settlement by Icelanders in
Manitoba. I am certain that many of
you will like to follow these events as
they unfold and are written about in
Lögberg-Heimskringla. Áfram með
smjörið.
4. We have the lcelandic Canadian
magazine.
5. We have íslendingadagurinn.
6. And last but certainly not least—
thanks to the foresight and planning of
the very descendants of the Icelanders
who landed at the “rock” on October
21, 1875 we will soon be able to take
pride in and enjoy the magnificent Betel
Waterfront Centre.
And to think that October 21 was
the beginning of all this!
Eleanor Nordal
Minnist
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