The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.1981, Page 39

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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of a small building. The son of a race of
seamen, seeking evidence that another race
of seamen passed this way.
Harry Livingstone looks around at the
thick woods, the sheltered water, the misty
hills.
“It’s something,” he says, “to think you
may be standing in Vinland the Good.”
—Weekend Magazine
NEW MEMBERS OF THE MAGAZINE BOARD
OF THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
We are, indeed, pleased to announce that
three new members have been elected to the
Magazine Board of THE ICELANDIC
CANADIAN. They are:
Dr. E. Leigh Syms
Dr. Syms has taken
the position of Curator of
Prehistoric Studies and
Historical Sites at the
Manitoba Museum of
Man and Nature. He
grew up in the Rathwell -
Trcherne area of Mani-
toba. He received his
B.A. and M.A. at the
University of Manitoba and his Ph.D. at the
University of Alberta. He comes to Win-
nipeg from Brandon where he was Professor
of Anthropology at Brandon University.

Shirley Una (nee Bjarnason) Syms
Shirley Una (nee Bjar-
nason) Syms brings a
rich background of in-
volvement and interest in
Icelandic heritage. The
daughter of Halldor and
Una (nee Johnson of
Gimli) Bjarnason, she
grew up in West End
Winnipeg and was in-
volved in First Lutheran Church. She grad-
uated with a B.A. from the University of
Manitoba with a double major in Icelandic
and Anthropology. After having worked as
a field archaeologist in Manitoba and a
Customer Representative for Xerox Cor-
poration in Winnipeg, Regina and Edmon-
ton, she is now concentrating on raising 3
children — Signy Jonina (9), Deirdre Sigrid
(6), and Jonathan Bjorn (5). She is a former
member of the Saga Singers and Icelandic
Society of Edmonton. More recently, she
has been part of the Brandon Icelandic Choir
under Lilja Martin and a very busy execu-
tive member of the Icelandic Canadian Club
of Western Manitoba.
Stefan was bom March
7, 1960 in Winnipeg,
the son of the late Victor
Otto Jonasson and Eileen
(nee Dipple) Jonasson.
Educated in Winnipeg,
he is presently employed
by Winnipeg Supply in
the Building Materials
Division.. He is a for-
mer editor of Generations, the journal of the
Manitoba Genealogical Society, and has
contributed articles to numerous publica-
tions. Active in community affairs, he was
an unsuccessful candidate for school trustee
in St. James-Assiniboia in 1980. He is
presently working on the establishment of
an archive at the Unitarian Church of Win-
nipeg. Stefan and his wife, Cindy, make
their home in St. James.