The Icelandic Canadian - 01.04.1988, Side 9

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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The following are excerpts from some of the recent tetters our editors have
received. We’d like to hear from you, too. Submissions and comments are
always welcome.
From Sveinbjorn Gerhard Pals son,
Fort McMurray, Alberta
I am 71 years old and was born of Ice-
landic parents on Hecla Island Lake Winni-
peg, which I think must have been the most
Icelandic Community outside of Iceland
itself. I can speak and read Icelandic flu-
ently. I have been subscribing to the Ice-
landic Canadian for many years now and
must say I am glad you decided not to
change the name. I like it so much that I
often sit down with it as soon as it comes in
the house and I won’t put it down till I have
read it from cover to cover (ads & all).
Please keep on featuring articles on out-
standing Icelandic personalities from around
North America. I am very proud of my
heritage and more so after I spent 3 weeks
in Iceland. The people were all so genuine.
From Paul Magnusson,
Sky Hill, Saskatchewan
I have received the book “Framfari”
some months ago. I enjoy it very much,
and I have spent many hours reading about
the early Icelanders in this new land which
was unknown to them. It makes me wonder
how they survived. It was the same with all
the nationalities that came to this country
then. I would strongly advise people of
Icelandic descent to have this book.
I will be pleased Olafur Thorgurson’s
“Almanak” is put into book form like
Framfari. This was mentioned in Decem-
ber issue of Icelandic Canada.
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