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Vol. 60 #2
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Contributors
TONI ARMANNO is a writer and researcher who lives and works in
Vancouver.
MEGAN EINARSON won the Young Historian Award from the Manitoba
Historical Society in the Family History category for her essay. Megan enjoys
reading and painting. She has a strong interest m history.
ALI BENSON PASCOE was born in Gimli in 1916, the youngest daughter
of Olina and Gisli Benson. After living in Winnipeg for sixty-five years, she and
her late husband Art moved back to Gimli. She has two sons and three grandchil-
dren.
MARGARET RICE was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and is the
granddaghter of W.H. Paulson, who became an Immiration Agent to Iceland after
he emigrated from that country in 1883. She is presently studying Icelandic. She
and her husband Doug Van Hamme took their first trip to Iceland in June 2004.
RICHARD HANNA is a first time published writer from Winnipeg. A poet
like his great-great grandfather, Jon Jonatanson, whose daughter Valgerdur (Loa)
came to Canada at four years of age.
KRISTIN M. JOHANNSDOTTIR was born in Akureyri and has an Masters
of Arts degree in Icelandic language and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Icelandic lan-
guage and literature from the University of Iceland. She taught Icelandic at the
University of Manitoba for four years and is currently working on her PhD in lin-
guistics at the University of British Columbia.
REV. STEFAN M. JONASSON is Director for Large Congregations at the
Unitarian Universalist Association, which is headquartered in Boston,
Massachusetts. He also serves as minister to the Unitarian churches at Arborg and
Gimli—two tiny congregations in the Manitoba Interlake. This paradox does not
go unnoticed! Stefan’s ties to The Icelandic Canadian magazine are extensive: he
has served on its board since 1981, with one hiatus, and he is the brother of the late
Eric Jonasson, a former business manager of the magazine, and great-nephew of
Axel Vopnfjord, a former editor.
ANGELA MAIDA formerly of Manitoba now lives in Vancouver. She is the
proud mother of Svava, Joren and Maren.
DR. LEIGH SYMS is associate curator of archaeology at the Manitoba
Museum. He is recently retired but continues to write on archaelogy. He and his
wife, Shirley, were very active board members of The Icelandic Canadian maga-
zine.
ELVA SIMUNDSSON is the regional librarian for Fisheries and Oceans
Canada, Central & Arctic Region. Elva is a resident of Gimli and has taught
Icelandic language classes in Winnipeg and Gimli.