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this research and Stella’s memories of Eric
converge.
Notes
1. The reader will note that the spelling
of Gudrun Goodman’s name shifts
throughout the text. I have used her angli-
cized name throughout the text since that it
was her name appeared most often
appeared. More importantly, her name on
her gravestone reads, Gudrunu Goodman,
suggesting that her family at least accepted
the anglicized version of her last name—a
gesture, perhaps, toward her immigrant
status—while retaining the Icelandic ver-
sion of her first name—-a nod to her her-
itage. I am grateful to Susan Gingell for
pointing out this issue.
2. In writing this article, I have benefit-
ed enormously from a number of ‘shadow
conversations’ with five anonymous
reviewers, Ruth Roach Pierson, Angela
Failler, Jane Aronson, Jennifer Poudrier,
Susan Gingell, and Raymond Stephanson.
Special thanks to Valerie Korinek.
3. Rasmussen, Linda, Lorna
Rasmussen, Candace Savage, Anne
Wheeler, A Harvest Yet to Reap: A histo-
ry of prairie women. (Toronto: The
Women’s Press, 1976).
4. Lindal, Walter (Valdimar) Jacobsen,
The Saskatchewan Icelanders: A Strand oi
the Canadian Fabric. (Winnipeg: The
Columbia University Press, 1955).
5. Ibid, 70.
6. Biggs, C.Lesley, “Rethinking the
History of Midwifery in Canada,” In Ivy
Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit, Robbie Davis-
Floyd (eds.), Reconceiving Midwifery.
(Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University
Press, 2004), 17-45.
7. For a fascinating review of the cul-
tural meanings of cemeteries, see Rugg,
Julie, “Defining the place of burial: What
makes a cemetery a cemetery?,” Mortality
5(3) (2000), 259-275 ; Rugg, Julie,
“Researching early-nineteenth century
cemeteries: sources and methods,” Local
Historian 28, 3 (1998): 130-144; Francis,
Doris, Leonie Kellaher, Georgina
Neophytou, “Sustaining Cemeteries: The
user perspective,” Mortality 5, 1 (2000),
34-52. In addition, for a popular view on
Canadian graveyards, see Millar, Nancy,
Once Upon A Tomb: Stories from
Canadian Graveyards. (Calgary: Fifth
House, 1997). For teaching the study of
cemeteries, see Schlenker, Jon, “The ceme-
tery project: making local history come
alive,” New England Sociologist 2, 1
(1979), 36-41. For another example of
understanding the relationship between
memory and cemeteries, see Bogart,
Michelle, “Public space and public memo-
ry in New York’s city hall park,” Journal
of Urban History'25,2 (1999), 226-257.
8. This inscription was translated by
Konrad Halldorson.
9. For overviews of history and memo-
ry, see Antze, Paul and Michael Lambek,
Tense Past: Cultural Essays m Trauma and
Memory. (New York and London:
Routledge, 1996); Hutton, Patrick, History
as an Art of Memory. (Hanover and
London. University Press of New
England, 1993); Jordanova, Ludmilla,
History in Practice. (London: Arnold.
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