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Terry Tergesen Collection announced

Kai Olson

 

This October the New Iceland Heritage Museum (NIHM) is proud to present the Terry Tergesen Collection, a compilation of over 800 photos which document the relationship between Icelandic immigrants, their genealogy, and their first home: New Iceland.

Over a period of nearly two decades Terry Tergesen located, copied, and meticulously organized thousands of photos from the albums of Icelandic families who – at one time or another – lived, worked, and played in New Iceland.

 

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The Deuce of August you say

 

Curtis Olafson

 

It’s a bit of a miracle! Mountain, North Dakota, with a population of less than 100, has just held its 111th annual Deuce of August Icelandic Celebration.

It’s the longest running ethnic festival in North Dakota and the largest Icelandic ethnic event in the United States.

The Deuce is important enough to draw people like Iceland Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, and Tax Commissioner

 

 

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Excerpts from Looking Back Over My Shoulder

  

Ed. Note: Rosa Benediktson was the daughter of the poet, Stephan G. Stephansson. Her son, Stephan, in getting his mother’s books ready to donate to the Icelandic Department at the University of Manitoba, discovered a manuscript written by his mother.

This manuscript plus various speeches and articles has now been edited by Mooréa Gray and published as a book called Looking Back Over My Shoulder.

It is short and a pleasant, easy read. Anyone interested in the life of Stephan G. must have a copy.

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To read a sample of the paper click on the link below:

Annual Festival Issue August 2010 - Issue 15

Issue 12 Jun 15 2010

Annual Christmas Issue 2009 - Issue 23

Annual Festival Issue August 2009 - Issue 15

 

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First Icelandic women's run held in Canada

Seven years have passed.  It was in Assiniboine park in Winnipeg and about 70 women and a dog ran or walked the three kilometer path. Many of you would enjoy seeing that footage of our beloved Lillian towards the end of the video.

Here it is, in case if you want to watch: