The Icelandic People in Manitoba
| Author | : Wilhelm Kristjanson |
| Publisher | : Wallingford |
| Total Pages | : 588 |
| Release | : 1965 |
| Genre | : Icelanders |
| ISBN | : |
History of the settlers from Iceland in Manitoba who came in the last decades of the nineteenth century.
The Icelandic People In Manitoba
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The Viking Immigrants
| Author | : Laurie K Bertram |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2020-02-24 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1442663014 |
A Viking statue, a coffee pot, a ghost story, and a controversial cake: What can the things that immigrants treasured tell us about their history? Between 1870 and 1914 almost one-quarter of Iceland’s population migrated to North America, forming enclaves in both the United States and Canada. This book examines the multi-sensory side of the immigrant past through rare photographs, interviews, artefacts, and early recipes. By revealing the hidden histories behind everyday traditions, The Viking Immigrants maps the transformation of Icelandic North American culture over a century and a half.
White Settler Reserve
| Author | : Ryan Eyford |
| Publisher | : UBC Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2016-07-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0774831618 |
In 1875, Icelandic immigrants established a colony on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipeg. The timing and location of New Iceland was not accidental. Across the Prairies, the Canadian government was creating land reserves for Europeans in the hope that the agricultural development of Indigenous lands would support the state’s economic and political ambitions. In this innovative history, Ryan Eyford expands our understanding of the creation of western Canada: his nuanced account traces the connections between Icelandic colonists, the Indigenous people they displaced, and other settler groups while exposing the ideas and practices integral to building a colonial society.
The History of Iceland
| Author | : Gunnar Karlsson |
| Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780816635894 |
Iceland is unique among European societies in having been founded as late as the Viking Age and in having copious written and archaeological sources about its origin. Gunnar Karlsson, that country's premier historian, chronicles the age of the Sagas, consulting them to describe an era without a monarch or central authority. Equating this prosperous time with the golden age of antiquity in world history, Karlsson then marks a correspondence between the Dark Ages of Europe and Iceland's "dreary period", which started with the loss of political independence in the late thirteenth century and culminated with an epoch of poverty and humility, especially during the early Modern Age. Iceland's renaissance came about with the successful struggle for independence in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and with the industrial and technical modernization of the first half of the twentieth century. Karlsson describes the rise of nationalism as Iceland's mostly poor peasants set about breaking with Denmark, and he shows how Iceland in the twentieth century slowly caught up economically with its European neighbors.
Vikings on a Prairie Ocean
| Author | : Glenn Sigurdson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781926531939 |
Well-known mediator and lawyer, Glenn Sigurdson blends personal memoir, family history and Icelandic lore in a unique and wide-ranging autobiography. Vikings on a Prairie Ocean brings to life the people and places of Lake Winnipeg since the arrival of the Icelandic settlers to its shores in 1875 through the engaging lens of a family legacy of fishing on those waters. The perils of summer and winter fishing on an unpredictable and unforgiving lake are interwoven with accounts of Aboriginal partnerships, colourful characters, and a proud, resilient family.
Icelanders Arrive and Strive - A Manitoba Story
| Author | : Robert C. A. Frederickson |
| Publisher | : FriesenPress |
| Total Pages | : 100 |
| Release | : 2024-06-21 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1039194893 |
Since the Viking era, Icelandic emigrants have been forging new paths and communities. Icelanders Arrive and Strive – A Manitoba Story shares, through the journey of one family, the story of how Icelandic immigrants settled in Canada and shaped the country's history. Author Robert C. A. Frederickson connects a personal history—full of memorable characters at momentous moments—to the broader story of how Canada came to be. His great grandparents, Fridjon and Gudny Fridriksson, played a significant part in Manitoba’s development through pioneering, community building, interacting with key historic figures, such as Lord Dufferin, and paving the way for the legal and political contributions of their son-in-law, Thomas Hermann Johnson, who became one of Manitoba’s most popular politicians and contributed to major liberal legislative achievements. Set shortly after Confederation, between 1872 and 1927, this epic of nation building is a model for modern times, showcasing strength, courage, liberalism, humanitarianism, and moderation in leadership and governance. The first historical chronicle of the series, New Iceland and Beyond—A 175-Year Icelandic-Canadian Saga, this book sets the stage for recounting the ongoing adventures of Icelandic descendants in Manitoba and across the country and globe.
Icelanders in North America
| Author | : Jonas Thor |
| Publisher | : Univ. of Manitoba Press |
| Total Pages | : 335 |
| Release | : 2002-11-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0887553257 |
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands of Icelanders emigrated to both North and South America. Although the best known Icelandic settlements were in southern Manitoba, in the area that became known as New Iceland, Icelanders also established important settlements in Brazil, Minnesota, Utah, Wisconsin, Washington, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia. Earlier accounts of this immigration have tended to concentrate on the history of New Iceland. Using letters, Icelandic and English periodicals and newspapers, census reports, and archival repositories, Jonas Thor expands this view by looking at Icelandic immigration from a continent-wide perspective. Illustrated with maps and photographs, this book is a detailed social history of the Icelanders in North America, from the first settlement in Utah to the struggle in New Iceland.
Icelandic River Saga
| Author | : Nelson Gerrard |
| Publisher | : Arborg, Man. : Saga Publications |
| Total Pages | : 838 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| Genre | : Iceland Emigration and immigration History 19th century |
| ISBN | : 9780969268307 |
Be Still the Water
| Author | : Karen Emilson |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016-08-10 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781535408080 |
From the award-winning author of "Where Children Run" comes a smoldering tale, set in 1906 along the unspoiled shores of Lake Manitoba."Be Still the Water" brings us into the fold of the Gudmundsson family-immigrants determined to begin life anew in the Icelandic farming and fishing community of Siglunes. At the heart of the novel is dutiful Asta, the middle daughter who loves the local mill owner's son, but the devastating secret they share drives a wedge between them, complicating their love for decades.When Asta's younger sister goes missing, she embarks on a quest to find her and bring her home. She tells the heartbreaking tale some seventy years later, while on her deathbed, finally discovering the truth of what happened on those fateful days that set the course for her life and the lives of everyone she loved.Loosely inspired by area events, this is an emotional, slow-burning story of family love and sacrifice, of secrets revealed and promises broken-told in the spirit of the Icelandic Sagas.- Shortlisted for the 2016 Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction- IPPY 2017 Silver Medalist- 2017 Readers Favorite Silver Medalist
