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Icelandic settlements in Saskatchewan (9 P) Pages in category "Places in Canada settled by Icelanders" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
New Iceland, an area on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg, was established in 1875 as a special reserve for Icelandic settlers. It became a cultural and social hub for Icelanders in North America. The town of Gimli, situated in this region, is perhaps the most famous Icelandic settlement in Canada and is still home to a large Icelandic ...
New Iceland (Icelandic: Nýja Ísland listen ⓘ) is the name of a region on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba founded by Icelandic settlers in 1875. The community of Gimli , which is home to the largest concentration of Icelanders outside of Iceland , is seen as the core of New Iceland. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Icelandic settlements in Canada" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
The Icelandic Emigration Center (Vesturfarasetrið) is a museum and genealogy research center occupying three buildings in the town of Hofsós, Iceland. The center provides services and houses exhibitions relating to the history of Icelandic immigration to Canada, the United States of America, and Brazil. [41]
Icelandic settlements in Canada (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Canadian people of Icelandic descent" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total.
The first postal office was called Ardal (Icelandic Árdalur, meaning "River Valley" and named after the first postmaster Stefan Petur Gudmundsson. [1] More Icelandic settlers arrived at the town in 1902-03 when settlers who were flooded out of their properties north of Riverton came in search of better land. [1]
The one on the southeast side explains the history of the Icelandic settlement, and the other lists the surnames of the settlers. Located beside the railway station in Kinmount, facing the Burnt River in a southeasterly direction, this location references the shanties built by the river, and the anticipated work building the railway. [5]