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A short history by Lisa Stepp with details provided by Bruce Olson.

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Steini Olson married Freida Thorleifson. He wrote his memoirs of their time in the district south and eat of Langruth after their arrival in Manitoba.

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Posted to England, this scene shows the reconstructed block on the left, but before the addition of the advertisement which was painted on the north wall late in 1908.

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A story from the old North of Iceland.

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Gudrun Jonsdottir Storm was one of the few women who were granted Homesteads in Manitoba. These documents include some of the reports on her homestead application collected by the Homestead office.

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One of two collections of recipes hand written and illustrated. Print out your own copy and colour the pictures, if you would like!

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Thora Johannesson/Thorleifson/Gunnlaugson created this first version of her Icelandic Canadian Recipes in the early 1980s.

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This reminiscence includes memories of Thorfinnur and Karolina and their family in the voices of several of their descendents.

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This social history is based on Icelandic Census Data and outlines the experiences of the family on several farms in Breiddalur, Iceland.

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Every serviceman in the Second World War was required to carry a Service Book which recorded medical and operational information of his service. This document provided the first indication that Allan's health may have been jeopardized by his service while in England.

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