Icelandic migrations to Canada

Question

Gimli, Manitoba is an interesting story in the migration of Icelanders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Iceland

Manitoba History: Nya Island I Kanada: The Icelandic Settlement of the Interlake Area of Manitoba: http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/27/icelandicsettlement.shtml

Comments

It is!  My family lived in Gimli for a few years when I was in school. I learned a lot about the Icelandic culture, and even a smattering of the language. The Icelandic festival in August is still a good reason to visit.

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My great grandfather migrated from Iceland to Canada in 1884 eventually ending up in Lundar, Manitoba which is about 100 km from Gimli.

Answer 1

This is an interesting read, it interesting that the Icelandic settlement was created in Canada. Since history has it that viking from Greenland settled in eastern Canada.

Answer 2

Something to help make Icelandic connections: Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency Searches for Unrestricted Records

Effective January 1, 2003, The Vital Statistics Act was proclaimed providing unrestricted access to the following records:

Births more than 100 years ago
Marriages more than 80 years ago
Deaths more than 70 years ago

https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php

Answer 3

[[Jonasson-528|Sigtryggur Jonasson]], Manitoba MLA, founder of New Iceland