For the second year, the Icelandic Hekla Club held its Samkoma celebration April 27 at the Norway House in Minneapolis. The event highlighted the 100 years this club has been in existence. The role Samkoma was to play in the future of the club is noted from the onset. Samkoma was mentioned by the Icelandic Hekla Club at its initial meeting on January 30, 1925...

While other attendees at the recent Icelandic National League of North America convention headed off to tour Gimli, visit the exhibit hall, or attend Eliza Reid’s book reading, which was hosted by H.P. Tergesen and Sons at the Gimli Unitarian Church, scores of devoted delegates remained at the Lakeview Resort to transact the business of the INLNA at its annual general meeting on Saturday, May 3, 2025...

It’s a time-honoured tradition to gather on the Friday evening of Icelandic National League of North America conventions to formally recognize the recipients of the various INLNA awards. This year, President Gwen Sigrid Morgan and Vice President Mark Petursson presided over the awards ceremony. Following their words of welcome from Gwen and a land acknowledgment by Mark, Kerrine Wilson and Bethany Butler Wong led the assembly in the three national anthems – Iceland, the United States, and Canada – and then the members of the INLNA board were introduced...