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The Icelandic identity six generations on

I tramped through drifts of leaves to get there, but get there I did, to the panel discussion about our Icelandic heritage. The panel members came early. Birna and Megan were already there. Ruth Cartwright, our vínarterta queen, arrived early. Gradually, people drifted in until we nearly had a full house. Not bad for a blustery, wet October day.

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Thanksgiving yesterday and today

There are many different recollections of the first Thanksgiving in what would become the United States. The legend of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is widely known and accepted, but Florida, Maine, Texas, and Virginia have claimed to be the site of the first Thanksgiving long before the Pilgrims arrived in North America.

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Four Manitoba Hydro leaders with ties to the Icelandic community in Gimli

What propelled four Icelandic descendants with strong ties to the small Interlake community of Gimli into leadership positions at Manitoba Hydro, one of Canada’s largest utilities? Manitoba Hydro, a publicly owned enterprise, is a huge organization with over 4,000 employees and many complexities...

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