Stories of the Settlement
"Now I won't go a foot farther" From an interview with Guđjón Árnason from Espihóll.
From interviews collected by Hallfređur Örn Eiríksson and Olga María Franzdóttir among Western Icelanders in Canada and the United States (the Árni Magnússon Institute 1972-1973).
"And the first child born here in the West . . ." From an interview with Guđjón Árnason from Espihóll.
From interviews collected by Hallfređur Örn Eiríksson and Olga María Franzdóttir among Western Icelanders in Canada and the United States (the Árni Magnússon Institute 1972-1973).
"It was an incredibly hard winter . . ."
From an interview with Stefán Stefánsson from Gimli. Recording from Jón Karl Helgason's journey to Manitoba (RÚV 1996).
"And then they began to build . . ." From an interview with Guđjón Árnason from Espihóll.
From interviews collected by Hallfređur Örn Eiríksson and Olga María Franzdóttir among Western Icelanders in Canada and the United States (the Árni Magnússon Institute 1972-1973).
"My father came West in 1883 . . ." From an interview with Rev. Harald[ur] Sigmar, Sr.
Recording from Benedikt Gröndal's journey to Canada (RÚV 1945).
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