Keith B Tomasson

Reynistadur Keith B Tomasson

A family history of the settlement of the Icelandic Community of Hecla Island (Mikley) in Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada . The early Icelandic pioneers had incredible courage to leave their homeland, risk everything, and go to an unknown land in search of a new way of life. Icelanders, including those of us called "Vestur-Íslendingur" (Western Icelander) are proud of their heritage, and the relationship with our ancestors in the homeland. This book is a collection of stories, photographs, memories that tell the story of the Icelandic settlers who immigrated to Canada in the 1870's and the establishment of an Icelandic community on Hecla Island, in Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba. Stories also recount early life on Hecla Island. Table of Contents History of IcelandIceland's Ties to CanadaIceland's Coat of Arms Hard Times in Eyjafjörður Mount Hekla, IcelandMount Askja, IcelandIcelandic NamesIcelandic Traditions & CustomsNational Costume of Iceland Christmas in IcelandPioneer Icelandic Settlement in ManitobaMajor Players in the Settlement of Njá Island The Landing at WillowpointFrom Iceland to Hecla IslandThe First Two YearsThe Earl of Dufferin Hermundarfellssel Farm Census Data 1840-1860Voyage to ReynistaðurAncestry of Helgi Sigurður TómassonAncestry of Margrét þórarinsdóttirDescendants of Helgi Sigurður Tómasson & Margrét þórarinsdóttirFamily Notices Hecla Island Geology The Hecla Island Ferry Hecla Island Place Names