A partial index to the book with the emphasis on early pioneers, their sons and daughters, and area residents is a valuable help in locating people in the Icelandic River area.
Mr. Gerrard is now working on another huge task, Gimlunga Saga, the story of the Icelandic settlement at Gimli in New Iceland, Manitoba. Take a look at Gimlunga Saga where Mr. Gerrard calls upon the support of the descendants of the Gimli settlers.
Forefather Finding Facility. You all know by now that by mailing me some info on your ancestors it may be possible to generate some ancestral family tree.
During the long period of emigration from Iceland to North America, people came from almost every corner of the country. And for various reasons. The largest number of emigrants came from the East of Iceland, from Múlasýsla which is actually divided to Múlasýsla north (Norður-Múlasýsla) and Múlasýsla south (Suður-Múlasýsla). The emigration from Iceland through the years 1870-1914 varied greatly depending on local conditions. There was a large group in 1876 after Mount Askja erupted and destroyed many meadows. Another large group left in 1883 after the very cold weather in 1882. The largest group left in 1887 after a very severe spring that destroyed a large proportion of the livestock. This was followed by another hard winter in 1888. Another peak occurred in 1893 after the hard winter of 1892. The large exodus in 1903 also followed a hard winter in 1902. The total number of registered emigrants from Múlasýsla north and Múlasýsla south during the emigration period were 3795. A huge number considering the population in those two counties.
Emigration ports in East Iceland were Vopnafjörður, Seyðisfjörður, Eskifjörður and Djúpivogur (Berufjörður).
I hate to see you put down this newsletter (have you read it all?), but a click in the picture brings you to a very interesting site with a wealth of information regarding the East of Iceland. Enjoy!
So - what's this all about? Well, I really don't know :) Partly at least, it's up to you. I see this as a mean to bring to you genealogical information, information of people and places as well as your queries and informations to others on my mailing list.
The Settler of the Week will be introduced in the next number of the Emigration Newsletter.
If you have some special wishes, please let me know.
This number of the Emigration Newsletter is the only one accessible from the website The Emigration from Iceland to North America. In the future the newsletter will be sent only to the members of my Postlist.