The Icelandic Emigration Journey

This book accompanies the art exhibition, "The Icelandic Emigration Journey - From Turfhouses to Prairie Homesteads." The art exhibition is fourteen individual panels with photos, drawings, maps, and stories about Icelandic people who emigrated between 1870-1914 and settled in Minnesota and North Dakota. These panels are included in the book in a smaller format.Emigration from Iceland began much later than in other countries. The Icelandic pioneers were proud of their heritage. They...
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This book accompanies the art exhibition, "The Icelandic Emigration Journey - From Turfhouses to Prairie Homesteads." The art exhibition is fourteen individual panels with photos, drawings, maps, and stories about Icelandic people who emigrated between 1870-1914 and settled in Minnesota and North Dakota. These panels are included in the book in a smaller format.Emigration from Iceland began much later than in other countries. The Icelandic pioneers were proud of their heritage. They passed traditions, stories, sagas, culture, and heritage down through the generations. This book has many links to relevant and important articles, videos, presentations, and websites to tell the story of the Icelandic pioneers and the settlement of Minnesota and North Dakota.Included in this book is a short history of Iceland, the Viking-Age settlement, along with photos of people, places, maps, and more. Learn about the most common emigration route, pioneer life, Icelandic churches in the settlements, and what the descendants of the Icelandic pioneers do today to keep their heritage alive for the next generations. There are descriptions of the journey from Iceland to America, ships, ports, and much more.