About the Utah Icelanders by David A. Ashby

* The Icelandic settlement in Utah was the first permanent Icelandic settlement in North America.
* The Icelandic Association of Utah was founded in 1897.
* Iceland Days are held annually on the fourth Saturday in June, at Spanish Fork, Utah.

* For questions about the Icelanders that settled in Utah contact David A. Ashby at DAA@q.com

Sunday, August 14, 2011

When I was a girl in Iceland

When I was a girl in Iceland
Author: Hólmfrídur Árnadóttir
Published 1919
When I was a girl in Iceland
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A touching story of life on a 19th Century Icelandic farm, through the clearly fond memories that Hólmfrídur has for her childhood and native land.
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