Sunday, June 17, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Utah Iceland Days 2012
FRIDAY
NIGHT CULTURAL WORKSHOPS:
LOCATION: LDS Church at 300 East Center St, Spanish Fork UT
TIME: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Main Speaker/20-30 minutes
Lin Floyd on the Snorri Plus Experience
Rotating Workshops/20-30 minutes each
1. John K Johnson-Icelandic Artifacts
2. Thelma Marinosdottir-Icelandic Traits "How Icelandic Are You?"
3. Jack Tobiasson-Make Your Own Icelandic Pancakes
LOCATION: LDS Church at 300 East Center St, Spanish Fork UT
TIME: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Main Speaker/20-30 minutes
Lin Floyd on the Snorri Plus Experience
Rotating Workshops/20-30 minutes each
1. John K Johnson-Icelandic Artifacts
2. Thelma Marinosdottir-Icelandic Traits "How Icelandic Are You?"
3. Jack Tobiasson-Make Your Own Icelandic Pancakes
SATURDAY FAMILY FAIR:
LOCATION: Spanish Fork City Park at 100 South Main Street
Flag ceremony
10:00 am
Breakfast
10:30 am-11:15 am
Icelandic pancakes & pastries
Barnabær (Children's Village) organized by Charlette Henry
Kids games, prizes, photo opps, piñata
10:30 am Opens
11:00 pm Balloon Man arrives at Barnabær (Children's Village)
12:00 pm Icelandic Hot Dogs! with chips, cookies, soda/water
12:30 pm Barnakór (Children's Choir)
12:45 pm Honoree Ceremony for Rhea Jean Hancock
LOCATION: Spanish Fork City Park at 100 South Main Street
Flag ceremony
10:00 am
Breakfast
10:30 am-11:15 am
Icelandic pancakes & pastries
Barnabær (Children's Village) organized by Charlette Henry
Kids games, prizes, photo opps, piñata
10:30 am Opens
11:00 pm Balloon Man arrives at Barnabær (Children's Village)
12:00 pm Icelandic Hot Dogs! with chips, cookies, soda/water
12:30 pm Barnakór (Children's Choir)
12:45 pm Honoree Ceremony for Rhea Jean Hancock
1:00 pm Entertainment/Games
1:30 pm
Raffle (entered at registration table)
2:00 pm Historic Bus Tour (see registration table)
2:00 pm Historic Bus Tour (see registration table)
SUNDAY
NIGHT FIRESIDE:
LOCATION: LDS Church at 300 East Center St, Spanish Fork UT
TIME: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Speaker-J. Mark Fillmore, BYU student & return missionary having served in ICELAND!
LOCATION: LDS Church at 300 East Center St, Spanish Fork UT
TIME: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Speaker-J. Mark Fillmore, BYU student & return missionary having served in ICELAND!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Fréttir June 2012
Utah Iceland Days
I will post more about Iceland Days when and if it becomes available. If anyone could help with information about Iceland Days this year please contact me.
Main Speaker……………………….. Lin Floyd, Snorri Plus Experience
Children's Choir/ (Rhea Jean)
Catered lunch/ TBA
T-shirt & memorabilia sales table/ Tentative: The William's have stepped down from participation in the association. Need someone to man this booth. Be sure to thank them for their years of service!
Follow the Icelandic Association of Utah on their Facebook Page
Video of the Glaumbaer Turf Farm
Glaumbaer Turf Farm
Emigrant of the Month June 2012
I will post more about Iceland Days when and if it becomes available. If anyone could help with information about Iceland Days this year please contact me.
Iceland Days 2012,
June 22, 23, & 24 in Spanish Fork, Utah
Friday Night:Main Speaker……………………….. Lin Floyd, Snorri Plus Experience
Rotating Workshops
1.
John K Johnson presenting Icelandic
Artifacts (20-30 min)
2.
Thelma Marinosdottir presenting
"Icelandic traits. How Icelandic are you??" (20-30 min)
3.
Icelandic Language Workshop,
Tentative
Saturday Family Fair:
Flag Ceremony
Breakfast
Icelandic Breakfast/
Icelandic pancakes & pastriespancakes and pastries Iceland Pancakes Recipe for Icelandic Pancakes
Icelandic pancakes & pastriespancakes and pastries Iceland Pancakes Recipe for Icelandic Pancakes
Children's Village
Charlette Henry with kids games,
prizes, photo ops, piñataCatered lunch/ TBA
T-shirt & memorabilia sales table/ Tentative: The William's have stepped down from participation in the association. Need someone to man this booth. Be sure to thank them for their years of service!
Sunday Night Fireside:
Speakers/ TBA Follow the Icelandic Association of Utah on their Facebook Page
Glaumbaer Turf Farm
Icelandic Sweaters
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Icelandic wool sweaters. Designs, pattern and colors
inspired by the old Viking tradition. The art of knitting pullovers and
cardigans has past from mother to daughter for generations, since the time of
the Viking settlement in the ninth century. Icelandic knitters typically are elderly women who have
knitted sweaters all their life, for their fisherman’s or farmer’s husbands
and sons, their daughters and relatives. It takes about 30 hours to knit a
quality sweater. The
Icelandic knitwear is famous for its quality. The knitting pattern of the
knit sweaters or cardigan sweater is very traditional for Iceland, and both
man and women wear it at work or as a sportswear. The hand knit wool sweater
will last for years. It should be only hand washed from lukewarm water.
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GUÐRÚN SOFFÍA JÓNSDÓTTIR
was born 25 January 1863 at Elinarhus, Vestmannaeyjar. Her parents are Jon
Petursson, born 29 March 1829, died 15 July 1868 in Vestmannaeyjar; and Vilborg
Johanna Thordardottir, born 5 February 1831 at Hjaleigusandur, Storidalur undir
Eyjafollum, Rangarvalla, died 18 January 1924 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Gudrun’s
father passed away when she only five years of age. Her mother married Sigrudur
Arnason, born 28 November 1842 in Vestmannaeyjar, about 1870. In 1874 Sigurdur
and Vilborg and her children, Johann, Gudrun Sophia, Olof and Vilhjalmar,
emigrated to Spanish Fork, Utah.
Gudrun married Petur Valgardsson, born 31 December 1842 at Nyjabaer near Reykjavik, Gullbringu, the son of Valgardur Ofeigsson, born 1 September 1801 at Efstadar, Arnes, died 10 July 1876 at Sudurkot, Kalfatjorn, Gullbringu; and Adalbjorg Jonsdottir, born 1 January 1807 at Moldhaugar, Glaesibaer, Eyjafjardar, died 20 August 1883. They were married 17 November 1881 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gudrun and Petur had seven Children, all born in Spanish Fork, Utah: Vilmina Christina (1882-1952), William (1884-1960), John (1886-1955), Walter Albert (1888-1949), Ephraim (1891-1950), Edward (1891-1891), and Sophia (1893-1895). Gudrun Sophia died 5 February 1893 and is buried in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. She was known as Soffia Valgardson in Utah.
Gudrun married Petur Valgardsson, born 31 December 1842 at Nyjabaer near Reykjavik, Gullbringu, the son of Valgardur Ofeigsson, born 1 September 1801 at Efstadar, Arnes, died 10 July 1876 at Sudurkot, Kalfatjorn, Gullbringu; and Adalbjorg Jonsdottir, born 1 January 1807 at Moldhaugar, Glaesibaer, Eyjafjardar, died 20 August 1883. They were married 17 November 1881 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gudrun and Petur had seven Children, all born in Spanish Fork, Utah: Vilmina Christina (1882-1952), William (1884-1960), John (1886-1955), Walter Albert (1888-1949), Ephraim (1891-1950), Edward (1891-1891), and Sophia (1893-1895). Gudrun Sophia died 5 February 1893 and is buried in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. She was known as Soffia Valgardson in Utah.
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