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CALL FOR ARTISTIC MEMORIES

CALL FOR ARTISTIC MEMORIES. INL CONVENTION CALGARY APRIL 2008. Icelandic Music Culture, past and present First two generations of Icelanders who emigrated to America North Dakota and the area around Winnipeg Calgary, Alberta

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CALL FOR ARTISTIC MEMORIES

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  1. CALL FOR ARTISTIC MEMORIES • INL CONVENTION • CALGARY • APRIL 2008

  2. Icelandic Music Culture, past and present • First two generations of Icelanders who emigrated to America • North Dakota and the area around Winnipeg • Calgary, Alberta • INL organized lecture tour – Calgary, Blain, Edmonton, Wynyard, Foam Lake, Winnipeg and Minneapolis

  3. Observations: • Personal contact with Icelandic immigrants of the first and second generation is disappearing • Fewer people speak Icelandic – the cultural of the first generations if immigrants was an Icelandic culture • Important books have been published, detailing people and cultures of particular places • Written records, photographs, sound recordings and other documents, pertaining to this history, can still be found with individuals all over North America

  4. Conclusions: • Individuals and local organizations must search for people who might possess valuable information regarding the arts among the first two generation of Icelandic immigrants • Lögberg and Heimskringla should be read from the beginning up until around 1950 • Local publications (newspapers and book) should likewise be scanned • Music and other artistic achievements should be made published and otherwise been made accessible

  5. How can this saga best be honoured? • Database • Preservation

  6. Immediate action is required! • We need your help! • Thank you for your time

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