Our next Saga Connections event will be Building Bridges with Folklore: From Iceland to Beyond. An evening with Natalie Guttormsson. Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Zoom ONLINE at 7:30. Stories are powerful. Icelandic descendants and fans of Iceland know this. From the sagas to the rich body of lore, Iceland is teeming with powerful stories. And […]
On November 10th, the eve of Remembrance Day in Canada, the ICCT will be hosting a Saga Connections live webinar exploring two very fascinating stories about the World Wars with strong connections to the Icelandic Canadian community. This Saga brings together the research and story telling from two very prominent historians in our community. First, […]
Do you remember last summer when COVID restrictions began to lift? Eating in restaurants and meeting up with friends and thinking about travel again. It may be hard to imagine right now in the dead of winter and barely emerging out of a fourth wave in the pandemic, but this coming summer is beckoning with […]
Saga Connections: Kinmount to Gimli with Prof. Ryan Eyford When we began Saga Connections in the early days of the pandemic, the sorrowful story of the Kinmount Icelanders came to mind as one not only of tragedy but of hope. It was in the cold winter of 1874 when the SS St. Patrick group from […]
Join us for information, stories and pics on trips to Iceland Coffee and treats to follow Featured speakers sharing details and photos of their recent trips to Iceland will be announced in January Cost of Admission: $8 for ICCT members in good standing and $10 for non-members Watch a recording of the 2021 Iceland […]
Our next Nordic Nights feature is a Finnish film from 2022: The Grump: In Search of an Escort, a dramedy by Mika Kaurismäki (the other Kaurismäki brother). The Grump, an old man who sees his glass mostly half-empty, lives his forever grumbling life in the quiet of Finnish countryside until his beloved 1972 Ford Escort […]