Thingvalla Lutheran Church Memorial

These pages provide information about the history of the Thingvalla Lutheran Church
and the memorial at the site. There are many great photos and links to other sites.
Make sure that you look at the photos featured in the photo gallery!

1)  A word document with two articles about the fire
      Grand Forks Herald Thingvalla Fire stories

2)  A link to the library information -
      http://www.library.und.edu/Collections/og777.html ***********

      CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
      UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

3)  Two links to articles written by Halfdan Helgason about K.N. Julius and the Thingvalla fire.
      http://www.halfdan.is/news/newsletter_012.htm
      http://www.halfdan.is/news/newsletter_042.htm

4)  Other news articles about the fire.                                                                                                                  http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/archives/arc_news/060403.htm               
      http://www.ndhorizons.com/default.cfm?page=arc_winter04

      Top News Stories February 8, 2006 from the Walsh County Recor

      Lögberg-Heimskringla's coverage of the fire in 2003

REGIONAL LINKS

• Icelandic Heritage Festival - “August the Deuce”
• North Dakota State Historical Society
• Pembina County, ND - History, census reports, plat maps, etc.
• NDSU Institute for Regional Studies - NDSU library link
• UND Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections - UND library link
• Heritage Education Commission
• Walsh County Record - thanks for allowing the fire photos on this site

ICELAND LINKS

• The Dakota Icelanders Project
• Iceland Genealogy by Halfdan Helgason
• Iceland Rootsweb Genealogy
• Iceland Tourism
• Icelandic Emigration Center at Hofsos
• Map of Iceland
• The Emigration from Iceland to North America

Miscellaneous Links

If you make a donation to the Thingvalla Memorial project, you can list your web site here.

See the donor page for more information and a list of the donors for the Thingvalla Church Memorial Fund.

If you do not see your web site here and you made a donation to Thingvalla Cemetery Association or to the memorial project, contact the web master, Pam Furstenau.

• www.august2nd.com
• www.bataolafson.com
• www.olafanderson.com
• www.prairieplaces.org
• www.rootstotrees.com

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