A STORIED PAST by Kristjana Magnusson Clark

During a trip to Arborg, Manitoba last October, I walked through our old family home, the Sigvaldason House, which is now awaiting restoration at The Arborg & District Multicultural Heritage Village. The original owners of this home had been The Oblate Fathers who were affiliated with the St. Benedict’s Convent. My parents, Bjorn and Lara Sigvaldason, were the second owners, followed by my brother Bjossi Sigvaldason and his family, then by the Frank Koblun family and lastly, the David Smolinsky family, who so generously donated the house to the Arborg & District Multicultural Heritage Village. As I stepped into the house a flood of memories assailed me, for it has been said that every old house attains a certain mysterious beauty, with its storied past. I was now reminded of some special events that had taken place during the many years when we sixteen children, ten girls and six boys, had lived there.As I stepped into the house a flood of memories assailed me, for it has been said that every old house attains a certain mysterious beauty, with its storied past. I was now reminded of some special events that had taken place during the many years when we sixteen children, ten girls and six boys, had lived there. When I walked into Dad’s office room upstairs, I was reminded of how I loved to sit by the sunny west window, reading for hours on end. This small, sunny room, where the dappled afternoon sunlight cast tender ripples of light and shadow, was conducive to reading. The wonderful set of Book of Knowledge on the shelves in Dad’s office opened up a completely new world to me.

Coming SOON ~ The SIGVALDASON REUNION 2015

Make plans for the Sigvaldason Reunion in August!

Date – Friday, Aug. 7 – Sun. Aug. 9, 2015

Place – Arborg Heritage Village Hall, Arborg, Manitoba

SIGVALDASON FAMILY PHOTOS

Family Photo 1940

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The SIGVALDASON Heritage House in Arborg, Manitoba CANADA

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A Cousin Chart

In Memorium: Harold David Thorarinson 1937 - 2014

With great sadness we announce the passing of Harold David Thorarinson on Friday, April 4, 2014 at the age of 76 years. He was predeceased by his parents Anna and Kristjan Thorarinson as well as his brother Kristjan (Buddy),

A Tribute to NEVILLE PRENTICE (February 10, 1920-November 25, 2012) by Margaret Prentice Hecker

As I write this tribute about my father just over seven months after his passing, he remains greatly missed, especially on holidays and special days this year such as his birthday and Father’s Day, the first year without him.

SIGVALDASON FAMILY PHOTOS

Sigvaldason Family Cookbook - A Status Report and CALL for NARRATIVES

Sigvaldason Family Cookbook

A Status Report as of April 20, 2013

Thank you so much for all the recipes received so far for the Sigvaldason Family Cookbook. The recipes are now in the recipe software arranged in chapters. The cookbook (title will be determined later) is still in progress with approximately 300 recipes. If you have a recipe you still would like to include, please send the recipe to either of us by mail or email.

What is in the works: we would like to include a few chapters for the cookbook about the Sigvaldason family members, including a short genealogy and some photographs. The Sigvaldason family photo of Bjorn and Lara Sigvaldason and their sixteen children is among those to be included.

A Call for Short Narratives

A chapter on memories of the kitchen of the original Sigvaldason House and/or the types of foods served by Gudjona Lara Sigvaldason is being planned. The cookbook collection has a few of Lara’s recipes, but we want to check with you to see if there are any more recipes of Lara’s.

As younger members of the family may have never seen or don’t recall the original Sigvaldason kitchen as it was when Bjorn and Lara lived there, this is a call for narratives of what Lara did or the foods she served in her kitchen of the Sigvaldason House located in the Arborg Heritage Village. The narrative can be short--doesn’t have to be long--a paragraph of your memories of that kitchen or food served would be greatly appreciated.

With our thanks and love, Margaret and Carol

Margaret Prentice Hecker,  mphecker@insightbb.com

Carol Mitchell,  ccdnmitchell@sbcglobal.net

In Memorium: Neville Prentice 1920 - 2012

Neville Prentice passed away peacefully on Sunday November 25, 2012 at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife Valdine (nee Sigvaldason), daughters Margaret (Tom Hecker), Carol (Christopher Mitchell), grandsons David Mitchell and Noah Mitchell (Shannon).
Services: A celebration of his life will be held at the LSS Laclede Groves Chapel Saturday December 1, 2012 at 1:30 pm. Memorials may be sent to LSS Hospice Care, 1150 Hanley Ind. Ct, St Louis, MO 63144.  Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch on November 29, 2012.