Recording now available: Canada and Iceland in WW1 and WW2
In the spirit of Remembrance Day, this one-hour, November 12, 2025 webinar shed new light on Icelandic-Canadians' contributions to World War 1 and relations between Icelanders and the Canadian Armed Forces in Iceland during World War II.
Key insights were shared from the ongoing PhD research of Canadian and Icelandic scholars Madison Herget-Schmidt, University of Manitoba, and Karen Lilja Loftsdóttir, Queen's University, respectively. The presentations and subsequent Q&A with online participants were moderated by Jeff Noakes, Ph.D., Historian, Second World War, Canadian War Museum.
This event was the latest in an ongoing series of webinars organized by the embassies of Canada in Reykjavík and Iceland in Ottawa. In addition to our main speakers, the webinar will also include remarks by Canada's Ambassador to Iceland, Jenny Hill and Iceland's Ambassador to Canada, Hlynur Guðjónsson.
Agenda:
Welcome
- Ambassador Jenny Hill , Embassy of Canada in Iceland
Canada and Iceland in WW1 and WW2
- Icelandic Canadians in the First World War: Enlistment and Service: Madison Herget-Schmidt , PhD Candidate History, University of Manitoba
- Soldiers and " Stúlka's ": A Cultural History of the Canadian Occupation of Iceland in the Second World War: Karen Lilja Loftsdóttir , Doctoral Candidate History, Queen's University
Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Jeff Noakes , Ph.D., Historian, Second World War, Canadian War Museum
Closing Remarks
- Ambassador Hlynur Guðjónsson , Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa