The Cultural traditions department of the National Museum of Iceland
Greetings!
The Cultural traditions department of the National Museum of Iceland is preparing to collect information about Icelandic women who are, or have been, married to foreign soldiers. Work on a questionnaire is
currently in progress and will be sent to group of women, most of whom live abroad. The main problem with collecting the information is reaching women with the previously mentioned experiences. We are hoping that you will support us in this project. Those that have contacts that they want to pass on to us are asked to send the names,addresses and/or email addresses to me as listed below. Email addresses would be best as we plan on sending the questionnaire via email as much as possible. This project is in cooperation with an Icelandic specialist who is married to an American soldier and therefore has a unique insight into military base living.Best regards,
Agust Olafur Georgesson
Manager of Cultural Traditions
National Museum of Icelandsími/tel 530 2200 eða 530 2273
e-mail: agust@thjodminjasafn.is
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