Manitoba Business: Lögberg Heimskringla

This weekly newspaper was founded from the 1959 merger of Heimskringla, established in 1886, and Lögberg dating from 1888.

Editors (Heimskringla)

Period	Editor
1886-1898	?
1898-1913	Baldwin Larus Baldwinson (1856-1936)
1913-1959	?

Editors (Lögberg)

Period	Editor
1888-1917	?
1917-1927	Jon Jonsson Bildfell (1870-1955)
1927-1959	?

Editors (Lögberg Heimskringla)

Period	Editor
1959-?	?
?-?	Haraldur Bessason (1931-2009)
?-?	Laurie Anne Smith Oleson (c1950-2012)
?-present	?

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Columbia Block (853-857 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg)

Sources:

What is Lögberg Heimskringla?, Lögberg Heimskringla.

We thank Lois Braun for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 July 2026