Guꝺmundur Stefánsson, Stephan and Helga’s second son, passed away on this day in 1947. We know he was a pretty active and entrepreneurial sort, and one of the lasting impacts he had on the Stephansson home was his work expanding the house. By the time of his late teens/ early adulthood, Guꝺmundur had become “a handy carpenter” and he assisted his father with additions to the house – raising the roof above the front bedroom, kitchen and pantry as well as adding a bay window.
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Portrait of Gudmundur Stephansson c. 1902, PAA PH75.28.23. “Stephansson house at Markerville, Alberta, and Stephansson family”, 1907 courtesy Glenbow Archives NA-270-3.
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