Genealogy Resources

Icelandic Genealogy Links​

• Census Records in Iceland for the years 1703, 1816, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1870, 1890, 1901, 1910, and 1920

• Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland

• Gardur.is - Cemeteries in Iceland

• Héraðsskjalasfan Austfirðinga - East Iceland Regional Archives

• Hofsós Emigration Center

• Icelandic Parish Records Tutorial - by Icelandic Roots Genealogist Susan Huf

• Manntal - Icelandic National Archives Census Records

• National Land Survey of Iceland - search for family farms

• Nordic Adventure Travel

• Reykjavík's Turfhouses 

• SARPUR Iceland Photo Collection

• Stafrænar Heimildir - Digital Resources Iceland (In Icelandic)

• Timarit – Icelandic newspaper and periodical digital library

• Ættir Austfirðinga - Relatives of the Eastfjords

• Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands - Parish Records, Parish Census, and much more

• Iceland in World War II - A Blessed War Video

• Icelandic Midwives by Elin de Ruyter Video

​

Emigration Links - the IR Emigration Team has spent over 5 years studying all the available emigration data and has connected all the immigrants in our database to their ports, ships, passenger lists, stories of the crossing, and more. Become a member to see their brilliant work.

• Sails, Rails, Rivers and Trails - The Journey West, video by Cathy Josephson

• Archives Canada - Passenger Lists 1865 – 1900 into Quebec City

• Ancestry Canada - Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 

• Ancestry UK - Outgoing Passenger Lists​

• Castle Garden - American immigration search site now links to other passenger list sites

• Ellis Island

• The Ships List - Passenger Ship Lists and Information

• Lloyd's Register of Ships - Emigration ship details

​

​

US Government Links

• National Archives Genealogist Resources

• USA Homestead Records

​

North Dakota Links

• The Founding of the Icelandic Settlement in Dakota Video

• 1885 Dakota Territory Census Index

• North Dakota Death Index

• North Dakota Naturalization Index Search

• Icelandic State Park

• Mouse River Loop Icelanders in western North Dakota

• Icelandic Communities Association of northeast ND

• NDSU Archives

• North Dakota Birth and Death Records

• NDSU Dakota Territory 1885 Census

• NDSU Institute for Regional Studies

• Northeast North Dakota Heritage Association – located at the Icelandic State Park

• North Dakota GenWeb – Census, Genealogy, County specific sites, Cemetery information, and more

• North Dakota State Historical Society

• Pembina County Historical Society – Across the road from the Icelandic State Park

• Pembina County, ND 

• Pembina County, ND GenWeb

• Pioneer Daughter Biographies

• Red River Valley Genealogical Society

• The Dakota Icelanders Project – Arlan Steinolfson

• UND Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

• Walsh County, ND

​

Other States Links

• Icelanders on Washington Island video

• Lyon County, Minnesota 

• Roseau County, Minnesota

• Roseau County Historical Society and Museum

• USGenWeb site - Minnesota Archives

• Minnesota Historical Society

• Utah: First Icelandic Settlement in U.S.A.

• Blaine, Washington Icelanders

• Washington State Digital Archives

• Washington State Vital Records

• Wisconsin Icelanders History

• Forum for Icelandic Genealogy – ask a question here online​

​

Canadian Links

• Alberta Icelandic Emigration

• British Columbia Archives

• Icelanders of Victoria

• Ross Bay Cemetery Records in Victoria, British Columbia

• Victoria Genealogical Society
   

• Saskatchewan Provincial Archives

• Saskatchewan Births, Deaths and Marriages

• Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project

• Saskatchewan Vital Records
   

• Manitoba Births, Deaths and Marriages

• Canada – Manitoba Local Histories

• Winnipeg Cemeteries

• Swan River Icelandic Settlements

• Nova Scotia Icelanders - Lockeport and Markland Settlements

• U of Calgary Digital Collections (Local Histories)

• Canada GenWeb

• Library and Archives Canada

  • Library and Archives Canada - Ship Passenger Lists

• WWII Veterans of Icelandic Descent (Canadian and American Forces)​