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Apr 14
2 min

Summer Fitness Challenge 2.0 - Travel Iceland Virtually

Icelandic Roots is pleased to announce we will host our second annual Fitness Challenge this summer. It will be an eight-week event and will

Dec 10, 2020
1 min

Our First Annual Book Flood Guide

Icelanders celebrate Christmas with books. So much so that there is a word for the holiday book buying season: Jólabókaflóð or Christmas...

Jun 12, 2020
3 min

IR - Footprints 4 Fun Challenge

This is an invitation for all individuals and teams from your Icelandic organizations, clubs, and your family to join us in a collective,...

May 1, 2019
2 min

Pronouncing May 2019 as our First Pay it Forward Month!

Have you ever been in line at the grocery store, and just as you were about to pay, you realized that you were $2.00 short? Embarrassing...

Oct 18, 2017
3 min

Lifelong Love of Books

The Icelandic Roots Library has received a spectacular donation of thirty-eight (38) boxes of Icelandic books from George Hanson. We are...

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