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By Sharron Arksey For more than 30 years, Christmas Eve meant going to Amma and Afi’s house. My maternal grandparents Skapti and Runa...

Dec 20, 20243 min read

By Maia Chapman Editor's Note: If you are interested in joining the Snorri Program in 2025, the application deadline is Monday, January...

Dec 7, 20243 min read

By Audrey Ledford From Seattle, Washington, Audrey is a recent graduate of Georgetown University with a B.S in Foreign Service and...

Oct 11, 20246 min read

By Natalie Kruse On June 26th, 2023, several members of the congregation of Útskálakirkja (Útskálar Church) and others from the...

Aug 19, 20239 min read

Íslendingadagurinn - BEST DAY OF THE YEAR By Doreen Borgfjord McFarlane Every year, visitors, dignitaries, and volunteers from across...

Aug 6, 20235 min read

Two members of Icelandic Roots' new Podcast Team dropped into Judy Dickson's most recent Samtal Hour and shared what they've been working...

Apr 16, 20232 min read

By Judy Dickson This August I was fortunate to be a participant in the Snorri Plus Program which had been forced to cancel plans in 2020...

Oct 14, 202210 min read

When most people visit Iceland they head to Reykjavik and take day trips to the Golden Circle and the South Coast as far as...

Sep 20, 202215 min read

-By Beth Finnson How much do you know about the Snorri Plus program? This was the topic for Samtal Hour on Monday, August 29, 2022. Judy...

Sep 4, 20222 min read

By Karrah Parke My experience in Iceland as part of the Snorri Program 2022 was largely defined by the truly extraordinary people I had...

Aug 20, 20223 min read

by Heather Goodman I15007347 There’s one in every family. Someone who is way more interested in collecting family memorabilia than anyone...

Nov 22, 20214 min read