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Remembering Afi
The IR Writers Group share memories of their Afi or Grandpa. Editor Note: This article is from an earlier IR Newsletter. These stories...
Jun 9, 20239 min read
Finding Military Service Records
By Christal Speer with additional information from Susan Huff and Rus Magnusson Each day, many Icelandic Roots volunteers are busy...
May 27, 20235 min read
2023 Scandinavian Festival Features Iceland!
Special Icelandic Events - Please share by Romayne Kilde, Nordic Culture Clubs Scandinavian Festival The Nordic Culture Clubs and the...
May 27, 20231 min read
The Icelandic Emigration Journey - From Turfhouses to Prairie Homesteads
Update: Find the associated book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/05YtoEMP Emigration from Iceland began much later than in other countries....
May 27, 20232 min read
Many IR Teammates Gather in Banff
Twenty-three Icelandic Roots volunteers and five family members are in Banff celebrating the Icelandic National League's Convention...
May 14, 20233 min read
The Pendant - A Family Heirloom
A pendant heirloom passed through the generations shrouded in mystery as to its beginnings. A lesson from the author to make inquiries...
Apr 30, 20237 min read
The Emigration Variations
INTERESTING EMIGRATION VARIATIONS By Dave Jonasson You may have already read articles about mass emigrations from Iceland during the...
Apr 16, 20234 min read
Discovering Your Past
Learning about and sharing our stories with Icelandic Roots By Shaune Jonasson Have you ever wondered what life was like back “when”?...
Apr 16, 20232 min read
The 1816 Iceland Census
The 1816 Census is a wonderful resource that includes names, household positions, the farm they are living on, their marital status, age,...
Apr 2, 20234 min read
Encountering Genealogy Roadblocks
By Beth Finnson Genealogy roadblocks: who among us has not encountered one (or more) when researching family history? What do you do when...
Mar 5, 20231 min read
Welcome to Vesturfarasetrið
by Mallory Swanson Welcome to Vesturfarasetrið/The Icelandic Emigration Center in Hofsós, Iceland! In this tiny town in the north of...
Feb 19, 20234 min read
The Icelandic Settlement of Spanish Fork, Utah
by Susan Bearnson Huff 15 February 2023 Spanish Fork, Utah is the oldest continuous Icelandic settlement in North America. The history...
Feb 19, 202311 min read
2023: The Journey is Just Starting...
2023 is shaping up to be a momentous year for Icelandic Roots. On November 12th, we will celebrate our tenth anniversary as an official...
Jan 8, 20232 min read
Honored at Bessastaðir on New Year's Day
Congratulations to Cathy Josephson! She was awarded the Knight‘s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon at Bessastaðir on New Year's...
Jan 6, 20233 min read
My Saga with Saint Thorlák
Submitted By Aimée O’Connell, Guest Author It was one of those mornings that homeschooling families know very well: the kids were...
Dec 11, 20227 min read
Three Brothers Who Served
The book “Veterans of Icelandic Descent World War II” published by the Jon Sigurdsson Chapter IODE (1990) includes a lengthy chapter that...
Oct 30, 20221 min read
Local Veterans Lie in Foreign Cemeteries
By Kathy Thorlakson Each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, thoughts of how we honor our war heroes come to mind. Several years ago, the...
Oct 30, 20225 min read
Happy Birthday, Icelandic Roots!
Nine years ago, Icelandic Roots was a dream shared by a group of Western Icelanders who wanted to connect with others across North...
Oct 30, 20222 min read
What about Guðríður?
Guðríður who??? A very good day to you! The majority of the people who left Iceland for America did so because the story traveled from...
Oct 30, 20224 min read
Intergenerational Heroes - The Volunteer Team at Icelandic Roots
Guest Article by Arden Jackson CVO (Chief Vinarterta Officer) These pioneers work for the world they will leave behind. They are the...
Oct 16, 20222 min read
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