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How do you Unlock the Stories of Your Emigrating Family Members?
By Beth Finnson Samtal Hour on September 26, 2022, was so interesting...as usual. Judy Dickson and Dave Jonasson co-hosted. They posed...
Oct 14, 20223 min read
A Roots Road Trip
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 19, 202215 min read
IR Genealogist Cathy Josephson Featured in Morgunblaðið
Article by Steinþór Guðbjartsson Cathy Ann Josephson, genealogist living at Refsstaður 2, Vopnafjörður is always ready to assist without...
Sep 18, 20223 min read
Icelandic Roots Fall Writing Seminars
Earlier this year, Icelandic Roots members were asked during an online writing seminar what topic they would like to see covered in...
Sep 4, 20222 min read
Write Your Family Story
Coming fall 2022 - Icelandic Roots Members Only Writing Seminars We believe your life story is important and deserves to be written down...
Aug 20, 20221 min read
Finding Point Roberts, Washington, U.S.A.
Point Roberts is a geo-political oddity. The western United States-Canadian border follows the 49th parallel because of the Oregon Treaty...
Aug 20, 20222 min read
My Lögberg-Heimskringla Connection
In the late 1970s, I was the assistant editor at Lögberg-Heimskringla, the Icelandic newspaper in Winnipeg. The hyphenated title...
Jul 17, 20224 min read
Meet Christina Sunley at the Icelandic Roots Book Club on Thursday August 4
By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Tricking of Freya, a novel by Christina Sunley, is one of the first contemporary novels by an American...
Jul 17, 20223 min read
Mr. and Mrs. Ingimar Ingaldson attend Millennial Celebration of Alþingi, Iceland's Parliament
By C.R. (Rus) Magnusson Icelandic Roots Volunteer Genealogist Database Media Team Leader Translations Team Leader Ingimar Ingaldson,...
Jul 16, 20228 min read
Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss
Probably the best-known saga to highlight Snæfellsnes is Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss (The Saga of Bárður God of Snæfellsnes). This saga tells...
Jun 19, 20224 min read
Icelandic Roots Snorri Scholarships
By Doug Hanson A big part of the Icelandic Roots mission is to give back to the Icelandic Community through grants and scholarships. Each...
Jun 5, 20221 min read
A Treasured Memory
By Christal Speer On a family vacation to Iceland in 2004, one of the first places we visited was the marvelous Skogar Folk Museum in...
Jun 5, 20222 min read
Telling Tales in Hofsós, Skagafjarðarsýsla
Twenty-seven years ago, Valgeir Þorvaldsson began working on a dream. In this dream, he would tell the story of a people. He knew it...
May 21, 20224 min read
Barnasaga-Stories of Women and Children
by Doreen Kristjanson Marston and Þórdís Edda Guðjónsdóttir One of the many special features Icelandic Roots volunteers are working on is...
May 6, 20223 min read
Manitoba's Link to Icelandic Heritage
The Southeast & Winnipeg Branch of the Manitoba Genealogical Society is offering an educational program on Monday, April 25th. All are...
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Hofsós and Icelandic Roots
This article has many links to more information. Enjoy! On Monday, April 18th, 2022, we are pleased to have Valgeir Þorvaldsson join us...
Apr 14, 20224 min read
Icelandic Roots-Rætur Fréttir
On New Year's Eve December 31, 2021 Icelandic Roots turned to its members for assistance by asking a simple request: Help us name our...
Apr 2, 20222 min read
Skálholt-The Religious, Cultural and Educational Center of Early Iceland
Skálholt Church photo by Jody Arman-Jones Located in the southern part of the Biskupstungur valley between the rivers Hvítá and Brúará,...
Mar 25, 20224 min read
Guðríður Arrives in Vinland 2022
We are so excited to announce Guðríður's Saga is available for purchase! The children's book and complementary coloring book will be...
Mar 13, 20222 min read
Destination Egilsstaðir
Life in Iceland was harsh in the mid-to-late 1800s. At the time, Iceland was part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Denmark had largely...
Mar 12, 20223 min read
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