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The First Registered Midwife of Súgandafjörður
by Elin de Ruyter, Australia We surely owe much to the memories of our midwife ancestors, who helped birth the people of our small nation...
Jan 28, 201811 min read
Stirling, Leifur, & Hallgrímskirkja
A highlight for visitors to Reykjavík is the tall bronze Leifur Eiríksson statue and the massive Hallgrímskirkja (Hallgrim’s church). It...
Jan 7, 20182 min read
The Saga of Darlene Andrésdóttir
The Icelandic Roots Team is pleased to share a wonderful new video story. Find the link below this short introduction. The family...
Dec 26, 20171 min read
Nikulás and His Reindeer
By Natalie Guttormsson As many of you know, instead of one jolly old St. Nick with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Iceland has 13 Santa...
Dec 20, 20174 min read
Would you like to be an IcelandicRoots detective?
One of the things we do is help our members find their genealogical history by "connecting" them to our Icelandic Roots tree. To do...
Dec 9, 20171 min read
Vesturfaraskrá – An Index Chronicling Icelandic Emigration
Our Icelandic Roots database pivots around the over 20,000 people who emigrated from Iceland. Our goal is to detail the lives of every...
Nov 30, 20174 min read
Icelandic Roots Celebrates 4 Years
Happy 4th Anniversary to Icelandic Roots! Many thanks to YOU, our volunteers and members, who make Icelandic Roots (IR) better every day....
Nov 12, 20173 min read
Understanding Icelandic Places - Part IV
Place names are an important part of our Icelandic heritage. As we explore more places in Iceland, we are likely to encounter some...
Nov 6, 20172 min read
Icelandic Sign Language
Do you know someone in North America who uses sign language and fingerspelling? Are they connected to our shared Icelandic Story? If so,...
Nov 2, 20171 min read
Interesting People with Icelandic Roots
Want to know how you are related to Famous Icelanders or Interesting People with Icelandic Roots? We have a fun and interactive feature...
Nov 1, 20171 min read
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...
Oct 18, 20173 min read
Leif Erikson / Leifur Eiríksson Day
Each year on the 9th of October, we celebrate Leifur Eiríksson Day. This year, it is also Columbus Day. But remember ..... LEIF Landed...
Oct 8, 20172 min read
The Endurance and Courage of Sigurveig
The life of Sigurveig Sigurðardóttir was not an easy one. In 1865 on a day when she lay unconscious and low with typhoid, and her...
Oct 4, 20173 min read
Understanding Icelandic Places - Part III
Today, we focus on key steps for finding and visiting the farms of our ancestors. In the last two posts, we explored Icelandic place...
Sep 25, 20172 min read
Understanding Icelandic Places - Part I
Written by Doug Hanson, Icelandic Roots Map Expert Genealogy is fun because it gives us insight into the past lives of our ancestors. One...
Jul 26, 20172 min read
Friðrika Björnsdóttir - 25 July 1849
The Friðrika Björnsdóttir Memorial Restoration Project Riverton, Manitoba, Canada It all comes with the cold water…. “Kemur allt með...
Jul 24, 20175 min read
The King of Iceland for One Summer
Dog Days of Summer and a temporary King of Iceland for one summer.
Jul 10, 20173 min read
Icelandic Roots - What's New
What is new with the Icelandic Roots Genealogy Database?
Jun 24, 20172 min read
Christopher Columbus in Iceland
Did you know Christopher Columbus stayed in Iceland for an entire winter? In 1477, he sailed to Iceland and stayed at the farm called...
May 17, 20172 min read
Sarah’s Story – Crazed by the Klondike
Guest Article by Debra Berntsen Discovering in a matter of minutes after completing the IcelandicRoots “Cousins Across the Ocean” form on...
Dec 22, 20168 min read
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