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Drawing Mundi
By Gay Strandemo Bryndís Víglundsdóttir is a superb storyteller and my job is to keep up with her as an illustrator. After we...
Sep 1, 20231 min read
A Sharp and Veery Steep Learning Curve - Surviving the Early Years of Icelandic Roots
By Rob Olason While it seemed to Sunna Furstenau that launching Icelandic Roots took a great effort and years to achieve, her real task...
Sep 1, 20236 min read
DNA, Genealogy and That Magic Thing That Makes an Icelander an Icelander-Roots of Icelandic Roots
By Rob Olason Icelandic Roots is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2023. But to arrive at the birthdate of Icelandic Roots in 2013,...
Aug 19, 20235 min read
Prestsvarðan - Marking a Miracle
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
787,642 People Later...
By Rob Olason Icelandic Roots Celebrates its tenth anniversary on November 12, 2023. The organization received its non-profit...
Aug 6, 20234 min read
The Icelandic Celebration of 1928 and 95 Years Later
In 1928, the Icelandic community of northeast North Dakota celebrated the Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of the settlement. A book,...
Aug 6, 20237 min read
The Best Day of the Year
Íslendingadagurinn - BEST DAY OF THE YEAR By Doreen Borgfjord McFarlane Every year, visitors, dignitaries, and volunteers from across...
Aug 6, 20235 min read
Torment and Triumph in the Nineteen Twenties
The story of Laura Goodman Salverson (IR# I22876736) as performed by Karen Gummo By Beth Finnson This was by far my favorite session at...
Jul 23, 20232 min read
Mother of Light: A Novel
The Journey of an IR Volunteer from Genealogist to Author By Elin de Ruyter Writing a book is no easy feat, and though it appears from...
Jul 8, 20234 min read
An Extraordinary Medieval Woman
A prominent woman from Iceland driven by doing right for her country, a true sprakkar. Read about this amazing woman, Ólöf “rika”...
Jun 25, 20234 min read
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
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
Interesting Icelanders
A monthly feature profiling an interesting person of Icelandic birth or ancestry found in the Icelandic Roots database. This is the first...
Apr 30, 20232 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
Cue up the Icelandic Roots Podcast
Three 2022 Snorri Experience participants have joined forces to produce upcoming Icelandic Roots podcasts and have already released their...
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
Unknown Photos Project Makes Discoveries
Icelandic Roots launched the Unknown Photos Project in January 2023 to begin putting names to faces in the photos. This is a real...
Mar 19, 20232 min read
Fond Memory of Our First Trip to Iceland
By Valdine (Scrymgeour) Hernes My husband, Sigfred (I640085), and I (I639986) have visited Iceland four times. On our first trip in July...
Mar 19, 20232 min read
The Icelandic Settlement of Spanish Fork, Utah Part II - The Icelandic Association of Utah
by Susan Bearnson Huff Many Icelanders lived near each other in Spanish Fork and gathered often both formally and informally. For the...
Mar 19, 20237 min read
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