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Icelandic Saga Connections
Bryndís Viglundsdóttir told me that when she was a little girl, she thought the characters from the Icelandic sagas were going to walk...
Sep 24, 20212 min read
The Legend of The Elf Lady Stone at Bustarfell
Once upon a time, a rich and noble sheriff and his wife lived happily at the important farm called Bustarfell. During the darkest days of...
Sep 4, 20213 min read
The Saga of the People of Vopnafjörður
Vopnafjörður was a main port of Icelandic emigration to America and many of us can trace our families to East Iceland. Therefore, the...
Sep 4, 20214 min read
Discover Hofsós
The village of Hofsós is located in Skagafjörður and is one of the oldest trading centers in Iceland. The dedicated Emigration Center,...
Aug 28, 20213 min read
Finding Micah Northman
By David Johnson (Volunteer IR Genealogist on the Emigration Research Team) In 2015, an emigrant Icelander caught my attention. He was...
Aug 20, 20212 min read
Icelandic Cousins Across the Ocean
Pride in their heritage and the significance of family history followed the Icelanders that moved to North America. Through today,...
Aug 14, 20211 min read
FROM VOPNAFJÖRÐUR TO WINNIPEG
A translation of a diary from Icelandic to English for the emigration of Sveinn Árnason in 1889.
Aug 2, 202120 min read
Icelandic Immigrants to Washington Island – 1870
Washington Island Icelanders 1870 and beyond.
Jul 21, 202120 min read
The Deuce & the Dagurinn: Old Parties for a New Generation
North American Icelandic Heritage Festivals
Jul 17, 20213 min read
The Rise and Fall of Icelandic Unitarianism
By Stefan Jonasson During the last two decades of the 19th century and well into the 20th, there was an extensive Unitarian mission to...
Jun 20, 20219 min read
Women's and Children's Stories
A small team of Icelandic Roots volunteers is working on a project called Women's and Children's Stories.
May 5, 20213 min read
The Founding of the Icelandic Settlement in Dakota
You are invited to a public webinar on Tuesday, March 16th featuring the dictated words of The Father of the Icelandic Settlement in Dakota.
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Honouring Sigridur Augusta Christianson Houston, M.D.
How did a girl born of Icelandic immigrants become a famous and beloved pioneer woman doctor of Saskatchewan, Canada? The story begins with
Mar 8, 20214 min read
The Scandinavian Press Magazine
Have you subscribed to the Scandinavian Press magazine? It is a wonderful magazine in full color with news, history, photos, and...
Jan 15, 20211 min read
A Viking Queen's Legacy
Looking for a great book to read? I just finished, "A Viking Queen's Legacy" by Alfreða Jónsdóttir and highly recommend it! The book...
Jan 10, 20212 min read
Celebrating 7 years with exciting news (fréttir) and a new video (nýtt myndband)
**Íslenska eftir Written by Sunna Furstenau, Edited by Natalie Guttormsson Dear friends, Here at Icelandic Roots, we are marking our 7th...
Nov 12, 20203 min read
"Never more than a woman" : IR Volunteer releases new novel
Written by Elín de Ruyter Icelandic Roots is made up of a wonderful group of people from countries across the globe and all from...
Sep 18, 20202 min read
Changing IR Social Media
To align with the privacy policies, Icelandic Roots will be changing the closed Facebook Group to a Membership-Only Group.
Sep 16, 20203 min read
Remembering ‘The Father of New Iceland’: Sigtryggur Jónasson
By J.D.Flaten Canada boasts the highest number of people with Icelandic roots in the world outside of Iceland, and there is a particular...
Sep 11, 20203 min read
Remembering the Life of an Icelandic Pioneer Pastor
We often hear the saying, “The Icelandic immigrants were poor. They had to leave Iceland because of ...
Aug 21, 20206 min read
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