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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
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
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
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
A Romantic Story - Þannig mættust Jón og Sigriður (Thus met Jon and Sigridur)
Hello, my name is George Freeman and I work on genealogy, history, and writing for Icelandic Roots. I want to share with you over time,...
Nov 11, 20163 min read
Irish and Icelandic
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Some genes are passed on only by fathers, and some only by mothers. From this, genetic studies in Iceland reveal...
Mar 17, 20163 min read
Fires of the Earth: Lakagígar
An eyewitness account of 1783: “This past week, and the two prior to it, more poison fell from the sky than words can describe: ash,...
Jun 7, 20142 min read
Happy Uppstigningardagur
Happy Uppstigningardagur (Ascension Day)! Gragas I Laws of Early Iceland celebrations for Easter.
May 28, 20143 min read
Man (No Longer) Searching
I can confirm that I have connected with my Maternal / Icelandic birth family thanks to DNA and the help of Icelandic Roots!
May 23, 20142 min read
Sunna’s Video for the 2013 INLofNA Convention
Final Video of the 2012 International Visits Program tour around Iceland by Sunna Furstenau.
Apr 10, 20131 min read
Bishop Guðmundur the Good
in 1237, Bishop Guðmundur Góði Arason (Gudmundur the Good) died. (1161 – March 16, 1237).
Mar 16, 20133 min read
Genealogy and DNA Testing
DNA testing
Mar 15, 20132 min read
Leaving Iceland
I am packing my luggage to leave Iceland and there are so many questions and feelings. What would it have been like for our ancestors to...
Sep 7, 20122 min read
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