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2 days ago
3 min

Anna Sigrídur Gudmundsdóttir Sigbjörnsson, a cultured woman with connections

By Sigrídur Matthíasdóttir & Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir Note: This article is drawn from a lengthy academic article exploring a...

2 days ago
7 min

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...

Feb 19
6 min

Trying to Identify 13,000 Photos of Unknown People

By Rus Magnusson Over the years, Icelandic Roots has collected thousands of wonderful old photos submitted by our members. Over 13,000...

Feb 19
4 min

Jóhanna Ketilsdóttir, an entrepreneurial, professional woman

By Sigrídur Matthíasdóttir & Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir Note: This article is drawn from a lengthy academic article exploring a little...

Feb 19
4 min

Welcome to Vesturfarasetrið

by Mallory Swanson Welcome to Vesturfarasetrið/The Icelandic Emigration Center in Hofsós, Iceland! In this tiny town in the north of...

Feb 19
11 min

The Icelandic Settlement of Spanish Fork, Utah

by Susan Bearnson Huff 15 February 2023 Spanish Fork, Utah is the oldest continuous Icelandic settlement in North America. The history...

Feb 5
13 min

The Icelanders Go West

By W. D. Valgardson Note: These remarks were originally delivered by the author at the Icelandic National League of North America...

Jan 22
9 min

The One-Family Icelandic Settlement- Remembering Life Near The Souris/Mouse River Valley

by Margret Indridason Grisdale Jan. 11, 2023 While talking to Sunna Furstenau on Icelandic Roots "Samtal Hour," I mentioned that I grew...

Jan 8
2 min

2023: The Journey is Just Starting...

2023 is shaping up to be a momentous year for Icelandic Roots. On November 12th, we will celebrate our tenth anniversary as an official...

Dec 11, 2022
7 min

Storyboard Project Documents The Mountain N.D. Settlement

-The project will tell the story of Vikur Lutheran Church and the Mountain settlement By Loretta Thorfinnson Bernhoft and Sandy...

Nov 10, 2022
3 min

VIKING VOYAGER: AN ICELANDIC MEMOIR

The Icelandic Roots Book Club for December 1, 2022, will feature VIKING VOYAGER: AN ICELANDIC MEMOIR with authors Sverrir Sigurdsson and...

Nov 10, 2022
2 min

My Journey

By Brian Borgford She had just celebrated her tenth birthday and was alone, on a six-thousand-mile journey to join her widowed father in...

Oct 30, 2022
6 min

My Icelandic Immigrant Ghost

By Doreen (Borgfjorð) McFarlane IR 602083 October is the month of Hallowe’en, so it is a time that many people think about ghosts and...

Oct 30, 2022
2 min

Happy Birthday, Icelandic Roots!

Nine years ago, Icelandic Roots was a dream shared by a group of Western Icelanders who wanted to connect with others across North...

Oct 30, 2022
4 min

What about Guðríður?

Guðríður who??? A very good day to you! The majority of the people who left Iceland for America did so because the story traveled from...

Oct 16, 2022
2 min

Intergenerational Heroes - The Volunteer Team at Icelandic Roots

Guest Article by Arden Jackson CVO (Chief Vinarterta Officer) These pioneers work for the world they will leave behind. They are the...

Oct 14, 2022
10 min

Snorri Plus Program Tour August 8-22, 2022

By Judy Dickson This August I was fortunate to be a participant in the Snorri Plus Program which had been forced to cancel plans in 2020...

Oct 14, 2022
4 min

The Viking Immigrants: Icelandic North Americans

The Icelandic Roots Book Club Nov 3 Featuring: The Viking Immigrants: Icelandic North Americans with L.K. Bertram By Heather Goodman...

Oct 14, 2022
3 min

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...

Sep 18, 2022
3 min

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...