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How did a girl born of Icelandic immigrants become a famous and beloved pioneer woman doctor of Saskatchewan, Canada? The story begins with

**Íslenska eftir Written by Sunna Furstenau, Edited by Natalie Guttormsson Dear friends, Here at Icelandic Roots, we are marking our 7th...

Written by Elín de Ruyter Icelandic Roots is made up of a wonderful group of people from countries across the globe and all from...

We often hear the saying, “The Icelandic immigrants were poor. They had to leave Iceland because of ...

This weekend, North American Icelanders celebrate 'The Day of the Icelanders.' Come join us ONLINE for fun and educational offerings.

This is the third post in a series about people who have discovered their Icelandic roots – or connected to them more deeply – later in...

This is the second post in a series about people who have discovered their Icelandic roots – or connected to them more deeply – later in...

By Julie Summers, Reykjavik, Iceland Many North Americans of Icelandic descent have fond memories of family traditions passed down from...

Stronger Together is not just a cute slogan. It means something and is practiced in our Icelandic Roots Community. Our recent blog posts...

Approximately a quarter of the Iceland’s population, some 15 to 20,000 people, left Iceland during the emigration period which nominally...

Þórður Árelíus Ólafsson aka Theodore Arthur Olafson (IR# I574371) wrote this story, in Icelandic, about his journey to America. Traveling...

By Sunna Olafson Furstenau This article is shared from the IR Archives (2019) as we profile areas of Minnesota this month for our 2026 theme of North American Icelandic Settlements. Minneota is known as a significant settlement area. Sunna writes about some of the people who settled here and those who still call Minneota home. Additionally, she presents the projects and efforts that Icelandic Roots had undertaken at that time to preserve the past for the future. The expansion

Hálfdan Helgason and Sunna Furstenau working together on Icelandic Genealogy.

Dear friends, This newsletter is for all people with Icelandic connections in North America. There are two projects started by our team...

Dear friends, A wonderful team in Iceland has been collaborating on a very important project. Their plan is to produce a documentary that...

One of the things we do is help our members find their genealogical history by "connecting" them to our Icelandic Roots tree. To do...

Our Icelandic Roots database pivots around the over 20,000 people who emigrated from Iceland. Our goal is to detail the lives of every...

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...

Today, we focus on key steps for finding and visiting the farms of our ancestors. In the last two posts, we explored Icelandic place...

The Friðrika Björnsdóttir Memorial Restoration Project Riverton, Manitoba, Canada It all comes with the cold water…. “Kemur allt með...