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Snorri 2022 Homestay a Priceless Memory
By Karrah Parke My experience in Iceland as part of the Snorri Program 2022 was largely defined by the truly extraordinary people I had...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
Menningarnótt 2022
Reykjavík’s anniversary has been celebrated on August 18th since 1786 when the Danish King lifted the Trade Monopoly on Iceland and...
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Connecting Yore to Yonder
By Sam Hodge My time in Iceland is going to haunt me for the rest of my life. Not in the sense that it will cast a shadow over my soul,...
Jul 31, 20222 min read
The Tale of Auðunn of the Westfjords
With our theme this month of the Westfjords, we discuss this Þáttir (short story) of "Auðunn of the Westfjords". Sometimes this story is...
Jul 17, 20224 min read
Mr. and Mrs. Ingimar Ingaldson attend Millennial Celebration of Alþingi, Iceland's Parliament
By C.R. (Rus) Magnusson Icelandic Roots Volunteer Genealogist Database Media Team Leader Translations Team Leader Ingimar Ingaldson,...
Jul 16, 20228 min read
The Westfjords
A description of the Westfjords of Iceland by Sverrir Sigurdsson
Jul 3, 20225 min read
Setting Sail For Grundarfjörður
By Judy Dickson Four members of our family toured on a 52-metre sailing yacht for 7 days with 25 passengers from Reykjavik through the...
Jun 19, 20221 min read
Remembering Afi
The third Sunday of June in the United States and Canada is set aside to honor our fathers and grandfathers, while Iceland celebrates...
Jun 19, 20229 min read
One Day on Snaefellsnes
by Christal (Oliver) Speer IR# 637679 On a beautiful sunny day in June 2004, my family and I headed in our rented van to the Snaefellsnes...
Jun 5, 20226 min read
Icelandic Roots Snorri Scholarships
By Doug Hanson A big part of the Icelandic Roots mission is to give back to the Icelandic Community through grants and scholarships. Each...
Jun 5, 20221 min read
The Icelandic Root’s Book Club begins this week!
We are excited to launch our book club with a webinar by the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid, talking about her new book, Secrets of...
Jun 5, 20221 min read
A Treasured Memory
By Christal Speer On a family vacation to Iceland in 2004, one of the first places we visited was the marvelous Skogar Folk Museum in...
Jun 5, 20222 min read
2022 IR Fitness Challenge
Travel the Snæfellsnes peninsula or the Westfjords virtually in 2022. Are you interested in waterfalls, wildlife or mountains? How about...
Jun 5, 20221 min read
Telling Tales in Hofsós, Skagafjarðarsýsla
Twenty-seven years ago, Valgeir Þorvaldsson began working on a dream. In this dream, he would tell the story of a people. He knew it...
May 21, 20224 min read
Icelandic Roots Fitness Challenge 2022
The Icelandic Roots 2022 Fitness Challenge heads to the Westfjords
May 21, 20223 min read
Amma Sumarlína-A Mother's Day Remembrance
Amma, Mother, Daughter By Bryndís Víglundsdóttir My maternal grandmother, Sumarlína Pétursdóttir, IR #128090, born April 22nd, 1886 in...
May 6, 20227 min read
A Visit to Gunna & Valgeir's Farm to See the Lambs
Icelandic Roots Volunteer Mallory Swanson shares her visit to Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir and Valgeir Þorvaldsson's farm in the Spring of 2022,...
May 6, 20221 min read
Hofsós and Icelandic Roots
This article has many links to more information. Enjoy! On Monday, April 18th, 2022, we are pleased to have Valgeir Þorvaldsson join us...
Apr 14, 20224 min read
Rúgbrauð - Rye Bread Recipe
VERSION 1 by Bryndís Viglundsdóttir 12 dl. Rúgmjöl 6 cups rye flour 2 dl. Hveiti 1 cup white flour 2 dl. Heilhveiti 1 cup whole wheat 2...
Apr 14, 20222 min read
Join The Icelandic Roots Book Club
By Heather Goodman Lytwyn Winnipeg, Manitoba No Time to Read? If you are a member of Icelandic Roots, you will have seen the article...
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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