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Sep 17, 2023
3 min

Mundi, the boy from the West Fjords

By Bryndís Víglundsdóttir Editor's Note: Bryndís Víglundsdóttir is the beloved story-teller and author of Guðríður’s Saga. She has just...

Sep 17, 2023
4 min

The Fire Priest - September's Interesting Icelander

Jón Steingrímsson IR#I71175 10 September 1728 – 11 August 1791 For September we are profiling Jón Steingrímsson also known as The Fire...

Sep 1, 2023
6 min

A Sharp and Veery Steep Learning Curve - Surviving the Early Years of Icelandic Roots

By Rob Olason While it seemed to Sunna Furstenau that launching Icelandic Roots took a great effort and years to achieve, her real task...

Aug 6, 2023
2 min

Samkoma-A New Way To Participate in Icelandic Roots

-Samkoma-expanding our Icelandic Roots online community Have you read about our unique online events and wanted to join our online...

Jul 8, 2023
9 min

Torfhildur Hólm

The story of Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm (2 February 1845- 14 November 1918) is the third in a three-series article of famous...

Jul 8, 2023
3 min

Icelandic Writers Retreat

By Brian Borgford Who’s your daddy? Who’s your grampa? Better still, who’s your great-granddaddy? Icelandic Roots provides an...

Jun 25, 2023
4 min

An Extraordinary Medieval Woman

A prominent woman from Iceland driven by doing right for her country, a true sprakkar. Read about this amazing woman, Ólöf “rika”...

Jun 25, 2023
2 min

Interesting Icelander for June 2023

This month's interesting Icelander is on Jón Sigurðsson (I174907), a man highly revered for his efforts in leading Iceland to its...

Jun 8, 2023
5 min

The Fishing Industry in Iceland

by Halldór Árnason Iceland is a country whose farming and fishing industries have led its economic growth for centuries. Halldór Árnason...

May 27, 2023
1 min

2023 Scandinavian Festival Features Iceland!

Special Icelandic Events - Please share by Romayne Kilde, Nordic Culture Clubs Scandinavian Festival The Nordic Culture Clubs and the...

May 27, 2023
2 min

The Icelandic Emigration Journey - From Turfhouses to Prairie Homesteads

Update: Find the associated book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/05YtoEMP Emigration from Iceland began much later than in other countries....

May 14, 2023
3 min

Many IR Teammates Gather in Banff

Twenty-three Icelandic Roots volunteers and five family members are in Banff celebrating the Icelandic National League's Convention...

Apr 30, 2023
5 min

The Failed Brazilian Emigration

By W. D. Valgardson It wasn’t just Icelanders who were enticed to Brazil. Michael Ewanchuk, in his book, Pioneer Profiles, says this “In...

Apr 30, 2023
2 min

Interesting Icelanders

A monthly feature profiling an interesting person of Icelandic birth or ancestry found in the Icelandic Roots database. This is the first...

Apr 30, 2023
3 min

Snorri Scholarships 2023

Introducing six Snorri scholarship recipients that will be travelling to Iceland this summer for a life-changing cultural experience....

Apr 16, 2023
4 min

The Emigration Variations

INTERESTING EMIGRATION VARIATIONS By Dave Jonasson You may have already read articles about mass emigrations from Iceland during the...

Apr 16, 2023
2 min

Discovering Your Past

Learning about and sharing our stories with Icelandic Roots By Shaune Jonasson Have you ever wondered what life was like back “when”?...

Mar 19, 2023
2 min

Fond Memory of Our First Trip to Iceland

By Valdine (Scrymgeour) Hernes My husband, Sigfred (I640085), and I (I639986) have visited Iceland four times. On our first trip in July...

Mar 19, 2023
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...

Mar 5, 2023
5 min

Bréfin frá sólskinsbörnum (The letters from sunshine children)

An interview with scholar Christopher Crocker In June of 1916, the children’s newspaper Sólskin, a supplement to the weekly North...