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...
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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
- 3 min
The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, April 6, 2023, will feature The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland by Bill Holm....
- Mar 5
- 4 min
The Sólskin Children, a Reykjavík Hobo, and a Poem
By Ruth Cartwright Poem by Nelson S. Gerrard One hundred fifty letters from first, second, and third-generation Icelandic children living...
- Feb 19
- 3 min
Prophetic Dreams: A Curse or a Legacy
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, March 2, 2023, will feature Prophetic Dreams: a Curse or a Legacy with author Alfreða...
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Honored at Bessastaðir on New Year's Day
Congratulations to Cathy Josephson! She was awarded the Knight‘s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon at Bessastaðir on New Year's...
- Dec 11, 2022
- 7 min
My Saga with Saint Thorlák
Submitted By Aimée O’Connell, Guest Author It was one of those mornings that homeschooling families know very well: the kids were...
- 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...
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, January 5, 2023, will feature How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small...
- Oct 30, 2022
- 2 min
Air Force Girls In Rescue Teams
Icelandic Roots Genealogist Doreen "Kristy" Kristjanson shared the following story from the Icelandic Roots database: Anna Louise Peden...
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Three Brothers Who Served
The book “Veterans of Icelandic Descent World War II” published by the Jon Sigurdsson Chapter IODE (1990) includes a lengthy chapter that...
- 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 2, 2022
- 5 min
LEIFUR EIRÍKSSON DAY
by Doreen (Borgfjord) McFarlane In the month of October, we celebrate everyone’s favourite Viking, Leifur Eiríksson. (Unlike German, the...
- Sep 4, 2022
- 3 min
2022 IR Fitness Challenge Completed
The Icelandic Roots Fitness Challenge 2022 officially ended on August 6th. Altogether there were 14 teams ranging from 2 to 10 people and...
- Aug 20, 2022
- 1 min
Write Your Family Story
Coming fall 2022 - Icelandic Roots Members Only Writing Seminars We believe your life story is important and deserves to be written down...
- Aug 20, 2022
- 2 min
Finding Point Roberts, Washington, U.S.A.
Point Roberts is a geo-political oddity. The western United States-Canadian border follows the 49th parallel because of the Oregon Treaty...
- Aug 20, 2022
- 3 min
Walking Tour of Reykjavik Public Sculptures
As visitors to Reykjavik quickly discover, the city loves its public sculptures. Whether in parks, squares or adorning public buildings,...
- Jun 19, 2022
- 4 min
Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss
Probably the best-known saga to highlight Snæfellsnesi is Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss (The Saga of Bárður God of Snæfellsnes). This saga...
- Jun 5, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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