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A translation of a diary from Icelandic to English for the emigration of Sveinn Árnason in 1889.

Washington Island Icelanders 1870 and beyond.

By Stefan Jonasson During the last two decades of the 19th century and well into the 20th, there was an extensive Unitarian mission to...

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You are invited to a public webinar on Tuesday, March 16th featuring the dictated words of The Father of the Icelandic Settlement in Dakota.

Have you subscribed to the Scandinavian Press magazine? It is a wonderful magazine in full color with news, history, photos, and...

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

Written by Elin de Ruyter ‘Oh, my Lord and my God, when I now fare forth out to the fish grounds and feel my impotence and the weakness...

Over the years, the IR team has developed great relationships with people in Canada, Iceland, the USA, and all across the world.

Icelandic Roots is delighted to announce that Gísli Pálsson (anthropologist) and Hákon Már Oddsson (film maker) have given us permission...

Final Video of the 2012 International Visits Program tour around Iceland by Sunna Furstenau.

in 1237, Bishop Guðmundur Góði Arason (Gudmundur the Good) died. (1161 – March 16, 1237).