Icelandic Roots Emigration Port Plaques
By Rob Olason In September 2023 a group of Icelandic Roots volunteers traveled to Iceland to dedicate four monuments in four emigration...
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- Nov 11
- 3 min
Do You Care About Your Icelandic Heritage?
Yes. Of course, you care about your Icelandic heritage. That is why you are reading this! Ten years ago, on November 12, 2013, Icelandic...
- Nov 6
- 3 min
Sunna’s Dream of a Little Safnahús on the Prairie
Writer’s Note: This is the final article in the series commemorating Icelandic Roots' 10th anniversary. I sat down with Sunna Furstenau...
- Oct 1
- 6 min
The Marvel of Icelandic Roots, Now and in the Future
Editor’s Note: I’ve been piecing together the Icelandic Roots “story” through a series of articles celebrating the organization’s tenth...
- Sep 1
- 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
- 7 min
The Icelandic Celebration of 1928 and 95 Years Later
In 1928, the Icelandic community of northeast North Dakota celebrated the Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of the settlement. A book,...
- Jul 8
- 4 min
Mother of Light: A Novel
The Journey of an IR Volunteer from Genealogist to Author By Elin de Ruyter Writing a book is no easy feat, and though it appears from...
- May 27
- 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 14
- 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 16
- 2 min
Cue up the Icelandic Roots Podcast
Three 2022 Snorri Experience participants have joined forces to produce upcoming Icelandic Roots podcasts and have already released their...
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Snorris, Samtals and New Podcasts
Two members of Icelandic Roots' new Podcast Team dropped into Judy Dickson's most recent Samtal Hour and shared what they've been working...
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Unknown Photos Project Makes Discoveries
Icelandic Roots launched the Unknown Photos Project in January 2023 to begin putting names to faces in the photos. This is a real...
- 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 25, 2022
- 3 min
2022--What a Year It Has Been!
-This is what a team effort looks like! By Rob Olason, Newsletter Coordinator As 2022 wraps up and we turn to the new year, I wanted to...
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
Christmas at Árbær Open-Air Museum (Árbæjarsafn)
Located just south and east of Reykjavík city center, along Route 1 (the Ring Road), and east of the River Elliðaá, lies the Árbær...
- Oct 30, 2022
- 2 min
Happy Birthday, Icelandic Roots!
Nine years ago, Icelandic Roots was a dream shared by a group of Western Icelanders who wanted to connect with others across North...
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
Intergenerational Heroes - The Volunteer Team at Icelandic Roots
Guest Article by Arden Jackson CVO (Chief Vinarterta Officer) These pioneers work for the world they will leave behind. They are the...
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
IR Genealogist Cathy Josephson Featured in Morgunblaðið
Article by Steinþór Guðbjartsson Cathy Ann Josephson, genealogist living at Refsstaður 2, Vopnafjörður is always ready to assist without...
- Jul 17, 2022
- 4 min
Icelandic Roots at the Heritage Celebrations
Icelandic Roots genealogists will be LIVE for the important Icelandic Heritage Celebrations in North Dakota and Manitoba at the end of...
- 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...
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