May 275 minFinding Military Service RecordsBy Christal Speer with additional information from Susan Huff and Rus Magnusson Each day, many Icelandic Roots volunteers are busy...
May 274 minHonoring Those Who ServedBy Kathy Thorlakson On June 12, 2022, a dedication service was held at the Vidalin Lutheran Church in Hensel, North Dakota, for several...
Nov 10, 20225 minThe Bachelor InvasionBy W.D. Valgardson The Royal Navy and Royal Marines, who occupied Iceland on May 10, 1940, weren’t invited. They just appeared like...
Oct 30, 20222 minAir Force Girls In Rescue TeamsIcelandic Roots Genealogist Doreen "Kristy" Kristjanson shared the following story from the Icelandic Roots database: Anna Louise Peden...
Oct 30, 20221 minThree Brothers Who ServedThe book “Veterans of Icelandic Descent World War II” published by the Jon Sigurdsson Chapter IODE (1990) includes a lengthy chapter that...
Oct 30, 20225 minLocal Veterans Lie in Foreign CemeteriesBy Kathy Thorlakson Each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, thoughts of how we honor our war heroes come to mind. Several years ago, the...