Honoring Those Who Served
By Kathy Thorlakson On June 12, 2022, a dedication service was held at the Vidalin Lutheran Church in Hensel, North Dakota, for several...
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- May 27
- 2 min
The Icelandic Emigration Journey - From Turfhouses to Prairie Homesteads
Special Icelandic Events - Please share by Romayne Kilde, Nordic Culture Clubs Scandinavian Festival The Nordic Culture Clubs and the...
- Apr 16
- 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
- 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...
- Apr 2
- 1 min
Interview With Bill Holm
By Rosemarie Isford Editor's Note: The Icelandic Connection magazine began publishing in 1942 as The Icelandic Canadian magazine. The...
- Mar 19
- 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...
- Mar 19
- 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
- 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...
- Feb 19
- 11 min
The Icelandic Settlement of Spanish Fork, Utah
by Susan Bearnson Huff 15 February 2023 Spanish Fork, Utah is the oldest continuous Icelandic settlement in North America. The history...
- Feb 5
- 13 min
The Icelanders Go West
By W. D. Valgardson Note: These remarks were originally delivered by the author at the Icelandic National League of North America...
- Jan 22
- 9 min
The One-Family Icelandic Settlement- Remembering Life Near The Souris/Mouse River Valley
by Margret Indridason Grisdale Jan. 11, 2023 While talking to Sunna Furstenau on Icelandic Roots "Samtal Hour," I mentioned that I grew...
- Dec 25, 2022
- 3 min
What is an Icelander?
Editor's Note: This speech was delivered by Sigfús Haukur Sigfússon, Snorri West 2022 participant, to the INL Iceland convention on...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
In Valhalla’s Shadows-October Book Club Selection
-The October Icelandic Roots Book Club Gathering Features the Novelist, Poet, Teacher, Journalist, W.D. Valgardson By Heather Goodman...
- 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...
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