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Growing Up In Gimli
A talk at Icelandic Roots’ Samtal Hour on March 11, 2024 By W.D. Valgardson Victoria, BC I was told that many people in this group did...
May 25, 202412 min read
Abandoning Vinland
The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Bryndís...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Book Club - January 2024
The Icelandic Roots Book Club is back for another eventful season. As winter has endeared itself to many of us, it's a great time for...
Dec 9, 20234 min read
Minneota - An Icelandic Community
Note: Find the link to the recording of this webinar at the bottom of this post. By Kathryn Rothman Judy Dickson and the Samtal attendees...
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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...
Nov 6, 20233 min read
1887 Icelandic Emigrants
by Willie Engelson As Willie is researching an 1887 travel journal that tells of his great grandparents and their journey to Washington...
Oct 29, 20235 min read
The Vinland Sagas
The voyages to Vinland from Greenland are described in Eiríks saga rauða (The Saga of Erik the Red) and Grænlendinga saga (The Saga of...
Oct 29, 20235 min read
Icelandic Camp 2023 - A Resounding Success and Fun for All
And that's a wrap! Brad Hirst, CEO of the Icelandic Camp, recaps the highlights and joys experienced at the 2023 Camp, the first after a...
Sep 1, 20233 min read
The Best Day of the Year
Íslendingadagurinn - BEST DAY OF THE YEAR By Doreen Borgfjord McFarlane Every year, visitors, dignitaries, and volunteers from across...
Aug 6, 20235 min read
July's Interesting Icelander
The Interesting Icelander series is profiling a most important man in the establishment of New Iceland. Meet Ólafur Ólafsson, the man who...
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Reminiscences of an Immigrant Girl
By Dagbjört Vopnfjord Editor's Note: This article gives a first-hand account of the early pioneer days in Manitoba, Canada. The author,...
Jul 23, 20231 min read
The Power of Icelandic Poetry
by Sverrir Sigurdsson Works of art, such as music, literature, and paintings, have been known to move a country to action, change social...
Jun 25, 20235 min read
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...
May 27, 20234 min read
The Icelandic Emigration Journey - From Turfhouses to Prairie Homesteads
Update: Find the associated book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/05YtoEMP Emigration from Iceland began much later than in other countries....
May 27, 20232 min read
The Emigration Variations
INTERESTING EMIGRATION VARIATIONS By Dave Jonasson You may have already read articles about mass emigrations from Iceland during the...
Apr 16, 20234 min read
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 16, 20232 min read
Interview With Bill Holm
By Rosemarie Isford Editor's Note: The Icelandic Connection magazine began publishing in 1942 as The Icelandic Canadian magazine. The...
Apr 2, 20231 min read
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, 20233 min read
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 19, 20237 min read
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...
Mar 5, 20235 min read
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