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2025 Heritage Tour and Emigration Port Ceremonies
Two busloads of IR volunteers and members have just returned from Iceland as we traveled for twelve unforgettable days of heritage,...
Sep 267 min read
Returning to the Present: Icelandic Identity and the Festival (Part III)
by Anne Brydon Department of Anthropology McGill University, Montreal, Quebec ** Reprinted from Icelandic Canadian v.48 n.2 Winter...
Sep 137 min read
The Asbjornson Sisters
By Cathy Josephson Cathy volunteers for Icelandic Roots and also at the East Iceland Emigration Center in Vopnafjörður. She also serves...
Sep 138 min read
My Festival Highlights: The Deuce and Íslendingadagurinn August 2025
Beth remembers the Icelandic Festivals she attended in August 2025
Aug 305 min read
Tell the Future About Your Day This June 17
What did you do on Iceland's National Day - an archive of how we spent this day is being kept for future interest.
Jun 66 min read
Jakobína Johnson
Jakobína Sigurbjörnsdóttir Johnson an accomplished writer in N America and Iceland
Jun 66 min read
Icelandic Roots in Gimli at the INLNA Convention 2025
INLNA Convention in 2025 in Gimli - recap of events.
May 109 min read
Samtal Gold
The richness of Samtal Hour discussions with Icelandic Roots members
Apr 263 min read
Quarantined Within a New Order
Historian Ryan Eyford (I564866) is a keynote speaker at the 2025 Icelandic National League of North America Convention held in Gimli,...
Apr 122 min read
Find Your Icelandic Roots at the 2025 INLNA Convention in Gimli
By Rob Olason ÞÓ LÍÐÍ ÁR OG ÖLD – THOUGH YEARS AND CENTURIES PASS INLNA Convention is May 1-4, 2025 The theme of the 2025 Icelandic...
Mar 282 min read
Kristín í Watertown and the Watertown Icelanders
By Jason Doctor At family reunions and visits with relatives in Watertown, South Dakota, a rich history of Icelanders from the area was...
Feb 2811 min read
Aegir Claimed
by Gerry Stefanson Image from https://www.redriverancestry.ca/SUZANNE-E.php At about 9 p.m. on September 24, 1965, the Suzanne-E , a...
Jan 32 min read
Rikkard (Richard) Hansson Beck 1897-1980
Richard Beck noted Icelandic-American scholar, teacher, writer and poet
Jan 34 min read
Remembering Christmas at the Sigurdson's
By Sharron Arksey For more than 30 years, Christmas Eve meant going to Amma and Afi’s house. My maternal grandparents Skapti and Runa...
Dec 20, 20243 min read
Interesting Icelander for November: Vilhjálmur Stefánsson
Interesting Icelander for November 2024
Nov 21, 20244 min read
They left for Minnesota…
Celebrating the Icelandic settlement in Minneota 150 years earlier.
Oct 25, 20243 min read
The Vikings in North America – Fact or Fiction?
The discovery of L’Anse Aux Meadows in the 1960s is proof that the Vikings, discovered North America before Columbus.
Aug 31, 20245 min read
Blessed Amma - The Deuce of August celebration in North Dakota
Excitement blossomed deep within me as I imagined being among people who loved everything Icelandic as much as I did.
Aug 17, 20246 min read
Baseball History in Manitoba's Interlake
by Sharron Arksey The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. It was the first weekend in...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Ísbíltúr (Ice Cream Road Trip)
by Gay Strandemo The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. Summer childhood reminds me of...
Jun 22, 20242 min read
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