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By Cathy Josephson Cathy volunteers for Icelandic Roots and also at the East Iceland Emigration Center in Vopnafjörður. She also serves...

Beth remembers the Icelandic Festivals she attended in August 2025

What did you do on Iceland's National Day - an archive of how we spent this day is being kept for future interest.

Jakobína Sigurbjörnsdóttir Johnson an accomplished writer in N America and Iceland

INLNA Convention in 2025 in Gimli - recap of events.

The richness of Samtal Hour discussions with Icelandic Roots members

Historian Ryan Eyford (I564866) is a keynote speaker at the 2025 Icelandic National League of North America Convention held 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...

By Jason Doctor At family reunions and visits with relatives in Watertown, South Dakota, a rich history of Icelanders from the area was hidden in plain sight. Jason recounts the story of Kristín Þorkelsdóttir, a well known writer, and other Watertown ancestors. Recounting this history and their stories is vital to keeping the past alive. Growing up, the family reunions I attended alternated between the Black Hills and Lake Kampeska in Watertown, South Dakota. We would typical

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...

Richard Beck noted Icelandic-American scholar, teacher, writer and poet

By Sharron Arksey For more than 30 years, Christmas Eve meant going to Amma and Afi’s house. My maternal grandparents Skapti and Runa...

Interesting Icelander for November 2024

Celebrating the Icelandic settlement in Minneota 150 years earlier.

The discovery of L’Anse Aux Meadows in the 1960s is proof that the Vikings, discovered North America before Columbus.

Excitement blossomed deep within me as I imagined being among people who loved everything Icelandic as much as I did.

by Sharron Arksey The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. It was the first weekend in...

by Gay Strandemo The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. Summer childhood reminds me of...

Remembering Mekkin Sveinson Perkins, a talented and driven woman who defied the social norms and its pressures on woman in the workforce.

by Sharron Arksey Although the last print edition of The Icelandic Connection came out in the summer of 2023, the saga of the literary...