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The Little Red Christmas Tree
By Mekkin S. Perkins Editor's Note: Mekkin Sveinsson/Perkins (IR# I652101) worked as a translator, language teacher and later wrote her...
Dec 20, 20246 min read
Tryggvi's Saga
Tryggvi tells us his saga - his military career and related veteran honors.
Nov 9, 20249 min read
November Book Club Showcases Icelandic Children's Tales
By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, November 7, 2024, will feature Guđríđur’s Saga , Mundi: Boy of...
Oct 25, 20242 min read
The Strange Tale of Páll Pálsson and a Ghostly Nuisance
A ghostly nuisance in the mid-1800s Iceland.
Oct 25, 20248 min read
The Grass Widow and the Icelander
The Icelandic Roots Writing Group has recently had a story prompt to write about “Something That is Very Icelandic”. The following is the...
Sep 28, 20242 min read
Book Club Returns October 3, 2024
The first Fall session of the IR Book Club returns on October 3rd.
Sep 21, 20243 min read
What Does "Very Icelandic” Mean to Me?
A Writers Group exercise about "Something that is very Icelandic"
Sep 14, 20243 min read
Gluggaveður - Window Weather
The Icelandic Roots Writing Group has recently had a story prompt to write about “Something That is Very Icelandic”. The following is the...
Aug 31, 20243 min read
Immigrating to America
The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Doreen Borgfjord...
Aug 31, 20244 min read
IR Podcast - Reaching Around the Globe
The IR Podcast has reached across the globe.
Aug 31, 20243 min read
Echoes
Memories lurk at L'Anse Aux Meadows.
Aug 17, 20241 min read
VERY ICELANDIC
The Icelandic Roots Writing Group recently had a story prompt to write about “Something that is very Icelandic”. By Sharron Arksey A...
Aug 17, 20242 min read
SOMETHING THAT IS VERY ICELANDIC
The Icelandic Roots Writing Group recently had a story prompt of “Something That Is Very Icelandic”. The following is the story from...
Aug 3, 20242 min read
A Summer Memory
The cousins, the excitement, the noise and roar of stock car racing, all are unforgettable.
Aug 3, 20242 min read
Endless Summer Sun, No Winter Fun
A summer in the Arctic in the Gwich’in community of Fort McPherson.
Jul 20, 20242 min read
Strútur’s Saga
by Salín Guttormsson, 16 July 2023 Icelandic Roots is pleased to present a great story written by one of its readers, Salín Guttormsson....
Jul 5, 20244 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
Secrets Beneath the Earth in an Icelandic Cemetery
We’ve been working on a mystery, and for now … it remains unsolved. Where is the exact burial location? The secrets are beneath the earth.
Jun 29, 20246 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
Book Club: June 2024
By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday June 6, 2024 will feature Journey Across the Four Seas: A Chinese...
May 25, 20242 min read
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