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Dec 14, 20243 min read

Icelandic Roots Book Club January 2025

Icelandic Roots Book Club returns on January 9, 2025. Our host, Heather, will be featuring The Writing Place with the author, Sharron...

Oct 25, 20248 min read

The Strange Tale of Páll Pálsson and a Ghostly Nuisance

A ghostly nuisance in the mid-1800s Iceland.

Sep 21, 20243 min read

Book Club Returns October 3, 2024

The first Fall session of the IR Book Club returns on October 3rd.

Aug 31, 20244 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...

Jul 5, 20243 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...

Jun 8, 20243 min read

What Are You Doing on Jón Sigurðsson’s Birthday?

By Rob Olason Editor's Note: Icelandic Roots is encouraging everyone to jot down a quick diary entry to document their day on June 17,...

May 11, 20245 min read

Mekkin Sveinson Perkins, the Translator

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

Apr 25, 20244 min read

Storytelling: Another of those Things I’m Pretty Sure Is Bred in the Bone

Gestur Davidson (I653929) April 28, 2022 In a little self-talk I had with myself a bit ago downstairs in my kitchen — and thinking about...

Mar 27, 20242 min read

Leaving for Iceland

The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Gay Strandemo Sogne...

Feb 16, 20246 min read

Bryndís Víglundsdóttir – February’s Interesting Icelander

This month, we honor one of our own. Bryndís Viglundsdóttir volunteers her time with Icelandic Roots as a writer, translator, and...

Nov 11, 20233 min read

Do You Care About Your Icelandic Heritage?

Yes. Of course, you care about your Icelandic heritage. That is why you are reading this! Ten years ago, on November 12, 2013, Icelandic...

Oct 29, 20233 min read

Why The Icelanders Left

By Sharron Arksey Why did thousands of Icelanders leave their homeland for North America in the late 1800s and early 1900s? The easy...

Sep 1, 20231 min read

Drawing Mundi

By Gay Strandemo Bryndís Víglundsdóttir is a superb storyteller and my job is to keep up with her as an illustrator. After we...

Aug 19, 20239 min read

Prestsvarðan - Marking a Miracle

By Natalie Kruse On June 26th, 2023, several members of the congregation of Útskálakirkja (Útskálar Church) and others from the...

Jul 8, 20238 min read

Sarah's Story - Crazed by the Klondike

A new to Icelandic Roots member delved into the IR database and was surprised at the breadth of knowledge contained therein. What she...

Jul 8, 20233 min read

Icelandic Writers Retreat

By Brian Borgford Who’s your daddy? Who’s your grampa? Better still, who’s your great-granddaddy? Icelandic Roots provides an...

Jun 9, 20239 min read

Remembering Afi

The IR Writers Group share memories of their Afi or Grandpa. Editor Note: This article is from an earlier IR Newsletter. These stories...

May 27, 20232 min read

VIGIL LIGHT

In times when we need to keep watch or pray, a vigil light can give us comfort. By Sharron Arksey The ceramic vigil light is five inches...

May 13, 20232 min read

A Gift of Love From Amma

A story about a unique gift from Amma to Doreen that is treasured far beyond its physical presence, but also with heartfelt memories and...

Apr 30, 20237 min read

The Pendant - A Family Heirloom

A pendant heirloom passed through the generations shrouded in mystery as to its beginnings. A lesson from the author to make inquiries...