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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Following the success of this fall‘s three-part webinar series on memoir writing, we are now offering a free six-week class on the...

The Icelandic Roots Book Club for December 1, 2022, will feature VIKING VOYAGER: AN ICELANDIC MEMOIR with authors Sverrir Sigurdsson and...

By Brian Borgford She had just celebrated her tenth birthday and was alone, on a six-thousand-mile journey to join her widowed father in...

The final installment in an Icelandic Roots webinar series on writing family stories is scheduled for November 16. “Memoir Writing for...

Icelandic Roots is bringing a delightful story from our archives to enjoy again this season... Icelandic Roots volunteer, Natalie Guttormsson, asked fellow volunteer Bryndís Viglundsdóttir to reflect on how Christmas celebrations in Iceland have changed compared to her memories of her childhood. This is the story she wrote... The Christmas holidays, jólin, as the season is celebrated now-a-days, have certainly changed over the years. My memory of looking forward to the jól st