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Þórður Árelíus Ólafsson aka Theodore Arthur Olafson (IR# I574371) wrote this story, in Icelandic, about his journey to America. Traveling...

Feb 12, 201913 min read

Sveinn Magnússon was a talented photographer in Minneota, which is a large Icelandic settlement in southwest Minnesota. His photography...

Jan 24, 20194 min read

Dear friends, A wonderful team in Iceland has been collaborating on a very important project. Their plan is to produce a documentary that...

Apr 17, 20182 min read

Here we are at the end of March with snow on the ground and bitter cold in the forecast. The following is a true story about a pioneer...

Mar 30, 20188 min read

Our Icelandic Roots database pivots around the over 20,000 people who emigrated from Iceland. Our goal is to detail the lives of every...

Nov 30, 20174 min read