Mar 27, 20192 minThe Copeland – Our Own Titanic SagaThere’s always another great story to be discovered in the Icelandic Roots database! The iron screw steamer ship Copeland, built in...
Oct 4, 20173 minThe Endurance and Courage of SigurveigThe life of Sigurveig Sigurðardóttir was not an easy one. In 1865 on a day when she lay unconscious and low with typhoid, and her...
Jul 26, 20172 minUnderstanding Icelandic Places - Part I Written by Doug Hanson, Icelandic Roots Map Expert Genealogy is fun because it gives us insight into the past lives of our ancestors. One...
Jul 24, 20175 minFriðrika Björnsdóttir - 25 July 1849The Friðrika Björnsdóttir Memorial Restoration Project Riverton, Manitoba, Canada It all comes with the cold water…. “Kemur allt með...