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Nov 24
3 min

My Snorri 2023 Experience

By Hendrik Vis When I first heard of the Snorri program it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime experience and an opportunity to connect on a...

Sep 1
5 min

Reflections at Brimnes, Emigration Center Stories, Bill Holm’s Legacy, and Icelandic Adventures

By Jack Plumley The following is a story about my adventures returning to Iceland for the Snorri Internship. This is shared in addition...

Apr 30
3 min

Snorri Scholarships 2023

Introducing six Snorri scholarship recipients that will be travelling to Iceland this summer for a life-changing cultural experience....

Mar 19
2 min

Fond Memory of Our First Trip to Iceland

By Valdine (Scrymgeour) Hernes My husband, Sigfred (I640085), and I (I639986) have visited Iceland four times. On our first trip in July...

Dec 11, 2022
2 min

Experience of a Lifetime

-By Owen Roberts The Snorri Trip was an experience of a lifetime. From the moment I stepped onto the Icelandair flight in Toronto, it...

Dec 11, 2022
2 min

Suður Þingeyjarsýsla

Suður Þingeyjarsýsla in Northern Iceland features a 250 km road trip called the “Diamond Circle,” due to the shape of the route. This...

Nov 26, 2022
2 min

Christmas at Árbær Open-Air Museum (Árbæjarsafn)

Located just south and east of Reykjavík city center, along Route 1 (the Ring Road), and east of the River Elliðaá, lies the Árbær...

Oct 14, 2022
10 min

Snorri Plus Program Tour August 8-22, 2022

By Judy Dickson This August I was fortunate to be a participant in the Snorri Plus Program which had been forced to cancel plans in 2020...

Sep 4, 2022
2 min

"Going Home" With The Snorri Plus Program

-By Beth Finnson How much do you know about the Snorri Plus program? This was the topic for Samtal Hour on Monday, August 29, 2022. Judy...

Aug 20, 2022
3 min

Snorri 2022 Homestay a Priceless Memory

By Karrah Parke My experience in Iceland as part of the Snorri Program 2022 was largely defined by the truly extraordinary people I had...

Aug 12, 2022
2 min

Menningarnótt 2022

Reykjavík’s anniversary has been celebrated on August 18th since 1786 when the Danish King lifted the Trade Monopoly on Iceland and...

Jul 17, 2022
2 min

Sailing through the Westfjords

by Judy Dickson Editor's note: You can view the first leg of this sailing voyage in the previous article in this series. Four members of...

Jul 16, 2022
8 min

Mr. and Mrs. Ingimar Ingaldson attend Millennial Celebration of Alþingi, Iceland's Parliament

By C.R. (Rus) Magnusson Icelandic Roots Volunteer Genealogist Database Media Team Leader Translations Team Leader Ingimar Ingaldson,...

Jul 3, 2022
5 min

The Westfjords

A description of the Westfjords of Iceland by Sverrir Sigurdsson

Jun 19, 2022
1 min

Setting Sail For Grundarfjörður

By Judy Dickson Four members of our family toured on a 52-metre sailing yacht for 7 days with 25 passengers from Reykjavik through the...

Jun 5, 2022
6 min

One Day on Snaefellsnes

by Christal (Oliver) Speer IR# 637679 On a beautiful sunny day in June 2004, my family and I headed in our rented van to the Snaefellsnes...

Jun 5, 2022
2 min

A Treasured Memory

By Christal Speer On a family vacation to Iceland in 2004, one of the first places we visited was the marvelous Skogar Folk Museum in...

Apr 14, 2022
4 min

Hofsós and Icelandic Roots

This article has many links to more information. Enjoy! On Monday, April 18th, 2022, we are pleased to have Valgeir Þorvaldsson join us...

Mar 25, 2022
4 min

Skálholt-The Religious, Cultural and Educational Center of Early Iceland

Skálholt Church photo by Jody Arman-Jones Located in the southern part of the Biskupstungur valley between the rivers Hvítá and Brúará,...

Mar 12, 2022
3 min

Destination Egilsstaðir

Life in Iceland was harsh in the mid-to-late 1800s. At the time, Iceland was part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Denmark had largely...