My Snorri 2023 Experience
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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...
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