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Dec 20, 20243 min read

Remembering Christmas at the Sigurdson's

By Sharron Arksey For more than 30 years, Christmas Eve meant going to Amma and Afi’s house. My maternal grandparents Skapti and Runa...

Dec 14, 20243 min read

Icelandic Roots Book Club January 2025

Icelandic Roots Book Club returns on January 9, 2025. Our host, Heather, will be featuring The Writing Place with the author, Sharron...

Oct 25, 20248 min read

The Strange Tale of Páll Pálsson and a Ghostly Nuisance

A ghostly nuisance in the mid-1800s Iceland.

Sep 28, 20247 min read

Icelandic Genealogy the Hard Way

By Dennis McLane The Icelandic Roots Database is one of the greatest sources for what could be called your “instant Icelandic family...

Sep 21, 20243 min read

Book Club Returns October 3, 2024

The first Fall session of the IR Book Club returns on October 3rd.

Aug 31, 20244 min read

Immigrating to America

The Icelandic Roots Writers Group used an exercise to create a dialogue between two people planning to emigrate. By Doreen Borgfjord...

Aug 3, 20242 min read

A Summer Memory

The cousins, the excitement, the noise and roar of stock car racing, all are unforgettable.

Jun 29, 20246 min read

Secrets Beneath the Earth in an Icelandic Cemetery

We’ve been working on a mystery, and for now … it remains unsolved. Where is the exact burial location? The secrets are beneath the earth.

Jun 22, 20242 min read

Ísbíltúr (Ice Cream Road Trip)

by Gay Strandemo The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. Summer childhood reminds me of...

May 25, 20242 min read

Book Club: June 2024

By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday June 6, 2024 will feature Journey Across the Four Seas: A Chinese...

May 11, 20245 min read

Mekkin Sveinson Perkins, the Translator

Remembering Mekkin Sveinson Perkins, a talented and driven woman who defied the social norms and its pressures on woman in the workforce.

Apr 25, 20244 min read

Storytelling: Another of those Things I’m Pretty Sure Is Bred in the Bone

Gestur Davidson (I653929) April 28, 2022 In a little self-talk I had with myself a bit ago downstairs in my kitchen — and thinking about...

Dec 9, 20234 min read

Book Club - January 2024

The Icelandic Roots Book Club is back for another eventful season. As winter has endeared itself to many of us, it's a great time for...

Oct 15, 20233 min read

Three Western Icelandic Organizations Join Hands For an Online Event

IR Webinar hosted by INLNA and INLUS The Icelandic Roots Database is the subject of a joint Icelandic National League of North America...

Sep 1, 20231 min read

Drawing Mundi

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

Jul 8, 20238 min read

Sarah's Story - Crazed by the Klondike

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

Jul 8, 20233 min read

Icelandic Writers Retreat

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

Jun 9, 20239 min read

Remembering Afi

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

May 27, 20232 min read

VIGIL LIGHT

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...

May 13, 20232 min read

A Gift of Love From Amma

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