Icelandic Roots: Educate, Inspire, Preserve, Connect
Are you researching your Icelandic family tree or immigration story?
Looking for a community that shares your passion for Icelandic culture?
You Belong in the Icelandic Roots Community
Icelandic Roots has something to offer everyone, whether you grew up hearing family stories and following Icelandic traditions or started asking questions about your heritage yesterday. Together, we bring Icelandic culture, heritage, and genealogy to life.
Love Learning?
Expand your knowledge with exclusive training sessions, member-only lectures, engaging webinars, and cultural program opportunities.
Searching for Community?
Attend monthly online social events and book club sessions. Connect with people across nations and generations in our exclusive Facebook group.
Enjoy Genealogy?
Our database is a genealogist’s dream for Icelandic descendants—it’s the largest resource on the Icelandic immigration story.
Celebrating 11 Years of Icelandic Roots!
In 2025, we celebrated 11 incredible years of providing educational resources and genealogy-focused community services to our members and the wider public. Our non-profit 501c3 organization is grateful to our wonderful team of volunteers from Canada, Iceland, and the USA, who work together to create a welcoming community.
We've awarded over $190,000 USD in scholarships and Icelandic heritage grants, thanks to the memberships and donations we’ve received from generous people like you!
And thanks to our dedicated volunteers, our database continues to grow every month. Check out our latest stats.
Every day our genealogists connect new member trees, photos, census records, ship lists, and other media. The counter below updates every 15 minutes!
Your membership or donation can help keep the stories of our ancestors alive as we build a vibrant future for Icelandic heritage.
Get Inspired by Icelandic Culture, History, and Family Stories
Cousins Across the Ocean Project
Are You of Icelandic Descent? We Need Your Help!
Thousands of new entries are added to the genealogy database every month. Is your family included? You can help keep our shared history alive for generations to come by filling out our free “Cousins Across the Ocean” form.
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