Almar has been deeply interested in activities connecting people of Icelandic descent with the “Old Country”, and with such a great number of relatives in North America he was eager to join our team.

Public Relations

Almar Grimsson

Hafnarfjörður, ÍSL

Brenda Olafson Messerschmidt serves on the Board of Directors for Icelandic Roots.

Board Member

Brenda Messerschmidt

North Dakota, USA

Doreen is honoured to have been invited to join the genealogical team and intends to promote the website and upcoming celebrations.

Genealogist

Doreen Borgfjord McFarlane

Ontario, CAN

Gunna along with her husband, Valgeir, run Vesturfarasetrið, the Icelandic Emigration Center at Hofsós in Iceland.

Hofsós - Emigration Center

Gunna Thorvaldsdóttir

Hofsós, ÍSL

Hjördís has finished her documentary and her booklet about the Abandoned farms in the highlands of East Iceland. She will be helping IR to map and tell stories about these abandoned farms.

Genealogist

Hjördís Hilmarsdóttir

Gunnlaugsstaðir, ÍSL

Hálfdan Helgason has done a tremendous amount of work over the years to compile the best Icelandic genealogy database available.

Genealogist

Hálfdan Helgason

Kópavogur, ÍSL

Jody is the Snorri West Coordinator and a Snorri Foundation Board member who works with IR to connect Snorri participants and their cousins.

Snorri Foundation

Jody Arman-Jones

Minnesota, USA

Kent Lárus is an active supporter of IR by telling those on tours about the 'Cousins Across the Ocean' and the IR Database where they can find maps, photos, stories, genealogy, cousins, ancestors, and preserve their family story.

Language & Translation

Kent Lárus Björnsson

Reykjavík, ÍSL

Mallory provides various support to the Icelandic Roots community and beyond.

Genealogist

Mallory Swanson

Reykjavík, ÍSL

Matt has kept in touch with his Icelandic heritage through involvement with the Icelandic Canadian Club of Edmonton, the Icelandic National League of North America, and now Icelandic Roots.

Website

Matt Gaudet

Alberta, CAN

Renata Olafson Selzer serves on the board of directors for Icelandic Roots.

Board Member

Renata Selzer

North Dakota, USA

Ricardo is our contact in Brazil. He sends us information on the descendants of Icelanders who immigrated to Brazil.

Brazil Research

Ricardo Elias

Rio Grande do Sul, BRA

Valgeir, along with his wife, Gunna, run Vesturfarasetrið, the Icelandic Emigration Center at Hofsós in Iceland.

Hofsós - Emigration Center

Valgeir Thorvaldsson

Hofsós, ÍSL

Barb serves on the Board of Directors for Icelandic Roots.

Board Member

Barb Aasen

North Dakota, USA

Bryndís serves as a language consultant and marketing assistant for Icelandic Roots.

Language & Translation

Bryndís Víglundsdóttir

Reykjavík, ÍSL

Gerri has done much genealogy and research. She is not an active part of the IR Team but helps with research on occasion. We look forward to her continued support in the years to come.

Genealogist

Gerri McDonald

British Columbia, CAN

Gwen Lanoway lives in Winnipeg and is a fabulous genealogist. She loves digging through genealogy records at the libraries and going to the cemeteries to take photos for the IR Team.

Research Support

Gwen Lanoway

Manitoba, CAN

Hjörtur has been a research support genealogist for many years with IR. He is always happy to help out when called upon.

Research Support

Hjörtur Kristjánsson

Reykjanesbær, ÍSL

Jeff co-founded Icelandic Roots and has volunteered as vice-president of the board from its start.

Co-Founder

Jeff Furstenau

North Dakota, USA

Julie provides translation and editing support to the IR team and its larger community.

Language & Translation

Julie Summers

Hessen, DEU

As an IR volunteer, Larry performs translations on documents such as obituaries.

Translations

Larry Thorderson

Pennsylvania, USA

Mats shared his lifetime work of Iceland farm photos with Icelandic Roots. You can find your family farm photo by just going to their names in the database. It was a tremendous gift.

Photography

Mats Wibe Lund

Reykjavík, ÍSL

Nancy assists with Member Experience in Canada to check on their satisfaction using the database and communicates their feedback to our team.

Member Experience

Nancy Tarr

Alberta, CAN

Stefan is a busy guy with lots of other projects but he helps Icelandic Roots by adding information on the Clergy. He is also great at promoting IR in the Lögberg-Heimskringla newspaper and in various presentations he gives.

Clergy Research

Rev. Stefan M. Jonasson

Manitoba, CAN

Stephanie comes from the HUGE Byron Family. It is a full-time job keeping track of all the descendants. She keeps them entered and up to date. She also recently led a team in the IR fundraiser, Footprints 4 Fun.

Research Support

Stephanie Coleman

Washington, USA