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Jul 30, 20203 min read

The Day of the Icelanders

This weekend, North American Icelanders celebrate 'The Day of the Icelanders.' Come join us ONLINE for fun and educational offerings.

Jun 12, 20203 min read

IR - Footprints 4 Fun Challenge

This is an invitation for all individuals and teams from your Icelandic organizations, clubs, and your family to join us in a collective,...

May 29, 20202 min read

Communicate, Connect, & Collaborate

Over the years, the IR team has developed great relationships with people in Canada, Iceland, the USA, and all across the world.

Apr 4, 20207 min read

"Happiness is better than money - betra er yndi en auður"

By Elin de Ruyter, IR Genealogist María Rögnvaldsdóttir is my new hero. As a mother of four young children and proud aunty of three sets...

Jul 25, 20194 min read

The Deuce of August and Islendingadagurinn

Icelandic Roots will be at the upcoming Icelandic celebrations and are offering many FREE opportunities.

Jul 18, 20192 min read

Live Your Dash - Obituaries

Are you living Your Dash?

Mar 27, 20192 min read

The Copeland – Our Own Titanic Saga

There’s always another great story to be discovered in the Icelandic Roots database! The iron screw steamer ship Copeland, built in...

Mar 14, 20194 min read

Guðmundur the Good

Bishop Guðmundur Góði (the good) Arason is IR # I138506. He was born an illegitimate child in 1161 at Grjótá in the Hörgárdalur Valley. ...

Feb 12, 201913 min read

Journey to America

Þórður Árelíus Ólafsson aka Theodore Arthur Olafson (IR# I574371) wrote this story, in Icelandic, about his journey to America. Traveling...

Jan 25, 20193 min read

Delay Bóndadagur!

It has been too cold around here for men to be running around their house barefoot and bare-legged! My husband says we should delay...

Oct 2, 20182 min read

Working Together is the Secret

Hálfdan Helgason and Sunna Furstenau working together on Icelandic Genealogy.

Aug 12, 20182 min read

Day of the Icelanders

Hope you are having a wonderful summer! It has been such a fun-filled and busy summer here at Icelandic Roots. The IR Team continues to...

May 25, 20181 min read

Updated Privacy Statement

The Team at Icelandic Roots take privacy and the protection of your personal information seriously. As media attention and government...

Mar 30, 20188 min read

No Greater Love

Here we are at the end of March with snow on the ground and bitter cold in the forecast. The following is a true story about a pioneer...

Feb 4, 20181 min read

Together We Can Do So Much

Dear Icelandic Roots Friends and Cousins, We now have 632,000 people in the IR Database! That is >120,000 people in just over 4 years....

Jan 28, 201811 min read

The First Registered Midwife of Súgandafjörður

by Elin de Ruyter, Australia We surely owe much to the memories of our midwife ancestors, who helped birth the people of our small nation...

Jan 7, 20182 min read

Stirling, Leifur, & Hallgrímskirkja

A highlight for visitors to Reykjavík is the tall bronze Leifur Eiríksson statue and the massive Hallgrímskirkja (Hallgrim’s church). It...

Dec 30, 20171 min read

Happy New Year - Gleðilegt nýtt ár

As we helped people from around the world discover their family story this past year, we too surpassed many milestones. 2018 will be full...

Dec 26, 20171 min read

The Saga of Darlene Andrésdóttir

The Icelandic Roots Team is pleased to share a wonderful new video story. Find the link below this short introduction. The family...

Dec 20, 20174 min read

Nikulás and His Reindeer

By Natalie Guttormsson As many of you know, instead of one jolly old St. Nick with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Iceland has 13 Santa...