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Dec 20, 20246 min read
Icelandic Roots Offered a Wide Array of Activities in 2024
The Icelandic Roots volunteers have been very busy developing content and events for the Icelandic Roots membership. The volunteers are...
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, 20242 min read
November Book Club Showcases Icelandic Children's Tales
By Heather Goodman Lytwyn The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, November 7, 2024, will feature Guđríđur’s Saga , Mundi: Boy of...
Sep 21, 20243 min read
Book Club Returns October 3, 2024
The first Fall session of the IR Book Club returns on October 3rd.
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...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Book Club - May 2024
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday May 2, 2024 will feature Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night. It is important to note that...
Mar 15, 20241 min read
Book Club: April 2024
On April 4th, 2024, the Icelandic Roots Book Club will welcome Martha Brooks who will talk to us about her first book for adults, Dear...
Feb 16, 20242 min read
Book Club Selection for March
On March 7th, 2024, the Icelandic Roots Book Club will welcome Elin de Ruyter who will talk to us about her book Mother of Light: A...
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...
Sep 2, 20236 min read
Icelandic Roots Online Book Club is Back - October 5
Join Heather online for the upcoming season of the Icelandic Roots Book Club. The first book this Fall is Burial Rites by Hannah Kent....
May 14, 20233 min read
Many IR Teammates Gather in Banff
Twenty-three Icelandic Roots volunteers and five family members are in Banff celebrating the Icelandic National League's Convention...
May 13, 20234 min read
Dare to Share: Do You Have a Favourite Book or Author?
The Icelandic Roots Book Club reaches its First Anniversary. Heather recaps the past year and provides a glimpse of what is to come for...
Apr 16, 20235 min read
Reading Laxness' Salka Valka
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for May 4, 2023, will discuss Salka Valka by Halldór Laxness, featuring the translator, Philip Roughton. By...
Apr 2, 20231 min read
Interview With Bill Holm
By Rosemarie Isford Editor's Note: The Icelandic Connection magazine began publishing in 1942 as The Icelandic Canadian magazine. The...
Mar 19, 20234 min read
The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, April 6, 2023, will feature The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland by Bill Holm....
Mar 19, 20232 min read
Iceland’s Unique Folklore Explored in Webinar
All folklore is distinguished by its motifs, whether they be big bad wolves or trolls or vengeful ghosts. But there is one motif that...
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Prophetic Dreams: A Curse or a Legacy
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, March 2, 2023, will feature Prophetic Dreams: a Curse or a Legacy with author Alfreða...
Jan 22, 20233 min read
2023 Book Club Titles Announced
By Beth Finnson The first Samtal Hour of 2023 was hosted by Becky Byerly Adams and featured a presentation by Heather Goodman Lytwyn who...
Jan 22, 20233 min read
The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, February 2, 2023, will feature The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi, with Jason Doctor as our...
Dec 11, 20223 min read
How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
The Icelandic Roots Book Club for Thursday, January 5, 2023, will feature How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small...
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