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Aug 17, 20246 min read

Blessed Amma - The Deuce of August celebration in North Dakota

Excitement blossomed deep within me as I imagined being among people who loved everything Icelandic as much as I did.

Jul 5, 20244 min read

Strútur’s Saga

by Salín Guttormsson, 16 July 2023 Icelandic Roots is pleased to present a great story written by one of its readers, Salín Guttormsson....

Jul 5, 20243 min read

Baseball History in Manitoba's Interlake

by Sharron Arksey The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. It was the first weekend in...

Jul 5, 20243 min read

Stories, Sagas, and Captivating Tales-The First Decade of Icelandic Roots

By Rob Olason In 2012, Icelandic Roots was the name of a blog Sunna Furstenau started to document her role as the Icelandic National...

Apr 12, 20243 min read

Wasteland with Words

By Jason Doctor “One can see... in the Icelanders’ obsession with literacy, an urge to impose order on the desolation of the Icelandic...

Mar 27, 20242 min read

Easter in Iceland

By Brian Borgford For those who strictly observe the Christian religions, Easter is a commemoration of the death and resurrection of...

Feb 29, 20241 min read

All new! The Icelandic Connection literary journal

by Sharron Arksey Although the last print edition of The Icelandic Connection came out in the summer of 2023, the saga of the literary...

Feb 29, 20246 min read

Bibles in the Icelandic Immigration to North America: Part One

by Doreen M (Borgfjord) McFarlane At the time of the immigration, 1875–1914, nearly all Icelanders were baptised and confirmed in the...

Feb 3, 20243 min read

Roots Tips...What You Didn't Know You Didn't Know

by Shaune Jonasson Are you stumbling with working through the Icelandic Roots database? Having difficulty with searching for an ancestor?...

Jan 6, 20244 min read

The Experience of a Lifetime

Note: The 2024 Snorri Program application deadline is mid-January. Find out more at snorri.is By Emily Gudbjartson Going to Iceland with...

Dec 23, 20235 min read

The Origins of Vínarterta

By Jón Jóhannesson Jónsson Western Icelanders have loved vínarterta for a very long time. They have been making it for over a century for...

Dec 9, 20236 min read

Icelandic Roots 10th Anniversary Trip to Iceland

By Susan Huff It has been five years since I was last in Iceland when I lived there with my husband as Records Preservation Missionaries...

Dec 9, 20233 min read

Minneota - An Icelandic Community

Note: Find the link to the recording of this webinar at the bottom of this post. By Kathryn Rothman Judy Dickson and the Samtal attendees...

Nov 24, 20233 min read

My Snorri 2023 Experience

By Hendrik Vis When I first heard of the Snorri program it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime experience and an opportunity to connect on a...

Nov 11, 20234 min read

Icelandic Roots Emigration Port Plaques

By Rob Olason In September 2023 a group of Icelandic Roots volunteers traveled to Iceland to dedicate four monuments in four emigration...

Nov 11, 20233 min read

Do You Care About Your Icelandic Heritage?

Yes. Of course, you care about your Icelandic heritage. That is why you are reading this! Ten years ago, on November 12, 2013, Icelandic...

Nov 6, 20233 min read

Sunna’s Dream of a Little Safnahús on the Prairie

Writer’s Note: This is the final article in the series commemorating Icelandic Roots' 10th anniversary. I sat down with Sunna Furstenau...

Oct 1, 20234 min read

Edda - From Ashes to Majestic

This post is twofold. Enjoy the photos, history, and Ainsley Bloomer’s article. #1 - A short post with pictures about the new EDDA House...

Sep 1, 20236 min read

A Sharp and Veery Steep Learning Curve - Surviving the Early Years of Icelandic Roots

By Rob Olason While it seemed to Sunna Furstenau that launching Icelandic Roots took a great effort and years to achieve, her real task...

Aug 19, 20235 min read

DNA, Genealogy and That Magic Thing That Makes an Icelander an Icelander-Roots of Icelandic Roots

By Rob Olason Icelandic Roots is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2023. But to arrive at the birthdate of Icelandic Roots in 2013,...