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Icelandic Roots Art and Culture Theme for 2025

Jan 33 min read

The cousins, the excitement, the noise and roar of stock car racing, all are unforgettable.

Aug 3, 20242 min read

A summer in the Arctic in the Gwich’in community of Fort McPherson.

Jul 20, 20242 min read

Do you have an idea for an interesting article? A story about your ancestor? A travel report about your latest visit to Iceland? We're...

May 11, 20242 min read

Icelandic Roots is pleased to help introduce a new book: A Viking Legend: The Descendants of Odin written by Ainsley Bloomer. We present...

Feb 3, 20247 min read

Agnes Magnúsdóttir 27 October 1795 – 12 January 1830 October’s interesting Icelander is a gruesome tale of love, greed, jealousy,...

Oct 15, 20234 min read

And that's a wrap! Brad Hirst, CEO of the Icelandic Camp, recaps the highlights and joys experienced at the 2023 Camp, the first after a...

Sep 1, 20233 min read

A three-part presentation of Icelanders who left for the West to return to their beloved Icelanders with unique accomplishments. In...

Apr 30, 20231 min read

-This is what a team effort looks like! By Rob Olason, Newsletter Coordinator As 2022 wraps up and we turn to the new year, I wanted to...

Dec 25, 20223 min read

An account of the 1927 Confederation Day celebration in Ottawa, Canada.

Jul 3, 20222 min read

By Sharon Laxdal Gardar is a small community in northeast North Dakota, with its original Icelandic settlers homesteading here in 1879....

Jul 3, 20223 min read

Our new book club will be launched on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, with the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid! We are so honored to host her...

Apr 2, 20223 min read

On New Year's Eve December 31, 2021 Icelandic Roots turned to its members for assistance by asking a simple request: Help us name our...

Apr 2, 20222 min read

Fljótsdæla saga was the last of the forty family sagas written. It was likely written in the 15th or 16th Century. Most believe it was...

Mar 12, 20225 min read

Auður was intelligent, compassionate, and gracious toward others. The sagas tell an important story of the life of this female leader.

Feb 10, 20225 min read