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Sep 4, 20222 min read

"Going Home" With The Snorri Plus Program

-By Beth Finnson How much do you know about the Snorri Plus program? This was the topic for Samtal Hour on Monday, August 29, 2022. Judy...

Aug 20, 20223 min read

Snorri 2022 Homestay a Priceless Memory

By Karrah Parke My experience in Iceland as part of the Snorri Program 2022 was largely defined by the truly extraordinary people I had...

Aug 12, 20222 min read

Menningarnótt 2022

Reykjavík’s anniversary has been celebrated on August 18th since 1786 when the Danish King lifted the Trade Monopoly on Iceland and...

Jul 17, 20222 min read

Sailing through the Westfjords

by Judy Dickson Editor's note: You can view the first leg of this sailing voyage in the previous article in this series. Four members of...

Jul 16, 20228 min read

Mr. and Mrs. Ingimar Ingaldson attend Millennial Celebration of Alþingi, Iceland's Parliament

By C.R. (Rus) Magnusson Icelandic Roots Volunteer Genealogist Database Media Team Leader Translations Team Leader Ingimar Ingaldson,...

Jul 3, 20225 min read

The Westfjords

A description of the Westfjords of Iceland by Sverrir Sigurdsson

Jun 19, 20221 min read

Setting Sail For Grundarfjörður

By Judy Dickson Four members of our family toured on a 52-metre sailing yacht for 7 days with 25 passengers from Reykjavik through the...

Jun 5, 20226 min read

One Day on Snaefellsnes

by Christal (Oliver) Speer IR# 637679 On a beautiful sunny day in June 2004, my family and I headed in our rented van to the Snaefellsnes...

Jun 5, 20222 min read

A Treasured Memory

By Christal Speer On a family vacation to Iceland in 2004, one of the first places we visited was the marvelous Skogar Folk Museum in...

Apr 14, 20224 min read

Hofsós and Icelandic Roots

This article has many links to more information. Enjoy! On Monday, April 18th, 2022, we are pleased to have Valgeir Þorvaldsson join us...

Mar 25, 20224 min read

Skálholt-The Religious, Cultural and Educational Center of Early Iceland

Skálholt Church photo by Jody Arman-Jones Located in the southern part of the Biskupstungur valley between the rivers Hvítá and Brúará,...

Mar 12, 20223 min read

Destination Egilsstaðir

Life in Iceland was harsh in the mid-to-late 1800s. At the time, Iceland was part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Denmark had largely...

Mar 12, 20225 min read

Sænautasel Highland Farm

The following article is written by IR Volunteer, Hjördís Hilmarsdóttir. She has included personal stories, a few photos, a video, and a...

Mar 11, 20223 min read

The Irish In Iceland

The oral history of Iceland was written down about 1125 and states that ”Christian men” (called Papar by the Norse settlers) were there...

Jan 16, 20222 min read

Destination: Hælið Museum, “The Great White Plague” Center

Update: Here is the video recording of the webinar: If one follows Eyjafjördur south of Akureyri about 10 km, just before reaching the...

Sep 26, 20219 min read

The grave finally found after years of searching

Written by Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (News Director of Stöðvar 2, Vísir, og Bylgjan) Visir.is - Link to the Article in Icelandic September...

Jun 6, 20213 min read

June Events, Holidays, and Celebrations

See all the special events, annual holidays, and special celebrations for June in the listings below. Today is Seaman's Day -...

May 23, 20213 min read

Volcanoes, Fitness, Genealogy & Poets? Something for Everyone!

The Icelandic Roots community has a variety of features and offerings. Check out the latest news and upcoming events. Join us in...

Jan 15, 20211 min read

The Scandinavian Press Magazine

Have you subscribed to the Scandinavian Press magazine? It is a wonderful magazine in full color with news, history, photos, and...

Nov 12, 20203 min read

Celebrating 7 years with exciting news (fréttir) and a new video (nýtt myndband)

**Íslenska eftir Written by Sunna Furstenau, Edited by Natalie Guttormsson Dear friends, Here at Icelandic Roots, we are marking our 7th...