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"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...
Sep 4, 20222 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 20, 20223 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...
Aug 12, 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 17, 20222 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 16, 20228 min read
The Westfjords
A description of the Westfjords of Iceland by Sverrir Sigurdsson
Jul 3, 20225 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 19, 20221 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, 20226 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...
Jun 5, 20222 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...
Apr 14, 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 25, 20224 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, 20223 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 12, 20225 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...
Mar 11, 20223 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...
Jan 16, 20222 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...
Sep 26, 20219 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 -...
Jun 6, 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...
May 23, 20213 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...
Jan 15, 20211 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...
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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