Icelandic Roots

By Sharron Arksey The Icelandic Roots Writers Group contributes to the bi-weekly Rætur Fréttir/Roots News. Keeping with Icelandic Roots settlement stories, this article profiles two sisters who each made significant contributions during their lifetime in Langruth, Manitoba. BIG SISTER – YNGRI SYSTIR Bonnie Bjarnason Photo Credit: Author Elizabeth Hazeltine Polson (I681998) was b...

By Bryndís Víglundsdóttir The Icelandic Roots Writers' Group meet monthly and are given a prompt for writing assignments. This summer, we are sharing their stories from this past season. Bryndís shares with us the memorable adventures she experienced in her first year of living in the United States. I will open it randomly and tell you some of the experiences of the newcomer to ...

by Patty Johnson Patty Johnson and Becky Byerly-Adams were guests on Samtal Hour, a member's only conversation hour normally held bi-weekly that shares all things Icelandic. On Monday, 14 July, they spoke about their roots in the Lundar and Interlake Region east of Lake Manitoba. This article is a transcript from Patty who shared her fond memories and heartfelt reflections of gr...

By Alfreda Duffy and Patty Johnson Icelandic Roots is exploring the Interlake district along Lake Manitoba during August as part of its North American settlement theme. The lakes and waterways adjacent to fields for raising livestock and farming attracted the Icelandic settlers. Here we look at two of those locations, Lundar and Oak Point. Oak Point, a tiny hamlet, is just over ...

by Sunna Olafson Furstenau Continuing the North America Icelandic settlement theme, Sunna addresses the many areas of North Dakota our ancestors called home, even temporarily. Many towns and villages, although mostly abandoned or forgotten, uphold an enduring legacy binding their past to our present. When people think of Icelandic settlements in North Dakota, they usually think ...