The Icelandic Roots Podcast
Showcasing Icelandic heritage and culture from the past and present through arts, language, literature, and music. Created by volunteers of the non-profit organization, Icelandic Roots.
Episodes
Mar 24, 2023
Mar 24, 2023
10 min
Your three new hosts: Owen Roberts, Jack Plumley and Cass Heigaard, are joined by Sunna Furstenau for a quick introduction to Icelandic Roots and our focus for the new Season of this Podcast.
Sunna is a prominent figure in promoting cultural exchange between Icelanders and North Americans. She grew up in Eyford in Thingvalla Township, North Dakota, and always had an interest in family history.
In 2003, she connected with Icelandic genealogist Hálfdan Helgason and started helping George Freeman with the genealogy center at the Deuce of August celebration.
In 2012, she traveled around Iceland as the INLNA guest speaker and started a blog to document the journey, calling it Icelandic Roots.
The following year, Sunna and her husband founded the nonprofit Icelandic Roots, centered around the genealogy database that Hálfdan Helgason had started.
Sunna remains deeply involved in various projects, with the goal of preserving and promoting our shared Icelandic heritage.
Stay tuned for lots of fun and educational podcast episodes dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of Icelandic heritage.
Visit the Icelandic Roots Website for more
Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
35 min
Volunteer Icelandic Roots genealogists Dave & David share their journey in helping to build an impressive database of Icelandic emigration records that tell the stories of thousands of families who left the island.
May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
43 min
Jason tells us about how the Saga Project is making it easier for Icelandic descendants to connect to the lands of their ancestors through maps and stories in the Icelandic Roots genealogy database.
Plus, Natalie gives a PSA on how to watch the new Viking Valhalla series on Netflix.
Non-Icelanders can view the Saga Map at:
http://sagamap.hi.is/is/
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Find the Fitness Challenge details + upcoming events on our calendar: www.icelandicroots.com/event-calendar
Learn more about the sagas:
What is a saga?
https://www.icelandicroots.com/post/what-is-a-saga
Flóamanna Saga
https://www.icelandicroots.com/post/fl%C3%B3amanna-saga
Fljótsdalur Saga
https://www.icelandicroots.com/post/flj%C3%B3tsdalur-saga
The Saga of Þorsteinn Staff Struck
https://www.icelandicroots.com/post/the-saga-of-%C3%BEorsteinn-staff-struck
The Saga of the Vopnafjörður
https://www.icelandicroots.com/post/the-saga-of-the-people-of-vopnafj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur
Tracing Njáll’s Saga
https://www.icelandicroots.com/post/tracing-njalls-saga
Saga Thing Podcast
https://sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com/
Apr 26, 2022
Apr 26, 2022
44 min
Jodi Dunlop is an artist and musician from Gimli/Winnipeg, Manitoba. She shares her experiences growing up in Gimli - the heart of New Iceland, working for the New Iceland Heritage Museum and the Lögberg-Heimskringla (Canada's oldest ethnic newspaper still printing) as well as her journey into music. Her band, Mise en Scene, was named Rock Artist of the Year in 2021 at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Their new music and upcoming shows can be found on their website: www.misensceneband.com
Learn more about Icelandic culture, heritage, history, and language on our website www.icelandicroots.com.
Find upcoming events on our calendar: www.icelandicroots.com/event-calendar
Icelandic Roots
Icelandic Roots is a non-profit organization based out of the United States with passionate volunteers around the world.
Our mission is to preserve, educate, and promote Icelandic heritage, culture, history, and language.
You can learn more about us by visiting our website www.icelandicroots.com