The Icelandic Roots Podcast

Sunna Furstenau - Embarking on a New Journey into Icelandic Heritage

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

Emigration Investigations with Dave Jonasson and David Johnson

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.
 

Jason Doctor - The Saga Project: Maps, Stories, and Icelandic Heritage

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/
 
Learn more about Icelandic history, heritage, and culture with our public newsletter: https://www.icelandicroots.com/newsletter-signup 
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/

Jodi Dunlop (Mise en Scene) - Artist / Musician

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