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Upcoming INLUS Webinar – Lögberg-Heimskringla
Join us for another interesting Webinar presentation on Tuesday, February 8th. | Lögberg-Heimskringla – A Mirror of Icelandic Life in North America | “We like to think of Lögberg-Heimskringla as the ‘newspaper of record’ for the Icelandic community in North America,” says its editor Stefan Jonasson. “One of the oldest ethnic newspapers on the continent, it has served…
Read MoreKaffi Timi is Back!
Need a break from the everyday routine? Ready to make some new friends? The INLUS is pleased to bring back our popular Kaffi Timi online video discussion time. Kaffi Timi provides a time to chat for an hour about anything and everything. Friday, January 21, 2022 will mark its return at 3:00 PM Eastern/ 2:00…
Read MoreThorláksmessa, the Feast of Saint Thorlák Thorhallsson
| By Aimee O’Connell | December 23 is a national holiday in Iceland: Thorláksmessa, the Feast of Saint Thorlák Thorhallsson, the sixth bishop of Skálholt and Iceland’s patron saint who died on this date in 1193. With its proximity to Christmas, the holiday is usually the day when preparation finally turns to celebration, with friends…
Read MoreThe Snorri Programs – Connecting Icelanders and North Americans since 1999
INLUS Webinar When: Monday, November 29, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern/10:00 AM Central/9:00 AM Mountain/8:00 AM Pacific Program link may be found on the INLUS Events Calendar. Many Western Icelanders have heard of the Snorri Programs, but perhaps are unaware there are actually four separate programs, three for North Americans and one for Icelanders. All…
Read MoreJoin Us for an Update from Iceland’s Ambassador to the U.S.
We are honored to have Bergdís Ellertsdóttir update us on her role and responsibilities as Iceland’s Ambassador to the United States. Much has changed since Ambassador Ellertsdóttir talked with us in June 2020. The Ambassador will discuss a wide range of topics and activities she has been involved with, including the impact of the pandemic,…
Read MoreA Conversation on All Things Iceland
Have you ever thought of packing up and moving to Iceland? What are the challenges, what are the delightful surprises? Jewells Chambers, the person behind All Things Iceland on social media, will share her perspectives with us on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021. She will be interviewed by Erin Johnson, another recent transplant to Iceland. This…
Read MoreLosing a Friend
There are some people in this world that instantly become your friend. Brent Scharbor (Skarðaborg) was one of those people. We recently received word that he has passed away from COVID-19 in Texas. Brent was very proud of his Icelandic lineage that wove through the Orkney Islands to England and Scotland. Like the Vikings of…
Read MoreINLUS Author’s Corner – Nancy Marie Brown
Join us on September 1st. Please join us on September 1 for another INLUS Author’s Corner presentation with Nancy Marie Brown on her new book The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women, which will be available on August 31st, published by St. Martin’s Press! In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock…
Read MoreThe Summer Feast of Saint Thorlák
By Aimee O’Connell | Most of us are familiar with Thorláksmessa, the Feast of Saint Thorlák, which Icelanders mark on December 23 as both a salute to the Patron Saint of Iceland and a joyful day of preparation for the Christmas holidays. But few are aware that there is a corresponding Feast of Saint Thorlák…
Read MoreBrewing Mead with Brent Skarðaborg
Join us on Wednesday, July 7th for a discussion about making mead with Chef Brent Skarðaborg. Mead is called the Nectar of the Gods. Neither beer nor wine, mead is in its own category of alcoholic drink. The Chinese may have been making mead as early as 7000 BCE! It has been a favorite drink worldwide…
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