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Iceland / Ísland
Category Index
- General Resource Sites
- Government & Cities
- History & Culture
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- Language & Names
- Libraries, Archives & Museums
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- Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists
- Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
- Religion & Churches
- Societies & Groups
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- Iceland on the Web
Hundreds of categorized links to Iceland resources, with descriptions.
- Icelandic GenWeb
- Íslenski Ættfræðivefurinn
Iceland - forename-indexed Census, birth, marriage information in Icelandic (Íslensk).
- Íslensk erfðagreining / deCODE genetics
Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, deCODE genetics is a population-based genomics company conducting research into the inherited causes of common diseases. Being situated in Iceland has certain advantages for the company. The Icelandic population, with its relative genetic homogeneity, extensive genealogical records and high-quality healthcare system, provides the resources to identify genes associated with a multitude of diseases.
- Mapping the Icelandic Genome
An anthropology of the scientific, political, economic, religious, and ethical issues surrounding the deCode Project and its global implications. Iceland has a series of distinctive characteristics which make it suitable for such mapping. Its population is relatively small (today 275,000 but as low as 50,000 in the recent past). There exist an unusually complete set of family records in Iceland (over 80% of all Icelandic people who ever lived can be placed genealogically on a computerized database).
- The New Icelandic Saga
News article on the sale of Iceland's nation-wide genetic database.
- Samkoma: Genealogy
Links to Icelandic genealogy web sites.
- South Iceland - so much to discover!
Complete guide to Internet resources in the region, also general information about Iceland and useful tips for travelers.
- Surname Navigator Iceland
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Iceland, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Iceland, Geneanet Iceland, Google, genealogy Iceland, Google News Genealogy Iceland, Rootsweb message board Iceland, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Iceland, White Pages Iceland.
- The European Library
A portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 45 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some for a fee.
- Family History Centers in Iceland
From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Family History Centers in Iceland
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.
- Icelandic Collections: The British Library
- Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn / National and University Library of Iceland
- LibDex - The Library Index - Iceland
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- The Library of Congress
- European Reading Room
The primary public access point for readers and researchers seeking to use the vast European collections of the Library of Congress.
- Þjóðskjalasafns Íslands / The National Archives of Iceland
The National Archives was established in 1882. Its oldest records are from the Middle Ages, the oldest one from the church in Reykholt dating back to the year 1185.
- Nordic Heritage Museum ~ Seattle, Washington
Honoring the legacy of immigrants from the five Nordic countries.
- Pacific Lutheran University - Robert A. L. Mortvedt Library ~ Tacoma, Washington
- Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - Iceland
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
- Icelandic - Americans
Shows the distribution by state of Icelandic-Americans and Icelandic nationals in the US 1990 census.
- Tracing Scandinavian Latter-day Saints
From the Tracing Mormon Pioneers web site. For researching members of the LDS church from the Scandinavian Mission in the time period of 1852-1868.
Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
- Carpenter Genealogical Services ~ Salt Lake City, Utah
A professional genealogical research group in Salt Lake City specializing in the United States and Western Europe. Our focus is Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Colonial Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Wyoming, Nebraska and African American/Slavery research and slavery in the South. Western European limited to Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Scandanavian countries. Families of note: WINGET, HATHAWAY, AXTELL, CLUTTER, DOUD, LYTLE, BLEHSCHMIDT, EHMAN, HAGGSTROM.
- Iande (Ancestry) Research Associates
Genealogy research and lineage investigation services specializing in Norway, Sweden and Iceland.
- Mark Windover's Web Page - Quality Professional Genealogical Research ~ Williamstown, Massachusetts
United States, Canada (including French), England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Iceland, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium, and The Netherlands.
- Professional Scandanavian Genealogist - Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Germany
Research services.
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- Brother's Keeper Software
Downloadable shareware program for Windows. The latest version contains English, French, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, German, Dutch, Polish, Icelandic, Russian, Slovak, Afrikaans, Czech.
- Fzip Family Tree ~ Windows
Download the latest version for windows, includes program and help files. Disc available in English, Polish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Slovak, Czech, Dutch, Portuguese, Afrikaans & Icelandic. Fzip is a user friendly, but professional program which can display your family tree in any of 24 different report styles.
- JamoDat - Win-Family Software
Available in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, French, German and English.
- Scandinavian American Family Album
A book by Dorothy Hoobler.
- Tracing your Icelandic Family Tree
A book by Eric Jonasson.
The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records. Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day. Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.
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