Most of this book is devoted to family histories of Icelanders in North Dakota. With the help of an Icelandic-English dictionary, the reader can usually determine the year of immigration, ancestors, siblings, and children of the people recorded in the book. Check the online index for articles about your ancestors. This is a collection of family histories of Icelandic immigrants to North America in Icelandic. Many are drawn from obituaries in Icelandic newspapers.
Many entries are about residents of North Dakota.
With the help of an Icelandic-English dictionary, the reader can usually determine the year of immigration, ancestors, siblings, and children of the people recorded in the book. This is a history of the community, rather than of individuals. Modern Sagas, The Story of Icelanders in North America by Thorstina Jackson Walters published by North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo ND, 1953. This book is found in various libraries. It describes the history and development of the Icelandic community, but has relatively little detail about individuals.