Forefather Finding Facility. You all know by now that by mailing me some info on your ancestors it may be possible to generate some ancestral family tree.
Tiny Genealogy Dictionary. Many of you may have received - either from me or some other genealogy addicted person - a lengthy file of your Icelandic ancestry. These files are - at least mine - generated by the icelandic genealogy program ESPOLIN (written by FRISK) and therefore all in Icelandic. You can see an example here. To help you to understand the information regarding your ancestors, please take a look at my Tiny Genealogy Dictionary. You may find answers there to some of your questions :) 

During the long period of emigration from Iceland to North America, people came from almost every corner of the country. And for various reasons. The largest number of emigrants came from the East of Iceland, from Múlasýsla which is actually divided to Múlasýsla north (Norður-Múlasýsla) and Múlasýsla south (Suður-Múlasýsla). The emigration from Iceland through the years 1870-1914 varied greatly depending on local conditions. There was a large group in 1876 after Mount Askja erupted and destroyed many meadows. Another large group left in 1883 after the very cold weather in 1882. The largest group left in 1887 after a very severe spring that destroyed a large proportion of the livestock. This was followed by another hard winter in 1888. Another peak occurred in 1893 after the hard winter of 1892. The large exodus in 1903 also followed a hard winter in 1902. The total number of registered emigrants from Múlasýsla north and Múlasýsla south during the emigration period were 3795. A huge number considering the population in those two counties. 
Emigration ports in East Iceland were Vopnafjörður, Seyðisfjörður, Eskifjörður and Djúpivogur (Berufjörður).


I hate to see you put down this newsletter (have you read it all?), but a click in the picture brings you to a very interesting site with a wealth of information regarding the East of Iceland. Enjoy!