(Skagafjörður History Society) is an organization whose goal is to document everything pertaining to the history of and publish information about the county. The organization is the country’s oldest still-operating regional history society—it was founded in 19372—and has published over 80 works related to 's history.
Since 1966, the History Society has published the journal Skagfirðingabók ("The Book of the People of "). The organization’s main project in recent years has been to publish ("The Regional History of ") and there are seven published volumes so far. They have also published the series ("'s Collective Biography").
The current director of is Hjalti Pálsson.
's early publications
("Skagafjöður Studies") 1–105 Magnús Jónsson: , 1939 Ólafur Lárusson: ("Settlement of "), 1940 Margeir Jónsson: ("Middle Ages and onward in "), 1941 Brynleifur Tobíasson: ("Home in Hólar"), 1943 ("Glóðafeykir: From 's History") Magnús Jónsson: ("'s Government, from the Discovery of Haugnes to the Death of the Jarl Gizur") Drangey, 1950 , 1952 , 1956
, 1–4, ("Register of Properties and Farmers in Skagafjörður County, 1781–1958")1949–1959
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