Marshall Burgess is proud of his Icelandic roots in Nova Scotia and doesn't want his family's legacy to be forgotten.

His grandmother, Steinvor Nicolina Erlendsdottir, was born on the Nordic island and was one of the Icelandic immigrants who arrived in the province in the late 19th century.

Today, Burgess is vice-president of the Icelandic Memorial Society of Nova Scotia, which was formed in 1998 to honour the contributions of those settled here.

"I think it's an important part of our history," says Burgess, 73. "I'd like to, you know, keep that memory alive."

The quest to lure Icelandic immigrants to Nova Scotia began after Confederation with the help of John Anderson.

Anderson, an Icelander who was living in Halifax, was hired by the Nova Scotia government as an immigration agent ta

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