Events › History Matters: The Story of Markland & Lockeport Icelanders

This presentation will outline how 200 Icelanders came to Markland and Lockeport in 1874, only for many to leave eight years later in 1882. 

The Icelandic Memorial Society of Nova Scotia's Vice Chair, J. Marshall Burgess, is a descendant of the Huskilson family who stayed and settled in Lockeport. He will discuss the continuing research the Society performs to find descendants of the original 30 families who came to Nova Scotia, as well as how these Icelandic settlers have been honoured in the Lockport area

The Icelandic Memorial Society of Nova Scotia was incorporated in 1998 and consists of 50+ members.

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History Matters is a monthly series of presentations and discussions about the personalities, places, and events found across time and space in the history of Nova Scotia. The Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society presents these talks by both academic historians and community researchers.

In partnership with the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society