Museum

The West Hants Historical Society collects and preserves artifacts and historical information related to Hants County, Nova Scotia. In early 1991 we acquired the old Methodist church...

Genealogy

Our library contains a large variety of resources including family histories, local newspapers, graveyard headstone inscriptions, school registrars, community histories...

Fort Edward

A national historic site since 1921, the Blockhouse is the oldest surviving structure of its kind in Canada and one of the few remaining 18th century structures in the Province...

Welcome to The West Hants Historical Society

ABOUT US

Based in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the West Hants Historical Society runs a seasonal Museum as well as a genealogy department that is open year-round. In addition, the society provides summer guide service at the Fort Edward Blockhouse.

Run almost entirely by volunteers, the WHHS relies on membership fees and donations.

WHERE WE ARE

281 King Street
PO Box 2335
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
902-798-4706

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RECENT ARTICLES

April 4, 2017

Published by westhants at April 4, 2017

World War I Project – April 2017

Vimy – April 9, 1917: What Every Canadian Should Know. We have all heard the name Vimy but most Canadians know very little about it. Here are the facts that every Canadian should know. The Location: Vimy is in northern France. It is about 270 Km north of Paris near the Belgian border. It is a land of rolling hills with the peak only 145 meters high.

January 26, 2017

Published by westhants at January 26, 2017

World War I Project – January-March

The West Hants Historical Society is trying to compile a list of all the men and women from Hants County who served in World War 1 and 2. We plan to publish a book with all these names and we don’t want to leave anyone out; if your relatives or friends served in the military, please send us their details as described here.

November 3, 2016

Published by westhants at November 3, 2016

World War I Project – November

With Remembrance Day occurring this month, we have a special video from Tim Reed to honour the 112th Regiment who were based in Windsor and spent many months training at Fort Edward before going overseas. The Flags of the 112th still hang in Christ Church in Windsor. They were honored at a special service in June 2016. Please enjoy watching this video and remember the men of our 112th Regiment.