West Hants Historical Society

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Welcome to the West Hants Historical Society! Based in Windsor, Nova Scotia, our Museum collects and preserves artifacts and historical information about Hants County. Our Genealogy Library houses a large variety of resources including family histories, school registers, graveyard inscriptions, and more. We are also proud to manage the national historic site of Fort Edward, the oldest surviving wooden blockhouse in Canada. Please join us!

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WHAT WE DO

Based in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the WHHS runs a seasonal Museum as well as a Genealogy Library that is open year-round. In addition, we provide summer guide service at the Fort Edward Blockhouse. Run almost entirely by volunteers, the WHHS relies on membership fees and donations.

The West Hants Historical Society collects and preserves artifacts and historical information about Hants County, Nova Scotia. Located in the old Methodist church in Windsor, we invite you to browse our archives and visit us!

Our Genealogy Library houses a large variety of resources, including family histories, local newspapers, graveyard headstone inscriptions, school registers, community histories, and far more.

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

The Sure Cure of the Cod Liver Oil

In December, 1917, tragedy struck Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Halifax Explosion, a devastating event, was one that ultimately left around 25, 000 souls without shelter. A blanket of snow would soon coat the destroyed city, creating a discombobulating sense of calm amid the chaos. A blizzard descended upon Halifax, making life even harder for any survivors that may have been left. Anyone who was able to participated in relief efforts. Help was mercifully arriving from