The Great Windsor Fire of 1897: A Catastrophe and the Community’s Rebirth The most devastating event in the visual history of Windsor was the great fire of 1897. In it, the whole central portion of the largely wooden town was destroyed. Businesses were ruined, merchants left penniless, families left homeless and their only belongings, the […]
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Benjamin DeWolf Eraser, M. D., F. R. C. S., was the son of the Hon. James Fraser, a Cadet of the family of Fraser, of Lovet, Farraline, Inverness-shire, Scotland, and who came to Nova Scotia in 1780, and for many years was a prominent business man in Halifax and one of the most distinguished members
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Bennett Smith (1808-1886) was a prominent shipbuilder and shipowner in Windsor, Nova Scotia, playing a significant role in the town’s “Golden Age of Sail.” His story is deeply intertwined with the region’s rich maritime history. Early Life and Family Legacy Born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, on November 29, 1808, Bennett Smith was the son of
Many Museums in West Hants Windsor and West Hants are blessed with many museums and historic sites that reflect elements of the rich history of this area Fort Edward National Historic Site illustrates the military history of the area and the Acadian deportation events of 1755. Clifton Museum Park and the Shand House are part
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Museum Programs 2024 After a long hiatus, museum programs are returning. Three program streams will start in April. All programs start at 7:00 pm in the Pisiquid Room of the Museum. Enter through the side door. On the first Monday of each month will be a historical presentation on a given aspect of local history.
On May 9, 2023, WHHS President Shirley Pineo and Vice President Gary Nelson made the following presentation to our West Hants Regional Municipal Council. Shirley and Gary gave an excellent presentation to WHRM Council, on behalf of our community-led, multi-partner committee, proposing that a cultural heritage centre be built on the vacant public lands adjacent
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See our minutes from our January 25 2023 meeting for Fort Edward Lands Discussion. PDF available below.
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Submitted by Shirley Pineo. On October 25 2022, the West Hants Regional Municipality passed a motion allowing us to have one year to present a plan for the use of the lands near Fort Edward. We have gathered the stakeholders together for two meetings and would like to keep everyone aware of our progress. Therefore,
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Dear Friends, We need your help. The West Hants Historical Society needs your ideas for the land near Fort Edward. Although the Municipal Council has not made a definite decision, we feel we should go forward and look for any ideas that citizens and cultural groups might like to share with us regarding the public
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By Taylor Amirault for the West Hants Historical Society In 1996, ground was torn away to construct a residential subdivision in Falmouth, Nova Scotia. When going to work that morning, the bulldozer, and backhoe drivers were not expecting what the day would bring them, which included over 200 human bones. Many individuals are familiar with
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