Putting a Name to a Face: A WHHS Project
Over the course of my time working at the West Hants Historical Society, I have perused our shelves often. I […]
Museum, News
Another Summer Ahead
As the days get warmer and brighter, our museum hours get longer and our genealogy services open all season long.
Mill Island, Windsor
Mill Island by Eva Mumford, Windsor, NS Prior to European settlement the area that is now called Windsor was a
Acadian Prisoners to the Rescue of British Soldiers
On the 3-4 November 1759, the Maritimes was struck by one of many storms that marked its history. It is
The Rule of The Road, 1918
THE (Berwick)REGISTER, February 13, 1918. The Rule of the Road. (Letter from Judge Savary)
To the Editor of the SPECTATOR
SIR: – I notice by your last issue that a vigorous effort is being made to secure a change in the “rule of the
road” which in these Maritime Provinces requires two carriages passing each either travelling in opposite
directions to keep to their left.
Flora MacDonald’s Winter in Windsor
This article is taken from WHHS guest speaker Rev. David Curry, March 4 2010, and is based on addresses to
Guest Posts, Hants County History
The Strange but True Story of William Alexander Smith
Born in Windsor in 1825, William Smith lived a life of travel and adventure on the West Coast that few
Halifax Explosion, December 6 1917
The Halifax Explosion From wikipedia: The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning
Guest Posts, Hants County History
Trecothick Creek
On a small hill overlooking the stream the Acadians built the second parish church of l’Assomption in village Landry. The graveyard was located nearby. The church and graveyard are long ago forgotten. The name of the stream during the Acadian period is unknown, but its rather unique current name is a reminder of a bygone era when the province was a small British colony, opening up to immigration.