~ A History Dating Back To 1759. ~ Hampshire Court has the distinction of being one of the oldest properties in Eastern Canada. The estate dates back to 1759, when it was acquired by Michael Francklin (1733 – 1782) of Poole, England, a man who later became Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. Francklin married Boston socialite […]
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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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Hon. Michael Francklin Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia 1766 “If historians have been unable to reach a consensus about Michael Francklin, it is perhaps because they have failed to grasp the role that he played. He was in many ways a typical colonial merchant-politician, meshing private and public concerns in an age when such intermingling
Pesikitk Tapestry The Threads of History in West Hants The tapestry of history is woven of many threads The land surrounding Fort Edward was called Pesikitk long before colonists renamed it Windsor. Many cultural groups arrived on our shores as our story merged with the formation of our province and country. Indigenous peoples welcomed the
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Joseph Gerrish (September 29, 1709 – June 3, 1774) was a soldier, merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia. He is buried in the Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia). In early February 1747, a French and Indian force passed through Pesegitk on the way from
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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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