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The Sivwrights

Friday, July 16, 191(3?)7 The Halifax Herald, Halifax, N.S. AT WINDSORWINDSOR, July 15 – Mrs. D. O. Collier (Flora Sivwright) […]

The Chapel School, a multi-denominational church built in 1771 at the Old Parish Burying Ground, served as a school on

~ A History Dating Back To 1759. ~ Hampshire Court has the distinction of being one of the oldest properties

The Great Windsor Fire of 1897: A Catastrophe and the Community’s Rebirth The most devastating event in the visual history

Benjamin DeWolf Fraser, M. D., F. R. C. S., was the son of the Hon. James Fraser, a Cadet of

Hon. Michael Francklin Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia 1766 “If historians have been unable to reach a consensus about Michael

Pesikitk Tapestry The Threads of History in West Hants The tapestry of history is woven of many threads The land

Joseph Gerrish (September 29, 1709 – June 3, 1774) was a soldier, merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was

Museum Programs 2024 After a long hiatus, museum programs are returning. Three program streams will start in April. All programs

On May 9, 2023, WHHS President Shirley Pineo and Vice President Gary Nelson made the following presentation to our West