Article: Fort Edward National Historic Site is an incredibly rich resource
Article on Saltwire by Carole Morris-Underhill, March 15 2022. Click here for original article. Hants County site has untapped tourism […]
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Fort Edward
Article: Windsor debates future of land near historic Fort Edward
Article on CBC News by Jon Tattrie, Feb 5, 2022. Click here for original article. Local history group wants to
Fort Edward
Letter to Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors
This is a copy of a letter submitted by Gary Nelson, Vice-President of the West Hants Historical Society, to the
Fort Edward
Article: Preserving History: Residents lobbying West Hants council to halt sale, rezoning of property near Fort Edward
Article posted to Saltwire Network by Carole Morris-Underhill on Jan 18, 2022. Click here for original article. WINDSOR, N.S. –
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Article: Here’s why Windsor residents want to delay a land sale near Fort Edward National Historic site
This article was published to the Saltwire Network on December 2, 2021 by Carole Morris-Underhill. Click Here for Original Article.
Fort Edward, Hants County History
Article: Jewish Legion remembered at Fort Edward 100 years later, Windsor preparing for centennial pavilion
Article on Saltwire by Colin Chisholm, Sept 26 2018. Click here for original article. WINDSOR, N.S. It’s 1918, and Jewish
Fort Edward, Hants County History, Maritime History
The Home of the County Fair
Here in Windsor most people only know us for our giant pumpkins and for discovering the great sport of hockey,
Fort Edward, Hants County History, News
Military Burials in Windsor 1914-1918
This post is in conjunction with our December newsletter and our upcoming June 2016 symposium on Nova Scotia Communities in the First World War.
First World War
It is well known that individuals trained at Fort Edward during the First World War but did you know that not all these soldiers survived to fight in Europe? Here is some information on some of those individuals.
A Brief History of Fort Edward
Courtesy of Rev. David Curry. This is a modified version of an article that first appeared in the Hants Journal in 2008.
Strategically placed, overlooking the confluence of the St. Croix and Avon Rivers, the Blockhouse has played an interesting role in the many and varied fortunes of our Maritime and National history since its erection in 1750. Complementing and cementing the English colonial settlement of Halifax in 1749, Fort Edward belongs to those defining moments of the French/English contest for North America.
Fort Edward, Hants County History, Museum, News
Sept 2015 Newsletter
Summer has all too quickly passed. Here at the Museum we mark this passing with the return of our summer guides to their studies. We were pleased again this year to provide summer employment for young people from the community. Again this year we were blessed with intelligent, enthusiastic and courteous guides. Several visitors commented favourably on their experience in working with these young ambassadors. We wish Fadila, Kelsey, Logan and Chad the best in their studies.