Jan 25 2023: Fort Edward Lands Discussion Meeting
See our minutes from our January 25 2023 meeting for Fort Edward Lands Discussion. PDF available below.
Jan 11 2023: Meeting Regarding Fort Edward Lands
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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Open House: Aug 17 at Fort Edward
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 …
Acadian Child: the face of pre-deportation Piziquid
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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2020 Heritage Banquet Cancelled
August 25, 2020 Cancellation of 2020 WHHS Heritage Banquet Dear Members and Patrons, The West Hants Historical Society has made the difficult decision to cancel our annual heritage banquet which, due to COVID, was postponed until September 26th. When I say, difficult, I’m speaking in terms of it being our main annual fundraiser, not in …
2020 Summer Season draws to a close, ending on August 29th
As an amazing summer season draws to a close we’d like to thank our members and patrons for your support through the challenging past few months. Saturday, August 29th 2020, will be the last full day that we will be open before we begin our Autumn Hours of Operation on Wednesday, September 2nd. Our autumn …
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Windsor’s Old Opera House
By Jessica Carver for the West Hants Historical Society Generally described as a grand old building, the Opera House was located on the corner of Gerrish Street and Grey Street. After the Great Fire of 1897 devastated the town of Windsor, efforts began to rebuild the town and its infrastructure. Many saw the fire as …
Pedalling Through History: a look at the early sport of cycling in West Hants
By Sarah Kasprzak for the West Hants Historical Society But you’ll look sweetUpon the seatOf a bicycle built for two “Daisy Bell”, Harry Dacre, 1892 When I had the idea to pull together an exhibit on cycling in Windsor, I honestly wasn’t even aware of how strong the ties are between our community and the …
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New volunteer curator appointed, progress made toward becoming an accredited archives
The board of directors of the West Hants Historical Society is pleased to welcome Denise Parrott to our team as our Archivist and Curator. Denise has been a librarian for over 30 years. As Archivist/Curator for the West Hants Historical Society, Denise brings years of planning and love of story to a shore that captured …
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Meet our summer staff
Taylor Amirault, Research AssistantTaylor is back for her second summer at the West Hants Historical Society as the Genealogy Research Assistant. In the fall, she will be returning to McMaster University for her fourth year as an Anthropology Major, completing her honours degree, on top of a double Minor in Mental Health, Addictions and Society, …