Known to many as the ‘smug pickler’, Elizabeth Peirce will be speaking about canning and preserving. Elizabeth is a modest, well mannered writer and editor during daylight hours. But by evening she is furiously at work in her shed, kitchen or garden. Two of Elizabeth’s books, “You Can too! A Guide to Canning and Preserving†[…]
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Have you heard about The Big One? On September 11th from 4pm to 8pm, on the Waterfront in Windsor you can expect to indulge in great food, local wine, and live entertainment, all while supporting business in the Avon Region and Nova Scotia as a whole. The West Hants Historical Society is pleased to be involved
Come join us for a book sale with author Joan Wile-Hathaway! Wile Settlement Then & Now Author: Joan Wile-Hathaway Price: $15 Time: 1pm-5pm This book is a brief compilation of the history of this small inland area just off the New Ross Road going toward Vaughn. It gives a brief history of who the early
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100 years ago, Europe was plunged into one of the most brutal wars in history. Come to the West Hants Historical Society located at 281 King St. Windsor, NS for a look at how West Hants was affected by this Great War. The exhibit includes authentic artefacts, photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings from the First
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100 years ago, Europe was plunged into one of the most brutal wars in history. Come to the West Hants Historical Society located at 281 King St. Windsor, NS for a look at how West Hants was affected by this Great War. The exhibit includes authentic artefacts, photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings from the First
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Thoughts From Places: Fort Edward Check out a wonderful new video by Kerri Beazley, summer student at the West Hants Historical Society. If you haven’t had a chance to visit Fort Edward yet, please take a trip up and experience
Israel’s first Prime Minister
What does the town of Windsor and the first Prime Minister of Israel have in common? Need a hint? (It dates back to World War One.) Well, here is the answer. During the Great War the British Army used Fort Edward as a training ground for Jewish men preparing to fight the Ottoman Turks in Palestine. This unit would become known as the Jewish Legion and would see action in 1917. One of the men in this unit was named David Ben-Gurion, who in 1949 became the first Prime Minister of Israel.
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Upcoming Events
Hello everyone!
We’ve got an exciting event coming up at Fort Edward; for the second year in a row, the 84th Regiment of Foot will be holding a Military Encampment at Fort Edward for the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. There will be live military drills, black powder demonstrations, a sunset ceremony, as well as many other interesting performances. Everyone who attended last year had a great time talking with the soldiers and watching them re-enact a part of our history.
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Snoop Corner
‘Who’s in the News’ and ‘Can you Identify this Photo’ have been replaced with the ‘Snoop Corner’. Since some of the volunteers are now filling in for the members who have stepped down, one being genealogy researcher, we are finding articles, newspaper clippings, photos, scrapbooks, family history, etc. that we never knew existed until now. We had two headings to choose from: The Treasure Find and the Snoop Corner. Though the former has a much nicer sound, the latter really explains it because if we did not look into that particular file we may never have found the below photo…
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Since much of this area’s history was shaped by the water it seems only fair to have the first blog topic relate to this theme. The WHHS has many photographs of the bridges that have spanned the Avon River. The photo here shows the Windsor Covered Bridge and Train Bridge and dates to sometime before 1887. Before the construction of a bridge across the Avon travel was more of a waiting game. One would have to wait for the tide to come in to cross by boat or risk crossing the sandy floor bed at low tide-neither being great choices for a traveller in a hurry.
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