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  • 1. Canadian Historical Aircraft Association Windsor
    The Canadian Historical Aircraft Association is a non-profit organization based in Windsor, Ontario which is committed to preserving aircraft which have significance to the history of Canadian aviation. They have a 1941 Boeing Stearman, a 1952 Mark IV Harvard and two de Havilland Chipmunks available for special event fly-bys and donation flights. The Canadian Historical Aircraft Association is in charge of the maintenance and restoration of Lancaster FM212 which was purchased by the City of Windsor in 1964. The Lancaster bomber was on display in Jackson Park for many years, and was transported to the CH2A's restoration facilities at the Windsor Airport in order to protect it from the elements. A Canadair Silver Star, more commonly known as a T-33, is on static display. The CH2A is also bui...
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  • 3. Museum Windsor Windsor
    Museum Windsor is a historical museum located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada which displays the city's rich and colourful past. It is located in the historic François Baby House, built in 1812 by François Baby, a prominent French-Canadian .The museum was founded as the Hiram Walker Historical Museum because Hiram Walker and Sons Limited donated a lot of money for the restoration of the Baby House. In 1991 the museum's name was changed to the François Baby House: Windsor's Community Museum in an attempt alleviate confusion between the museum and the Hiram Walker Company. Also, the name did not accurately reflect the museum's aim or purpose. In 1996 the museum was given the name Windsor's Community Museum. The name became Museum Windsor in 2016 with the opening of the second location, the Ch...
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  • 4. Mackenzie Hall Windsor
    Alexander Mackenzie , was a Scottish-Canadian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 1873 to 1878. Mackenzie was born in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland. He left school at the age of 13, following his father's death, and trained as a stonemason. Mackenzie immigrated to Canada when he was 20, settling in what became Ontario. His masonry business prospered, allowing him to pursue other interests – such as the editorship of a pro-Reformist newspaper. Mackenzie was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1861, as a supporter of George Brown. In 1867, Mackenzie was elected to the new House of Commons of Canada for the Liberal Party. He became leader of the party in mid-1873, and a few months later succeeded John A. Macdonald as pr...
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  • 6. Canada South Science City Windsor
    Canada South Science City is an interactive science centre/museum in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Canada South Science City is located in the former Forster High School at 749 Felix Avenue in one of Windsor's most historic communities, Sandwich Town, on the city's west end. Inside the main building includes: Biodiversity Exhibit Fossil Dig Site for children Lagoon section with live reptiles Exploratorium which includes many interactive physics and other exhibits Science Cafe for lunches and discussion panels Summer Camp room Computer LabInitially funded by a grant from the City of Windsor, Science City is now overseen by a volunteer board of directors. It is a completely community run non-profit facility.
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  • 9. Haliburton House Museum Windsor Nova Scotia
    Thomas Chandler Haliburton was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. He made an important political contribution to the state of Nova Scotia before its entry into Confederation of Canada. He was the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada. In 1856, he emigrated to England, where he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament. He was the father of the British civil servant Lord Haliburton and of the anthropologist Robert Grant Haliburton.
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  • 11. Fort Edward National Historic Site Windsor Nova Scotia
    Fort Edward is a National Historic Site of Canada in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and was built during Father Le Loutre's War. The British built the fort to help prevent the Acadian Exodus from the region. The Fort is most famous for the role it played both in the Expulsion of the Acadians and in protecting Halifax, Nova Scotia from a land assault in the American Revolution. While much of Fort Edward, including the officers quarters and barracks, has been destroyed, the blockhouse that remains is the oldest in North America. A cairn was later added to the site.
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  • 12. Windsor Hockey Heritage Centre Windsor Nova Scotia
    Windsor Station is a former railway station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It used to be the city's Canadian Pacific Railway station, and served as the headquarters of CPR from 1889 to 1996. It is bordered by Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal to the north, Peel Street to the east, Saint Antoine Street to the south and the Bell Centre to the west. Windsor Station was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1975, and was designated a Heritage Railway Station in 1990, and a provincial historic monument in 2009.The walls are gray limestone from a quarry in Montreal. Outside, the columns reach up to 7 feet wide.
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  • 14. Shand House Museum Windsor Nova Scotia
    The Shand House Museum is part of the Nova Scotia Museum. Located in Windsor, Nova Scotia, it was built in 1890-91 for Clifford and Henrie Shand. It is a Queen Anne Revival style late-Victorian Era home, and most of its elaborate machine-made trim features are still intact. It contains most of the original family's belongings, including furniture, dishes, artwork, toys, photos and books which date to the turn of the century. Many pieces of the home's furniture were made at the nearby Windsor Furniture Factory, which was in operation in the late 19th and early 20th century Windsor. Unusually for its time, the home was constructed with an indoor plumbing, central heating, and was wired for electric lighting within a year of its completion. Clifford Shand was a local businessman and early bic...
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