Community Messages

Monday, May 19
07:30 PM

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada ~ Windsor Centre

07:30 PM — 10:00 PM

Inspiring Interest and Knowledge of Astronomy, since 1943.

Join us for general membership meetings on the third Tuesday of the month, January to June, at the Ojibway Nature Centre.

Local amateur astronomers share photos and knowledge of the sky!

Learn about the constellations and how to find deep sky objects with your telescope.

Visit www.rasc.ca and www.rascwindsor.com for more information.

Location/Venue Name
Ojibway Nature Centre

  • 5200 Matchette Road, Windsor, N9C 4E8
Saturday, May 24
11:00 AM

Heritage destination in Olde Sandwich Town - guided tour integrates preservation & conservation of historic landmark

11:00 AM — 12:30 PM

Under the auspices of Windsor Lodge 403 (https://www.windsorlodge403.com/windsor-lodge), an opportunity is presented to discover the history of Olde Sandwich Town through a guided tour of St. John’s Anglican Church Cemetery - generations of families who built this frontier community along the south shores of the Detroit River.

The FREE - all welcome tour, (compromising of some headstones dating from 1793) is presented by local military historian and author, Gene Lotz pulls back the curtain on the “frontier” settlement of Olde Sandwich Town.

Lotz will touch upon the life and times of distinguished European “gentry”, British loyalists, enterprising merchants and astute politicians; the militia, French explorers, freed Black American refugees, Indigenous peoples and stout-hearted pioneers who settled the land, tilled the fields, and plied their trades, who built their homes, raised their families, practised their faith and contributed to the eco-social vibrancy of this Western District community along the south shores of the Detroit River.

Additionally, this heritage engagement integrates how preservation and conservation are instrumental to fostering the valued elements of our national heritage and Canada’s diverse identity.

 

Location/Venue Name
St. John’s Church Cemetery

  • 3305 Sandwich Street, Windsor, Ontario, N9C 1B2