Downtown Windsor, Ontario

Great, another find episode. But yet to this day there is still no plaque, no statues of General Brock, Chief Tecumseh et al, nothing, nada, zip to tell our story.

With regards to Mark Bradley’s comment, one of the two plaques outside the museum talks about the role of Francois Baby and this house in the War of 1812. It’s on the east side of the Pitt street property line, and does mention Isaac Brock. But I do agree that further acknowledgement of the crucial role of Tecumseh would be beneficial.

Windsor Public Library has a digital exhibit featuring the War of 1812 in Western Region … Have a look http://www.windsorpubliclibrary.com/digi/war1812/

I agree with Mark. When will we celebrate our history with statues and/or fountains instead of painted murals that erase over time?

Sorry but small plaques do nothing for the aesthetic of our city nor does it address the poor showing of our wonderful history.

Very fine. thanks.

Did you know that the Windsor’s Wood Carvers is looking into selling the large wooden sculpture of Chief Tecumseh to the Town of Tecumseh! How many did you know that there was a statue of Tecumseh in the Windsor area?

Another great episode. As someone relatively new to Windsor, I didn’t even know how to pronounce “Baby”, let alone that the house was taken over by Americans at one point.

As my website shows I believe in celebrating where we live. I loved you video on African contribution to Windsor as I’ve written abut the underground railway in my book,An Unlikely Friendship- about Amherstburg 1846. I was intrigued about the electric street cars too and wish there was more information about the earliest Windsor Market. I write people’s life stories and I heard that an Essex resident brought her eggs , butter and chickens to the Windsor Market on Saturdays from about 1918- using a street car from Essex. Did that link with Tecumseh or Amherstburg cars? How can we find out?
Brock and Tecumseh by the way met in Amherstburg, using Matthew Elliott as interpreter prior to the raid on Detroit in August 1812. That’s why the museum at Fort Malden has a stone marked Tecumseh.
John Prince was involved in the 1838 skirmish in Windsor and about the same time, the coloured militia in Amherstburg took the schooner Anne captive.
There is so much to explore in the city and county.
You do a great job of arousing one’s imagination. Thank you.
Jane