Western Development Museum News

Over 475 people of all ages volunteered for the WDM last year, giving over 20,000 hours of their time. From working with artifacts to leading tours, each WDM volunteer’s contribution…

While working on our ongoing Fire Code Compliance Project, Arden, one of our volunteers, and I were busy inventorying another batch of artifacts. As we went through the items, we…

Growing up, I loved looking through the Sears catalogue, especially around the Christmas holiday season. I made my wish list for the holidays, dreaming of the toys plastered on the…

How often do you read the terms and conditions on a website when creating a user profile? If I am honest, I do not thoroughly read the terms; I scan…

When was the last time you pulled out a phone book, a city directory, or an address book with a carefully curated list of friends and family phone numbers? Some…

The Curatorial & Corporate Services Centre is embarking on a large-scale collections project to implement critical upgrades in artifact storage to meet fire code regulations. This work will ensure that…

Over 450 people of all ages and from over 70 communities in Saskatchewan (and a few from beyond our borders!) volunteered for the WDM last year. From working with artifacts…

This summer, I had the pleasure of spending the day with members of the Edmonton Radial Railway Society (ERRS). Our morning started in their restoration and operations barns at Fort…

Did you know that every WDM artifact has a file of documents held centrally in the WDM’s Corporate Office in Saskatoon? Artifact files hold documents such as donation agreements, photographs,…

For this month’s Memory Mondays, we’re looking at some photos showing different types of transportation from the WDM’s photographic collections. This undated photo shows the Carlton Ferry on the North…