Western Development Museum News

January’s #MemoryMondays are about snow forts! Featuring five photos from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photos, these images show how having fun in the snow hasn’t changed much over the…

The Great Depression was a period of widespread hardship in Saskatchewan and across Canada in the 1930s. Across Canada, a third of workers were unable to find work and a…

#MemoryMondays are back with pictures of snowpeople from the WDM’s George Shepherd Library Barton Collection of photographs. This collection of photos documents everyday life of a family on a farm…

The Western Development Museum (WDM) is thrilled to announce additional funding from the Government of Saskatchewan to enhance virtual programming offerings. The WDM will receive an additional $50,000 for the…

November 11, 1918 marked the official end to the First World War. After over four years of fighting, more than 60,000 Canadians had been killed and 172,000 were wounded. The…

November’s #MemoryMondays are all about play. Children and adults alike having fun and amusing themselves. Toys, playgrounds, and sports are all featured. What similarities and differences between these photos and…

Meet Jules the turkey! Jules was bred as part of an effort to reinvigorate wild turkey populations in Saskatchewan for the purpose of hunting. Eggs were brought to Bruno, Saskatchewan…

October’s #MemoryMondays are once again featuring the Barton collection of photos. This month we’re sharing photos of turkeys, just in time for Thanksgiving! This undated photo shows a farmyard with…

This month’s artifact feature is the Brook Airway resuscitator. Invented by Saskatoon doctor Morris Brook and his brother Dr. Joseph Brook, this item was patented in 1959. It was developed…

September’s Memory Mondays are featuring photos of Saskatoon’s bridges from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photos. Held in the WDM’s George Shepherd Library, the Barton Collection documents the lives of…