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Memory Mondays – Types of Transportation
August 5, 2024
Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton
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…
Western Development Museum Board of Directors Appointments
July 30, 2024
Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton
Brian Martynook is a staunch advocate for community development and has served on numerous boards and committees. He brings leadership experience from diverse industries to the WDM. The Western Development…
Butter churners and paystubs or why you should clean out your desk!
July 17, 2024
Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton
As part of an ongoing fire code compliance project at the Curatorial & Corporate Services Centre, we have been working with and relocating thousands of artifacts. Most of these haven’t…
Memory Mondays – Temporary Settler Shelters
July 1, 2024
Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton
For this month’s Memory Mondays, we’re sharing photos of temporary shelters used by early settlers in Saskatchewan. When many settlers first arrived on their homesteads, one of their first tasks…
Memory Mondays – A Look Back at Winter
June 3, 2024
Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton
Summer is just starting to get into swing in Saskatchewan, but for June’s Memory Mondays we’re going to share some wintery photos, all recently digitized as part of the WDM’s…
Memory Mondays – Asian Heritage Month – Wakabayashi Collection
May 6, 2024
Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. In observance of this month, May’s Memory Mondays highlight artifacts and archival photos from the WDM’s Kimi and Tokujiro “Tom” Wakabayashi Collection. Asian…
WDM North Battleford Receives Rivers West District Volunteer Recognition Award
April 23, 2024
North Battleford
The Western Development Museum is thrilled to announce that WDM North Battleford was recently honoured by the Rivers West District for Sport, Culture & Recreation with a 2024 Volunteer Recognition…
Volunteer Highlight: WDM Saskatoon Blacksmiths
April 15, 2024
Saskatoon
Blacksmithing was always something that interested Bryan Ryan. When the WDM offered its first Introduction to Blacksmithing Course in 1988, Bryan was one of the first to sign up. He…
Volunteer Highlight: Bill Raynor
April 15, 2024
North Battleford
It was around 2015 that WDM volunteer Stan Mills, invited Bill Raynor to check out the WDM North Battleford. As Bill put it, “I came along with him to see…
Volunteer Highlight: Mark & Evelyn Michener
April 15, 2024
Moose Jaw
When Evelyn and Mark Michener moved to Moose Jaw from a small town in Ontario, they were looking for a way to contribute to their new community. They found the…
