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Memory Mondays – Feeding Animals
February 6, 2023
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Welcome to February’s #MemoryMondays. This month we’re featuring photos of children helping feed animals around the farm! Making sure the animals are fed is an important task, and one that…
Behind the scenes of Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living our Culture, Sharing our Community at Pion-Era, 1955-1969 Part 2: Printing Exhibit Panels
February 2, 2023
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We’re offering some behind-the-scenes videos of the building of the new exhibit at the WDM Saskatoon, co-curated with Whitecap Dakota First Nation, Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living our Culture, Sharing our…
Behind the scenes of Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living our Culture, Sharing our Community at Pion-Era, 1955-1969 Part 1: Mural Painting
January 26, 2023
Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton
We’re offering some behind-the-scenes videos of the building of the new exhibit at the WDM Saskatoon, co-curated with Whitecap Dakota First Nation, Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living our Culture, Sharing our…
Memory Mondays – Cities, Towns and Farms
January 2, 2023
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It’s time for our first #MemoryMondays of 2023! This month we’re highlighting four photos of cities, towns, and farms from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photos. Most of these photos…
Marvel Houston Second World War Scrapbook
November 28, 2022
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This scrapbook from the Second World War was made by Marvel Houston (née Paul or St. Paul). Marvel Paul was born in Meadow Lake and raised in North Battleford. It…
The Great Adventure and Its Great Consequences
November 11, 2022
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Over the course of the First World War, more than 40,000 men from Saskatchewan enlisted in the war effort. There were several factors that encouraged them to sign up. Propaganda…
The 50th Anniversary of Boomtown Street, 1972 – 2022
November 2, 2022
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This summer marked 50 years since the Western Development Museum Saskatoon moved to its current location and opened “Boomtown Street” – providing years of memories and a sense of wonder…
Framed or Unframed: How Museums Make Storage Decisions
October 19, 2022
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Collections and Conservation staff at the Western Development Museum are continually making decisions about how to store artifacts in our Collections in order to preserve them for the future. In…
Creating Custom Housings
September 27, 2022
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When we visit a museum, we don’t often think about the artifacts not on display or how they are stored. The WDM cares for many artifacts currently in long-term storage….
An illuminating time piece: Shining a light on radium in museum artifacts
August 17, 2022
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The Mystery Watch Upon discharge from a military hospital, pilot William Clarence Johnston received his personal effects, recovered with him from a plane crash site by stretcher bearers in the…
