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Behind the Scenes: Assessing WDM Artifacts in Storage

April 11, 2023

Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton

Since 1949, the Western Development Museum has been collecting artifacts from across Saskatchewan, Canada and the world. Thousands of these artifacts are being used in exhibits at our four WDM…

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Memory Mondays – Children at Play

April 3, 2023

Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton

April’s #MemoryMondays are all about children at play! From baseball to toy horses to wagons, take a look at different ways children kept themselves occupied in the past! A group…

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Violet’s Saskatchewan

March 7, 2023

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Discover Violet McNaughton and her contributions to Women’s Rights in Saskatchewan. In this video, the WDM’s Amber Parker takes us through this remarkable woman’s life and impact.

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Memory Mondays – Lewchuk Negatives

March 6, 2023

Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton

This month’s #MemoryMondays are highlighting photos from the WDM’s Lewchuk Negatives Collection. Visit the WDM Yorkton or CLICK HERE to learn more about Professor N.P. Lewchuk’s Travelling Midway. This image…

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Behind the scenes of Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living our Culture, Sharing our Community at Pion-Era, 1955-1969 Part 3: Exhibit Panel Installation

February 9, 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…

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Memory Mondays – Feeding Animals

February 6, 2023

Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton

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…

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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

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…

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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…

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Memory Mondays – Cities, Towns and Farms

January 2, 2023

Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton

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…

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Memory Mondays – Home Interiors

December 5, 2022

Moose JawNorth BattlefordSaskatoonYorkton

This month’s #MemoryMondays are highlighting photos of the interiors of houses from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photos. These photos all appear to be of houses that the Barton family…

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