Western Development Museum Stories

International Volunteer Day is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly and is celebrated on 5 December every year. [International Volunteer Day] is a day where volunteers are acknowledged and…

For this December’s #MemoryMondays, we’re doing things a bit differently! The WDM’s Barton Collection of photos is a collection of around 1,000 photographs covering a period from the earliest part…

Just over one year ago, the Western Development Museum and Whitecap Dakota Nation opened a co-curated partnership exhibit Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living Our Culture, Sharing Our Community at Pion-Era, 1955…

60 years ago, on May 25, 1963, the WDM North Battleford opened in its present location on 60 acres of land at the junction of highways 5 and 40 (now…

From 1940 until 1944, over 1200 students from Canada, New Zealand and Britain graduated from the Service Flying Training School in Moose Jaw as part of the British Commonwealth Air…

For September’s #MemoryMondays, we’re sharing photos from the WDM’s Beaumont photo collection. Warrant Officer Frank Beaumont was stationed in Moose Jaw as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan…

August’s #MemoryMondays are here! This month we’re sharing photos of children having fun in the summer. Summers in Saskatchewan may be short, but we try to make the most of…

This month’s #MemoryMondays post is featuring photos of water-based activities! These photos all come from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photos, which follows multiple generations of one family from a…

The Western Development Museum and Whitecap Dakota Nation are pleased to announce the co-curated exhibit Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living Our Culture, Sharing Our Community at Pion-Era, 1955-69 has won an…

We would like to thank the University of Saskatchewan Space Team, University of Saskatchewan Computer Museum, Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site, Dr. Dafydd Williams, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Douglas…