Western Development Museum Stories

Elaine and Louis Lahosky of Theodore became official WDM volunteers and members in the early 1980s. However, this wasn’t the first time they supported the WDM. They had been volunteering…

Linda Simpson was looking for something to do when she retired. She had a long list of projects to do at home that kept her busy but she was missing…

Since the WDM began in 1949, volunteers have been an integral part of what we do. Whether they are doing work in our galleries and outdoor spaces or helping behind…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…