Western Development Museum Stories

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…

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…

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…

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…

Now that winter is here, we’re highlighting four photos from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photographs, all featuring snowy winter scenes. The notes on this 1907 photo explain that this…

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…

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…

Up until recently, horses have been essential to rural life in Saskatchewan. Take a look at this month’s #MemoryMondays photos to see some of the different tasks horses performed around…

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….

Though students are back at school and the nights are getting colder, there are (hopefully!) still a few warm days ahead. To help cool off, here are four photos of…