The WDM opens another collection of farm machinery to the public at a hangar at the Saskatoon airport.
The Saskatchewan Legislature passes an act on April 2, 1949, creating the Western Development Museum.
The Board of Directors of the WDM holds its first meeting on April 21, 1949. The directors are Joe Phelps (Chairman), E.R. Potter, Grant MacEwan, Evan Hardy and Frank Swon.