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George Shepherd – First WDM Curator
George Shepherd, Honorary Doctor of Laws1890-1978 Life came full circle for George Shepherd. Born in Canterbury, England on March 20, 1890, George Shepherd and his father immigrated to Canada in…
K+S Potash Canada Short Line 101
K+S Potash Canada Short Line 101 Hop aboard Saskatchewan’s only operating steam locomotive and make memories that will last a lifetime! The K+S Potash Canada Short Line 101 is the…
Observatory
Observatory Inspired by the impending return of Halley’s Comet in 1910, a group of Regina amateur astronomers formed the Saskatchewan Astronomical Society. In 1913, an observatory (WDM-1989-MJ-7), the first of…
CF-Sam
CF-Sam CF-SAM (WDM-1975-MJ-3), an airplane in the Western Development Museum collection, represents a milestone in Saskatchewan and Canada’s aviation history. It belonged to the fledgling Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Service (SAAS),…
ATM
ATM The first ATMs and the first debit cards in Canada were introduced by Saskatchewan Credit Unions. The first ATM in Canada was introduced in 1976 by Sherwood Credit Union…
Cheshire View Camper
Cheshire View Camper This unique-looking camper was built in Manchester, England, between 1946 and 1948 from materials salvaged from bombed buildings during the Second World War. Constructed by brothers Norman…
Fudge Snowplane
Fudge Snowplane A snowplane is much like an early model of a snowmobile. In Saskatchewan, before snowplows and elevated highways were common, roads would easily become blocked with snow in…
Railway Coach
Railway Coach Built by the Barney and Smith Car Manufacturing Company of Dayton, Ohio as a sleeping car for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1884, this train car (WDM-NB-345) went…
Vickers Vedette
Vickers Vedette When the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) needed an airplane for aerial mapping and forest fire patrols in Canada’s north, it turned to Canadian Vickers, a boat building…
Narrative Threads: Crafting the Canadian Quilt
We are thrilled to be part of the Virtual Museum of Canada’s project – Narrative Threads: Crafting the Canadian Quilt! Produced by the Textile Museum of Canada in conjunction with…
