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Pride Flag Seek and Find
The rainbow flag symbolizes pride and diversity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. 2SLGBTQ+ stands for two spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and others. Pride month is often celebrated…
WDM SASKATOON RECEIVES FUNDING FROM COVID-19 RESILIENCE STREAM FOR WASHROOM UPGRADES
The WDM Saskatoon is thrilled to announce it has received funding from the federal and provincial governments, through the COVID-19 Resilience Stream, for upgrades to the public washrooms at the…
New Board of Directors Announced for the Western Development Museum
The Western Development Museum (WDM) is pleased to announce the members of the Board of Directors recently appointed by His Honour, The Honourable Russ Merasty, Lieutenant Governor. The WDM welcomes…
Spoons, spoons, so many spoons: a deep dive into an ordinary collection
Have you ever explored our online database of artifacts? What kinds of artifacts would you search for? For fun, we recently searched the spoon collection at the WDM in our…
The Western Development Museum, Spirit Wrestler Productions, and University of Saskatchewan to receive Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums: History Alive!
The Western Development Museum in partnership with Spirit Wrestlers Productions and the University of Saskatchewan is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence…
Time Changes Everything: Calculators
Calculators are handy tools that today most people carry around in their pockets in the form of smartphones. However, there is a long history of tools to help people add…
Moving the “Brick Building” at the WDM North Battleford
This Fall the WDM North Battleford undertook a big move! For many years, a little brick building has sat at the west end of the Heritage Village. The building is…
WDM Medical History – Prosthetic Limbs in Saskatchewan
Artificial limbs have been used for much of human history. The earliest known example of a prosthesis is a toe found on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy. There are written records,…
Preservation Bias in Museums: Left-handers of the Past and Other Collection Conundrums
August 13 is International Lefthanders Day, a day to recognize people who use their left hands in daily life. In preparing for this day, we had planned to highlight one…
The Dangers of Old Taxidermy
Many museums, including the WDM, have collections of old taxidermy. While it may not seem so at first, taxidermy from before 1960 can actually be dangerous. This is because of…
