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WDM celebrates 75 Years
The WDM turns 75 on April 2! As we celebrate 75 years of sharing Saskatchewan stories and memories, we invite you to join in our anniversary celebrations on Tuesday, April…
Memory Mondays – Pet Helpers
This month’s #MemoryMondays features dogs helping around the farm. From herding or guarding livestock to protecting people from predators, controlling pests and providing companionship on often isolated farms, there are…
Memory Mondays – Digitized Photos
The Western Development Museum (WDM) is pleased to be an institutional partner on the Building London with Canadian Resources: An Immersive History for Learning the Limits of the Earth’s Carrying…
Memory Mondays – Winter Activities
This month’s #MemoryMondays features images of winter activities! In the days before central heating and easily accessible grocery stores, Saskatchewan’s cold climate and long winters required a lot of preparation…
Digitizing Artifacts at the WDM
On October 4, 2023, a few WDM staff members spent a morning at the University of Saskatchewan’s Digital Research Centre to make high-resolution scans of 19 large posters from our…
Summers of Scanning and Finding Silences in the Archive: Part Two
The Western Development Museum (WDM) is pleased to be an institutional partner on the Building London with Canadian Resources: An Immersive History for Learning the Limits of the Earth’s Carrying…
Summers of Scanning and Finding Silences in the Archive: Part One
The Western Development Museum (WDM) is pleased to be an institutional partner on the Building London with Canadian Resources: An Immersive History for Learning the Limits of the Earth’s Carrying…
Yvonne Yuen Artifact Mystery
We need your help! This artifact was sewn and worn by Yvonne Yuen in the 1990s. Yvonne immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 1975, opening a successful tailoring and…
Celebrating International Volunteer Day 2023 at the WDM: A Tribute to Our Volunteers
International Volunteer Day is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly and is celebrated on 5 December every year. [International Volunteer Day] is a day where volunteers are acknowledged and…
Memory Mondays – Can You Help Us Learn More?
For this December’s #MemoryMondays, we’re doing things a bit differently! The WDM’s Barton Collection of photos is a collection of around 1,000 photographs covering a period from the earliest part…
