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Exploring Recipes From The WDM Collection
Today, if you want to learn how to cook something new, you’ll probably turn to a recipe either online or in a cookbook. In some parts of the world, these…
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There are Signs!
At the WDM, signs are instrumental in telling the stories in our Museums. Throughout the four WDM locations, there are more than 1000 signs, most of them designed and produced…
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 Russell Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. The…
Language Remediation Project Underway at the Western Development Museum: Answering TRC Calls to Action #43 and #67
Language is important. The words we choose to use in our public spaces and our historical interpretation must be inclusive, respectful, current, historically accurate and meaningful. Language also changes with…
Shaw Toy Tree
Through December 15, the WDM Saskatoon collected toys under the Shaw Toy Tree at the centre of Boomtown Street for children in need in Saskatoon. With the help of Shaw…
Hunting for Radioactivity in the Western Development Museum
If you stopped a random stranger on the street, and asked them to name a source of radioactivity, chances are they might respond with an international nuclear accident site like…
Blairmore Ring
Blairmore Ring Originally erected in 1965 in Saskatoon’s Rotary Park, the Blairmore Ring is an homage to Saskatchewan’s potash mining history. The ring is five meters in diameter and weighs…
WDM Collection Now Available To View Online
The Western Development Museum collection of Saskatchewan artifacts and over 9,000 of its library materials are now available for the public to search online. From pins to locomotives to a…
Rauch & Lang Electric Car
Rauch & Lang Electric Car This Rauch and Lang electric car (WDM-1973-S-201) was built in Detroit in 1911. It was purchased in 1912 for $4,250 in Saskatoon. That’s around $100,000…
From Dominion Day to Canada Day
A Celebration of Canada On July 1, Canadians from coast to coast to coast celebrate the July 1, 1867 signing of the British North America Act that created Canada. The…
