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Gas Pump
Historic North Battleford Gas Pump on Display at WDM Saskatoon On display in the WDM Saskatoon is this gas pump, the first one installed in North Battleford. It was used…
Toys in Time
Book Now Description This program introduces young learners to the concept of history by exploring toys from Saskatchewan’s past. Museum staff use archival images to show how play is universal…
Boomtown Shopping
Book Now Description During this program students learn about life in the early part of the 20th century by participating in a “make-believe” shopping trip to four stores in the…
Memory Mondays – Types of Transportation
For this month’s Memory Mondays, we’re looking at some photos showing different types of transportation from the WDM’s photographic collections. This undated photo shows the Carlton Ferry on the North…
Western Development Museum Board of Directors Appointments
Brian Martynook is a staunch advocate for community development and has served on numerous boards and committees. He brings leadership experience from diverse industries to the WDM. The Western Development…
Butter churners and paystubs or why you should clean out your desk!
As part of an ongoing fire code compliance project at the Curatorial & Corporate Services Centre, we have been working with and relocating thousands of artifacts. Most of these haven’t…
Memory Mondays – Temporary Settler Shelters
For this month’s Memory Mondays, we’re sharing photos of temporary shelters used by early settlers in Saskatchewan. When many settlers first arrived on their homesteads, one of their first tasks…
Memory Mondays – A Look Back at Winter
Summer is just starting to get into swing in Saskatchewan, but for June’s Memory Mondays we’re going to share some wintery photos, all recently digitized as part of the WDM’s…
Memory Mondays – Asian Heritage Month – Wakabayashi Collection
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. In observance of this month, May’s Memory Mondays highlight artifacts and archival photos from the WDM’s Kimi and Tokujiro “Tom” Wakabayashi Collection. Asian…
Volunteer Highlight: WDM Saskatoon Blacksmiths
Blacksmithing was always something that interested Bryan Ryan. When the WDM offered its first Introduction to Blacksmithing Course in 1988, Bryan was one of the first to sign up. He…
