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Bell and Tower
Bell and Tower This is the original Yorkton City Hall bell tower erected in 1905 when the combination Library, Fire Hall and City Hall building was constructed. The original bell…
Outdoor Agricultural Exhibit
Outdoor Agricultural Exhibit Outdoors, pole sheds house tractors and agricultural implements. The six-cylinder Twin City 60-90 HP gas tractor, built by Minneapolis Steel & Machine Company in 1916, was one…
Maxwell Roadster
Maxwell Roadster This 1907 Maxwell Roadster (WDM-Y-4940) was given to a Mr. Skelton in 1915, in exchange for a saddle horse and a pig. It was used continually for 7…
Morris Rod Weeder
Morris Rod Weeder George Morris was known to say that his 1929 rod weeder was just the “right thing at the right time.” His progressive invention came not a moment…
Twin City 60: Monster Tractor
Twin City 60: Monster Tractor Twenty-eight thousand pounds of steel; seven-foot drive wheels; 60 horsepower on the drawbar—that was the Twin City 60-90 HP tractor, the biggest, most powerful tractor…
Professor N.P. Lewchuk’s Traveling Midway
Professor N.P. Lewchuk’s Traveling Midway Nicholas Lewchuk was born in Ukraine, the youngest of seven children. When he was just six years old, his parents moved to Canada, and in…
Carved Figures
Carved Figures Victor Humeniuk and his girlfriend lived an ocean apart for most of their lives, but two carvings in their likeness now sit side by side. Humeniuk, who lived…
Bladon Toys
In A Prairie Attic: Bladon Family Toys is the Western Development Museum’s intriguing exhibit of early 20th century toys and games from the Bladon family of Lang, Saskatchewan. Who were…
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…
Yorkton Local History Exhibit
Yorkton Local History Exhibit Discover how the original Yorkton townsite was established when the York Farmers’ Colonization Company purchased land in 1881.
