On March 6, 2019, the WDM installed a small display in the Marion M. Graham Collegiate library in Saskatoon. This installation was part of a renewed effort for outreach at the WDM. The installation, focusing on the history of telephone communication in Saskatchewan, features a variety of phones, fro
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While you may be aware that the WDM has a Board of Directors, have you ever considered what the Board does? Or why museum governance matters? By definition (Canadian Museums Association) museums are not-for-profit institutions created in the public interest. While museums have operational func
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If you’ve been to the WDM Moose Jaw in the past year or so, you may have seen our 1914 Waterous Road Roller (WDM-1973-S-1080) on display. Before August 2017 you may have missed it, as it was in our Corporate Office being restored. Having been left on the hill outside the WDM Moose Jaw for …
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In late 2017, the WDM launched the Saskatchewan LGBTQ2+ History Collection with the goal of creating a permanent collection of objects that tell stories about LGBTQ2+ life in Saskatchewan. We are committed to preserving and sharing LGBTQ2+ history through this collection. The Saskatchewan LGBTQ2+ Hi
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In October of 1918, Spanish Flu broke out in Saskatchewan, carried home by soldiers returning from the First World War. By the end of 1918, nearly 4,000 people in Saskatchewan had died of the disease. The illness highlighted the disadvantages people living in rural areas faced in trying to obtain he
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The Blairmore Ring (WDM-2017-S-49) was donated to the Western Development Museum by the Saskatoon Airport Authority. 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 more
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Located on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories and the Homeland of the Métis, the Western Development Museum (WDM) is the largest human history museum in Saskatchewan. With a collection.more....
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