The Red Pheasant H-10 Type 36 aircraft on display in the aircraft gallery of the WDM Moose Jaw is the only known Red Pheasant in Canada and the oldest known aircraft in Saskatchewan. Built in 1927 by the Pheasant Aircraft Company in Memphis, Missouri, it was soon purchased by Norman Cherry, co-found
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The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced additional funding of $60,000 for the WDM Moose Jaw and Saskatoon to expand Wi-Fi connectivity, upgrade IT equipment and improve the visitor experience. “The government pleased to provide additional funding to the Western Development Museum,
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January’s #MemoryMondays are about snow forts! Featuring five photos from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photos, these images show how having fun in the snow hasn’t changed much over the past few decades. This undated photo shows two children in a hollowed-out snow fort, admiring a cat who is
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The Great Depression was a period of widespread hardship in Saskatchewan and across Canada in the 1930s. Across Canada, a third of workers were unable to find work and a fifth of Canadians relied on government assistance to survive. The Depression was brought to an end by the Second World War, which
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#MemoryMondays are back with pictures of snowpeople from the WDM’s George Shepherd Library Barton Collection of photographs. This collection of photos documents everyday life of a family on a farm near Saskatoon for three generations. Click on each image to enlarge. This photo from March of 1920 s
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November 11, 1918 marked the official end to the First World War. After over four years of fighting, more than 60,000 Canadians had been killed and 172,000 were wounded. The social fabric of Canada had notably changed. Returning traumatized veterans needed assistance adapting to civilian life. Women
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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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