Golf is a popular summer pastime, considered by many to be a great way to get out and enjoy the summer weather. The first formal golf club in what is now Saskatchewan started in Regina in 1899, and by 1926 there were around 100 golf courses in Saskatchewan. The WDM’s Barton collection of photos is
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This post is our second feature on Chinese history in Saskatchewan. This post is highlighting Tom Yee (Kock Hin Tam) and his iconic Saskatoon restaurant, Lorne Avenue Chop Suey. Tom Yee was born Kock Hin Tam. He adopted the name Tom Yee upon his arrival in Canada and legally changed his name in 1971
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Parking meters have been in use for almost a century; the first parking meters in the world were installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1935. Canada’s first parking meters were installed five years later in Sudbury, Ontario, and Saskatoon’s first parking meters were installed on July 17, 1950.
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This summer we’ll be sharing a series of blog posts on Chinese history in Saskatchewan with a focus on four individuals or families and their artifacts in the WDM. The first post is on Jow Tai, his business partner Yee Clun, and the Exchange Café in Regina. Early Chinese Immigration to Canada Lik
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Welcome to the new Memory Mondays! Instead of posting one photo every week we’ll share all the photos once a month on our blog and share it on Facebook. This will allow for a more cohesive experience by sharing all the photos of one theme in one place. Click on the photos to enlarge. Campfires &he
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Today, to coincide with National Indigenous People’s Day and Indigenous History Month, we present a brief history of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation’s relationships and contributions to the City of Saskatoon. Considering the important conversations occurring nationally surrounding the destruct
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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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