This month’s #MemoryMondays are highlighting photos of the interiors of houses from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photos. These photos all appear to be of houses that the Barton family lived in over the years. Some photos show the same room a few years apart, while others focus on one or two pi
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This scrapbook from the Second World War was made by Marvel Houston (née Paul or St. Paul). Marvel Paul was born in Meadow Lake and raised in North Battleford. It contains various pieces of Second World War memorabilia, including numerous cut-outs of newspaper cartoons. There are also documents rel
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Over the course of the First World War, more than 40,000 men from Saskatchewan enlisted in the war effort. There were several factors that encouraged them to sign up. Propaganda and social pressure encouraged eligible men to “do their bit” for King and Country. Many of them were first and second
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Now that winter is here, we’re highlighting four photos from the WDM’s Barton Collection of photographs, all featuring snowy winter scenes. The notes on this 1907 photo explain that this photo is of “Lover’s Lane” in Nutana, Saskatoon. Its exact location is not noted. This undated photo sh
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This summer marked 50 years since the Western Development Museum Saskatoon moved to its current location and opened “Boomtown Street” – providing years of memories and a sense of wonder for first time visitors and return guests alike. Even royal guests have strolled down Boomtown Street – Pr
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Collections and Conservation staff at the Western Development Museum are continually making decisions about how to store artifacts in our Collections in order to preserve them for the future. In some cases, staff must decide if it is better to store artifacts in original materials or to house the pa
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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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