Elaine and Louis Lahosky of Theodore became official WDM volunteers and members in the early 1980s. However, this wasn’t the first time they supported the WDM. They had been volunteering on and off since the 1970s whenever Elaine’s uncle Ernest Benfield, a member of the Yorkton Threshermen’s C
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Linda Simpson was looking for something to do when she retired. She had a long list of projects to do at home that kept her busy but she was missing social interaction. A neighbour suggested she contact the WDM. Linda started volunteering at the WDM Corporate Office in January 2018 on a project tran
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Since the WDM began in 1949, volunteers have been an integral part of what we do. Whether they are doing work in our galleries and outdoor spaces or helping behind the scenes, volunteer contributions weave together to create a strong and vibrant Museum. We are so grateful to our volunteers for makin
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Since 1949, the Western Development Museum has been collecting artifacts from across Saskatchewan, Canada and the world. Thousands of these artifacts are being used in exhibits at our four WDM locations across the province. Thousands more are held in storage. Anything can be an artifact, whether it
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April’s #MemoryMondays are all about children at play! From baseball to toy horses to wagons, take a look at different ways children kept themselves occupied in the past! A group playing on teeter-totters at Pike Lake, August 1927. This undated photo shows a child playing on a homemade play horse,
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This month’s #MemoryMondays are highlighting photos from the WDM’s Lewchuk Negatives Collection. Visit the WDM Yorkton or CLICK HERE to learn more about Professor N.P. Lewchuk’s Travelling Midway. This image shows part of the Lewchuk Midway bustling with activity. Date and location unknown.
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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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