Up until recently, horses have been essential to rural life in Saskatchewan. Take a look at this month’s #MemoryMondays photos to see some of the different tasks horses performed around the farm. This 1917 photo shows two horses, named Rose and Kate, pulling a large hay wagon through the snow. Hay
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When we visit a museum, we don’t often think about the artifacts not on display or how they are stored. The WDM cares for many artifacts currently in long-term storage. The WDM’s collections and conservation staff work to ensure these artifacts are stored in a manner that promotes their preserva
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Though students are back at school and the nights are getting colder, there are (hopefully!) still a few warm days ahead. To help cool off, here are four photos of children playing on, around and in the water! Two boys with a dog on a homemade raft. May 2, 1920. Two children playing in a … Co
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The Mystery Watch Upon discharge from a military hospital, pilot William Clarence Johnston received his personal effects, recovered with him from a plane crash site by stretcher bearers in the middle of the Somme Battlefield in September 1917. Unexpectedly among the items he received back was a pock
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In June, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne. As Canada’s Head of State, she has made multiple visits over the years, including one to the Western Development Museum – Saskatoon. Her late younger sister, Her Royal Highness Princess M
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The doily, a decorative and protective textile once found adorning the tops of furniture in many homes, has largely gone extinct. Often placed under vases, centerpieces and dinnerware on dining tables, under toiletries and framed photos on bedroom dressers, or even under radios or television remotes
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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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