•patriotism
•Second World War
•home front
•Saskatoon
Abstract
In the last decade historians have focused greater attention on the Canadian home front during the Second World War. This increased scrutiny has led to studies of not only the war’s impact on the nation at large, but also on specific...
Jesse, Bernie -- Captivity, 1941-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Canadian
Prisoners of war -- Canada -- Biography
Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography
Bernie Jesse's experience as a POW in Hong Kong, as told to Norm Park.
A guide to Saskatchewan sites of historical interest related to the Northwest Resistance of 1885. It was released by the Northwest Advisory Committee and approved by the Government of Saskatchewan in the hope that it would "heighten public interest...
Red River Rebellion, 1869-1870 Riel Rebellion, 1885 Northwest Territories -- History Great Britain. Army. Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment Canada. Canadian Army
A Record of the North West Resistance. Appendix includes despatches from General Middleton, Colonel Otter, Major Smith, and General Strange, as well as an "Address in Welcome of Boulton's Mounted Infantry," and a "List of Officers and Men...
Pamphlet produced by the Great War Veterans' Association, Saskatchewan Command. A year book for the years 1921-1922. Contents include various messages from prominent members of the Association, memorials, a list of branch committees, and songs. ...
The report describes the war as "a war not of economics but of ideologies." As such, it includes a definition of democracy, as well as an analysis of the importance of social programs and a plan of action for the achievement to those ends....
Detailed article on the life of Honoré Joseph Jaxon, known as Louis Riel's secretary immediately before the Northwest Rebellion. The article also details the unfortunate trashing of Jaxon's papers upon his death in New York City in 1952. Published...
Select newspaper clippings from an edition of the "Canadian Courier." The article entitled "Industrial Captains" discusses the meaning of the term "the Canadian manufacturer" in relation to the war effort. An illustration on the 14th page shows...
An article on the history of the Queen's Own Rifles, beginning in 1860 with the founding of the regiment. The regiment's involvement in conflicts of the 1800s, such as the Fenian raids, the Red River Resistance and the Northwest Resistance, is...
Excerpts from the magazine Christmas in Regina, from 1919. The magazine refers to the Christmas of 1919 as "the Peace Christmas", and celebrated in part the end of World War I. Relevant articles include: The Christmas of Peace; Greetings from...
Report of the Second Annual Meeting of the Saskatoon council for War Auxiliary Services. The Council sought to provide for and meet the needs of the "men of the Services." The meeting included reports from the Secretary, President, Treasurer, and...
