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...
In 1919 the Government of Saskatchewan promoted a competition for the design of a building to serve as a memorial to soldiers of Saskatchewan who fell in the Great War. The building would also contain war trophies and records of the province.
This report summarizes the comments which interested parties shared with Parks Canada as to the future planning and development of Batoche National Historic Park. Themes suggested were featuring the past, present and future of Batoche; life before...
A detailed guide to Fort Carlton Historic Park, located near Duck Lake, SK, and was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
In 1937, issues 9, 10, 11, and 12, representing September, October, November, and December, respectively, were released in a single, combined issue. It celebrates the 20 years since the Great October Socialist Revolution, and focuses upon the...
A detailed history and guide to Fort Pitt Historic Park, located near present-day Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Fort Pitt was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
The Fortieth Anniversary of the Moscow Art Theatre is celebrated in this issue. Notable playwrights, actors, performances, and plays are showcased in a layout that is relatively gridlike. 58 pages.
It has been accepted in the historical discourse that a direct link existed between the participation of Aboriginal people in the Second World War and a new political consciousness of Aboriginal people in Canada generally, and Saskatchewan...
Annual Drill Pay-List of B Squadron of 27th Light Horse, at Camp Sewell, from June 21 to July 4 1914, including rank, names and pay, Lieutenant William Van Allen is the first name on the list, Sewell is a camp for Canadian battalions that are...
A three page telegraph from an unidentified Adjutant General, to Captain William Van Allen, Officer Commanding B Squadron of the 27th Saskatchewan Light Horse, at Shaunavon; handwritten telegraph contains instructions on how to raise a contingent...
Letter, written by Captain William Van Allen while he was station with the Canadian Remount Depot in England, to his father, on a farm near Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, discussion of financial difficulties due to poor crops, Van Allen is assuring his...
Receipt issued to Dr. J.B. Swanston, in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, by Captain William Van Allen, Officer Commanding Overseas Contingents, for examining 65 overseas recruits, at one dollar per recruit, for a total of 65 dollars.
Certificate transferring clothing and equipment of B Squadron 27th Light Horse from Captain William Van Allen to Lieutenant T. Francis, because Van Allen is leaving the 27th L.H. to go overseas.