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 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...
•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...
Gerald Willoughby's book describes his arrival from England to Saskatoon in 1883, and he was among Saskatoon's first citizens. His peaceful dealings with Louis Riel and various chiefs are detailed, particularly those with Chief Whitecap. Willoughby...
Provincial plans for developing natural resources, establishing social services, and guaranteeing employment in the post-war period.
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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. ...
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...
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...
Report of the 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 Treasurer and the City Club Facilities,...
A brief history of the work done by volunteers, block captains, and board members during the four years the Women's Voluntary Services operated. Includes description of the initial organization, the Regina Centre, and various projects such as the...
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...
"Of the cities in the three Prairie Provinces, which offer modern Hotel and Tourist Camp accomodation to the traveller or the tourist, none is more outstanding than Moose Jaw." An atttractive tourist guide published during World War II. Includes a...
"A quart a day keeps the doctor away." This pamphlet was used in a 1946 campaign to resist the ending of the milk subsidies that had been established during World War II. The pamphlet argues that the move would be a blow to national standards of...
