BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
Please
refer to the documents listed below for additional background
information that may prove beneficial to you or students when
teaching/researching Saskatchewan's past. To view the papers
marked with this symbol,  ,
you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your
computer. To download the reader, please go here.
Additional
documents (content sensitive) may be available through the various
theme pages available in the teacher's
section.
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WDM
Research Papers |WDM/SICC Research Papers
|Tourism Saskatchewan |Saskatchewan
History Magazine Articles
| Additional Background Information
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 Western
Development Museum Research Papers
These
research papers were written as background information for the
creation of the 2005 "Winning the Prairie Gamble"
exhibits at the WDM and are copyright of the Western Development
Museum.
WDM
Teacher Guide Information (Also on theme pages for students
and teachers)
- Forms
of Energy on the Farm -
The changes in forms of energy which have powered agricultural
equipment from past to present.
- A
detailed, labeled image
of a combine.
- Image
of cornshelling.
Image of
sweeppower. Image of windmill.
- A
detailed, labeled image
of a threshing machine.
- Development
of Agricultural
Equipment. Background information that will enable the
student to be able to trace the major steps in the development
of agricultural equipment in Saskatchewan.
- Pioneer
Communities - Will enable the student to describe community
facilities and the services they provided for pioneers.
- Recreation
- then and now - acquaint the student with the activities
of pioneer entertainment.
- Home
Entertainment Equipment - Pioneer Times
- Canadian
Culture - This
will familiarize the students with the settlement patterns
of the early pioneers who settled in Saskatchewan and allow
them to to discuss some of the long-term effects of the settlement
of each category of people: Indian, British, French, American,
Central European, Northern European and Asian.
- Dairy
and Poultry - Will familiarize the students with equipment
used for processing dairy and poultry products, circa 1920
and will acquaint the students with the production methods
of milk and milk products.
- Early
Medical Practices - Will give students a good idea of
the role of the medical professionals in the community.
- Family
Life - then and now - Will introduce students to the differences
in lifestyle - then and now.
- Land
Transportation - Covers the development of land transportation
in Saskatchewan from the Red River cart to the present.
- Little
Red Schoolhouse - Discusses the history of the present
school system and the conditions of attending school in the
early 1900's.
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Western Development Museum/Saskatchewan
Indian Cultural Centre Research Papers
These
research papers were written as background information for the
creation of the 2005 "Winning the Prairie Gamble"
exhibits at the WDM and are copyright of the Western Development
Museum and the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre. We wish
to acknowledge the support received from the Museum
Assistance Program for the following papers.
Virtual
Museum of Metis History and Culture
There is a list of
background papers at that has many informative articles
about Metis tradtional lifestyle and culture.
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Tourism
Saskatchewan has generously granted permission
to include several of their articles on this web site.
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The Mystery of the Northern Lights -Ask three people
to explain the northern lights and you are likely to get
three completely different interpretations. Some favour
scientific analysis, others take a more spiritual view and
still others will take a view somewhere in between. The
truth of the matter is that while many of the mysteries
surrounding the northern lights have been unraveled by scientists,
as many mysteries remain.
- Fall
is Migration Time in Saskatchewan - Autumn in Saskatchewan
offers one of the only chances most people will get to actually
spot a whooping crane ...
- Uncovering
Wanuskewin - At Wanuskewin Heritage Park, just a few kilometres
north of Saskatoon, archaeologists have discovered artifacts
that date back more than 8000 years—older than Egypt’s Great
Pyramids...
- Windows
on Yesterday - The earliest written records of what is
now Saskatchewan date to 1690 when Henry Kelsey of the fur-trading
Hudson’s Bay Company became the first European to explore
the area....
- City
of Saskatoon - Saskatoon is a busy hub of commerce and
industry, but it has a laid-back charm that enhances its cosmopolitan
hustle and bustle. Originally a Temperance Colony ...
- City
of Regina - In 1882, a tent settlement named Pile O’ Bones
sat on a treeless plain near a small, winding creek. The community
that sprang from this humble beginning is truly a testament
to what can be accomplished with a vision, a name change and
hard work...
- The
Southwest Region - The South West Region, a photographer’s
paradise, promises colorful, ever-changing scenery with each
new season. The area offers a wealth of panoramic views, from
expansive forest to natural grasslands, golden wheat fields
to sand hills, and valley oases to picturesque lakes - all
boasting an abundance of rare and beautiful wildlife, birds,
plants and
flowers. ..
- The
Southeast Region - The broad Qu’Appelle Valley extends
right across the region. Its rugged hills form the northern
rim of the South East Region’s boundary, providing a stunning
backdrop to natural areas like Echo Valley, Katepwa Point
and Crooked Lake provincial parks. Rowan’s Ravine Provincial
Park is located on Last Mountain Lake, which forms a good
part of the Qu’Appelle Valley basin...
- The
West Central Region - From the quiet meander of the Battle,
to the mighty forces of the South and North Saskatchewan,
rivers form an important part of the landscape here. Crucial
to the fur trade and the province’s early development, these
moving waters and their shores provide some of Saskatchewan’s
most beautiful scenery...
- The
East Central Region - Varied landscapes range from prairie
to rolling parkland, accentuated by scenic valleys and some
of the most unique lakes you’ll find anywhere. Little Manitou
Lake is mineral rich and has a buoyancy that makes it impossible
for anyone to sink. With a mineral content similar to that
of the great spas of Europe, and a reputation for healing
waters, Manitou Springs Resort on the lake’s beach front has
become one of Canada’s top mineral spas...
- The
North Region - A rich
history with strong and enduring Aboriginal heritage, reminders
of the fur trade and the contributions of pioneers, as well
as the oldest building in Saskatchewan can all be found in
the North...
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Saskatchewan
History Magazine Articles
Please note that some of the files are quite
large. Please be patient while printing.
- Celebrating
the Arrival of the Barr Colonist (2MB). Saskatchewan
History Magazine, Spring 2003.
- Fighting
a Prairie Fire (420 KB) by T.W. Bennett. Saskatchewan
History Magazine, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 1965. First
reprinted from the Penny Pictorial, Vol. XLI, No. 525, June
19, 1909.
- Glasglow
to Battleford (719 KB) Excerpts from the narrative of
former Saskatoon Mayor, James Clinkskill (spans timer period
of 1882-1912). Published in the Saskatchewan History Magazine,
Vol I, Number 1, January 1948.
- The
Mounted Police and the Doukhobors in Saskatchewan, 1889-1909
(5MB) by Carle Betke. Saskatchewan History Magazine.
Vol. XXVII, Winter 1974, No.1.
- Saskatchewan
Place Names: A Mirror held up to History (2.5MB)by A.
R. Turner. Saskatchewan History Magazine, Vol. XVIII,
No 3, Autumn 1965.
- Pioneer
Recreation and Social Life (4.5MB) by E.C. Morgan. Saskatchewan
History Magazine. Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 1965.
- Soldier
Settlement in the Prairie Provinces (2 MB)by E. C. Morgan.
Saskatchewan History Magazine, Vol. XX1, No. 2, Spring 1968.
- Journals
/ Reflections
 Alice
Rendell Letters.(32 pages)
These letters tell of Mrs. Rendell's experience as a member
of the Barr colony, early days of settlement, and the
first Christmas at Lloydminster. Saskatchewan Archives
A-206. The letters can be printed off individually below.
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