Kerrobert in 1912
This postcard view of Kerrobert, Sask., was mailed to a friend in Imperial on Oct. 4, 1912. In a handwritten note, the sender says he is working as a carpenter and earning 55 cents an hour.
Trans-Canada Highway 1926
This photo captures a motorist in 1926 cruising down what eventually became the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan. Now that’s a road trip!
Prairie rinks and high backswings
A photo of Bob Pickering’s famous high backswing shared on Historic Saskatchewan’s Facebook page sparked some memories from prairie dwellers.
Kids protested chocolate bar inflation in 1947
Did you know kids across Canada protested inflated chocolate bar prices in 1947? When the cost of five-cent chocolate bars rose to the lofty heights of eight cents…
Kindersley had daily passenger train service in the 1950s
Ron Lamont is a former long-time Kindersley resident who worked on the railroad. He shared a photo of Passenger Train No. 10 sitting in the Kindersley CNR yard back in the early 1950s.
Growing up along the rails: Ron Lamont’s prairie story
Ron Lamont is a familiar face to Kindersley residents. He and his wife Stella lived in Kindersley for over 70 years and were very active in the community.
Recounting the work needed to run steam engines in Kindersley
Ron Lamont was a long-time Kindersley resident who worked on the railroad and shared this memory of two steam engines arriving back at the shop track in Kindersley after snowplow runs.
Prairie Gold Scouts Honoured with Chief Scout Award in 1997
Do you recognize these Boy Scouts from the Prairie Gold District who were awarded the Chief Scout Award nearly thirty years ago?
Best summers were spent at Cypress Hills Park
Cypress Hills Provincial Park has been an all-time favourite destination for many people from Saskatchewan and Alberta for many, many years.
Three seniors from Eatonia share happy childhood memories
It was such a pleasure to visit with three nonagenarians (aged 90–98) at Eatonia Oasis Living. Gail Guidinger (90), Frances Swan (97), and Lloyd Adams (98) happily shared…
Historic Saskatchewan: Kindersley Memories
Relatives of former Kindersley and area residents recently posted some old photos on Historic Saskatchewan’s Facebook page.
Two determined young, single women homesteaded near Kindersley
Homesteaders crowded around the Saskatoon land office in the early 1900s, waiting to claim land, but the majority of those pioneers were men.
Do-Si-Do and away we go!
Connie and Bill Meek of Luseland (foreground) and Art and Jo Cortus of Dodsland promenade through the steps and turns of square dancing…
First Rubber-Tired Tractor in Saskatchewan
Bill Good, a Massey-Harris agent, stands with the first rubber-tired tractor sold in Saskatchewan as local farmers gather for a closer look.
Kerrobert Red Dogs bring Senior Ball back to the diamond
Baseball is making a comeback in Kerrobert — and a brand-new senior team is leading the charge.
Small town of Cabri is experiencing population growth
“Raise them Rural” is a popular slogan used to attract families to rural living and a small-town lifestyle. Cabri, located in southwestern Saskatchewan…
Travelling museum stopped in Kindersley 50 years ago
Newspaper archives show a travelling museum rolled into Kindersley 50 years ago, bringing exhibits and library programming to the community for a full week in February 1976.
SNOW PLACE LIKE HOME!
Josephine Johnston and her brothers Howard and Gerald Olsen pose on their sled in front of their home in Dodsland, Sask., in this 1942 photo…
Oakwood’s Future Hockey Stars, Back in the Day!
Oakwood students and wanna-be hockey players from the past. L-R: Sherman McArthur, Glen Shortt, Gordon Shortt, Dennis Dunn, Willis Strangeway, Ken Dunn, Marion McArthur.
Prairie Sentinel
The grain elevator in Esther, Alberta, is a historic Alberta Wheat Pool (AWP) structure, built in 1925 as one of their first, making it the oldest standing AWP elevator…