Cures and tonics from 1914
A 1914 issue of The Kindersley Expositor, found in the archives at the Kindersley Museum, displayed an ad for Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food, described as “the greatest of spring restoratives,”…
Coleville quartet strikes the right note at 1981 festival
Members of a Coleville senior accordion quartet perform at the Kindersley Music Festival in 1981, where they earned medallions.
Fiske from Above: A Look Back at Village Life in the 1950s
Aerial view of Fiske in the 1950s, showing the village along the Canadian National Railway line west of Rosetown. The rail line reached the district in 1909…
Recognize these Kerrobert gals from 2007?
A snapshot of these two Kerrobert gals was published in a 2007 spring edition of The Crossroads. Grade 12 student Lacy Schrieber took great care in shaving teacher Allison Sherwin’s hair…
Ron Lamont History
A 1954 Town of Kindersley physician card issued to a local resident, marking the early days of publicly funded health care in Saskatchewan.
Molasses: The Sweet Leftover with a Rich History
A jar of molasses was a common ingredient in the household of every pioneer, primarily because it was an affordable sweetener compared to refined sugar.
Aerial view of Madison in 1959
An aerial view of the village of Madison in 1959 shows homes clustered along the Canadian National Railway line between Eston and Eatonia in west-central Saskatchewan.
Kindersley’s railway past captured in historic photos
Ron Lamont shared this photo of himself standing on the platform at the Kindersley train station sometime in the 1950s.
Memories of prairie childhood shared by Eatonia seniors
EATONIA — Two residents of Eatonia Oasis Living recently shared stories of growing up on the prairies, offering a glimpse into rural life from nearly a century ago.
Train plunge marks dramatic moment in Saskatoon history
On March 4, 1912, one of Saskatoon’s railway bridges collapsed while a train was crossing it. The Canadian Northern Railway bridge gave way beneath the CNR sleeper…
Party lines connected rural communities long before social media
Up until the late 1960s, wooden hand-cranked telephones were a common fixture in many homes. A photo of one of the antique devices recently posted on the Historic Saskatchewan…
Prairie provinces led Canada in granting women the vote in 1916
Women in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba were the first in Canada to gain the right to vote, marking a major step forward for women’s rights in the country.
Did you know there was a tunnel to Kindersley’s old hospital?
KINDERSLEY — A little-known feature of Kindersley’s former hospital was a tunnel connecting the facility to the nurses’ residence next door.
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.