Built for steam, still standing
After seeing last week's photo of the roundhouse from the steam era in Kindersley, Laura Wyman submitted a photo of this drill press, which is in storage at the Wyman farm.
Kindersley roundhouse ran round-the-clock in steam era
Former Kindersley resident Ron Lamont recalled the town's roundhouse was a very busy place when he came to Kindersley in 1949. The roundhouse had at least nine stalls.
Kindersley woman recalls her years as a hot air balloon pilot
Newspaper archives from 1982 revealed a local resident's blast from the past. As a hot air balloon pilot, Kindersley resident Laura Wyman was familiar with the loud hot blast of flame…
Mr. Dressup and Mrs. Dressup: a wedding remembered
Two generations grew up watching Mr. Dressup on television. Sixty-five years ago, on May 13, 1961, Mr. Dressup (aka Ernie Coombs) married Mrs. Dressup (aka Lynn Hodgkiss).
Esther Peever: 40 years of nursing, from polio survivor to public health pioneer
This week is designated as Nurse's Week from May 11 to 17, celebrated annually during the week of Florence Nightingale's birthday on the 12th.
Look! See Dick. See Jane.
Joan Janzen spotted these vintage Dick and Jane readers at a museum, sparking memories of learning to read alongside Spot, Puff, Sally, Mother and Father.
Sweet memories of Dad's Cookies factory
Do you remember dunking Dad's Cookies in a glass of milk? Those cookies were first produced in a factory in Regina, Saskatchewan. Production began in 1938 on Dewdney Avenue…
A Century of Seeding
FROM HORSE TO HORSEPOWER. Dick and Thelma Hayes seeding their land in 1928, captured in the History of Royal Canadian, Newcombe, Eatonia, Laporte history book.
Don't get attached, Ken
Young Ken Smith poses with his feathered friend on the family farm sometime in the early 1920s. Born in the old Kindersley Hospital on Railway Avenue West in 1912…
From miles away for a cut: Lloyd’s Barber Shop was Kindersley’s gathering place
Running a barbershop was more than a business back in the era when Lloyd’s Barber Shop was located on Main Street in Kindersley.
Waiting their turn
A long line of 1-ton trucks stretches toward the elevator in Eastend, Saskatchewan, in this 1953 scene, when farmers hauled about 500 bushels each to market the old-fashioned way.
Ten years on, Viterra inland grain elevator
Viterra’s high-throughput inland grain elevator southwest of Kindersley marks a decade since loading its first port-bound shipment, a 104-car train of durum wheat, on May 4, 2016.
Power reaches the prairie: rural electrification transformed Saskatchewan farms
The 1950s marked a decade of electrification in rural Saskatchewan. Seventy-five years ago, farms were being powered with electricity for the first time…
Plenty Players bring “Rest Assured” to the stage in 2006
Twenty years ago, the Plenty and District Community Players brought the stage to life with their production of “Rest Assured.”
30 Hour Famine brought Kerrobert students together for global cause
You might recognize some of these Kerrobert Composite School students from 2006 who participated in a 30 Hour Famine.
Arts Council has brought entertainment to Kindersley for decades
If you dig through the archives, you will discover the Kindersley and District Arts Council has been providing quality entertainment for decades.
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…