Local History

Remember when the community of Alsask had a working Ferris wheel? During the 1990s, Rod Thompson put Alsask on the map by moving a Saskatchewan-made Ferris wheel to his farm just west of the service station on Highway 7.

Saskatchewan’s most famous tourist may very well have been none other than Johnny Cash. In the 1980s the famous performer and his wife June frequently visited northern Saskatchewan. It is an interesting piece of Saskatchewan history.

Have you ever seen a $1,000 bill? This 1937 Canadian banknote features Sir Wilfrid Laurier on the front. From 1954 on, the bill featured Queen Elizabeth II. Printing of the bill stopped in 2000.

The abandoned and removed CPR line that became known as the McMorran subdivision ran from Milden to McMorran. West of McMorran was a wide coulee, and local lore said the line ended because they could not cross the coulee.

Here’s a question for all our Baby Boomer readers: How many photos were taken of you during your first year of life?

Rising fuel prices have been a concern for decades. In the 1930s a few farmers from Kindersley and Rosetown decided they could get cheaper fuel if they shipped in crude oil and refined it locally. The story can be found in the history book Kindersley Memories.

According to archives from the StarPhoenix shared by Historic Saskatchewan, a new chapter in Canadian policing history began on Sept. 16, 1974. That day, 32 women were sworn in as the first female regular members of the RCMP.

The village of Luseland was formed in 1910 and took its name from the Luse Land Co. Sam Luse and his wife Hazel took up a homestead in the area.

While browsing through the archives, we discovered these Miss Teen Kindersley Pageant contestants from Goose Festival celebrations in September 1986.

Long before online shopping, Canadians could shop from the comfort of home with the Eaton’s catalogue. This particular edition dates back to 1940…

As a telegraph operator on the CNR over the years, some of our night shifts left us alone and sometimes strange things happened. I recall working at a block office (Chappell)…

As another school year begins, we'll take a look at two of the many country schools standing as heritage sites on the prairie landscape.

A caboose is something we rarely see attached to the back end of a train. In my days of railroading, from the 1940s until the mid-1980s, they were very necessary.

Congratulations were extended to four Ursuline Sisters of Prelate who celebrated milestone anniversaries on August 15th. Sister Rose Anne Engel celebrated 75 years…

Roughrider’s first Labour Day Classic. The first Labour Day Classic took place in 1949. Saskatchewan Roughriders Pat Santucci, Dean Bandiera, Roy Wright, Johnny Bell…

Gloria Lowe will soon be celebrating her 96th birthday at her home at Caleb Village in Kindersley. Gloria (Warrington) Lowe was born in Loverna on August 20, 1930…

It's road construction season on the prairies, with signs posted and traffic slowing down as the work continues. However today's road construction can't compare to road construction that took place in the early 1900s.

Two farmers harvest grain in 1937 using a McCormick-Deering W-30 tractor pulling a McCormick-Deering 31-T pull-type combine equipped with a pickup attachment.

A fascinating 1947 aerial postcard offers a glimpse of Kindersley during its railway heyday, when the Canadian National Railway station was the heart of the community.

Harvest looked much different in 1947, as this photograph from the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan illustrates.A Massey-Harris combine unloads grain into a grain truck…

When times were tough during the Dirty Thirties, many farmers removed the engines from their automobiles and replaced them with the most reliable source of power they had: a horse.

The RCMP Musical Ride visited Eston more than 30 years ago, in the summer of 1994. Every four years, it travels to each province, raising funds for local charities and non-profit groups.

Regina's Royal Canadian Legion Branch 001 is marking the RCL's 100th anniversary by taking more than 2,000 pieces of Saskatchewan military history online.

Kindersley's July 1 celebrations have been bringing the community together for generations, and photographs preserved through the years offer a glimpse into how local businesses…

A document issued by the Saskatchewan Government Motor License Division in 1939 offered motorists a list of "Good Safety Rules to Observe."

This graduation memory is from 1967. My oldest sister, Blanche, was graduating from St. Angela's Academy in Prelate, while I was just beginning my school years in Liebenthal.

The Kerrobert Legion Branch No. 88 celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion on June 16 with an afternoon of community activities…

CLAYDON—This photo is sure to bring back memories for anyone who remembers baling hay the old-fashioned way in Saskatchewan.

A routine day in the field turned into a frightening ordeal for a southwest Saskatchewan farmer when his tractor suddenly dropped into a sinkhole…