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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Line Through the Wilderness Humboldt Telegraph Station

For Students 9th - 10th
The Humboldt Telegraph Station was established in the Saskatchewan wilderness in 1878 and was operated by George and Catherine Weldon. It served as a critical communication tool during the battle at Batoche. The history of the station is...
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Little Brick Plant in the Middle of Nowhere

For Students 9th - 10th
The Claybank Brick Plant is in the Dirt Hills of south-central Saskatchewan and the only complete example of such a plant in North America. Its equipment and structures are intact and functional, preserved as they would have been in the...
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Century of Education

For Students 3rd - 8th
This exhibit describes the history of education in southeast Saskatchewan over a 100-year period from its beginnings in one-room schools built by settlers up to today's modern system of education.
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Vatnabyggd: An Icelandic Settlement in Saskatchewan

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit profiles Vatnabyyour/Lakes Settlement,Saskatchewan which at one time was the largest Icelandic settlement outside of Iceland.
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Wood Mountain Sports and Stampede

For Students 9th - 10th
First introduced by the North West police to celebrate Dominion Day, the history of the stampede and the many rural sport events are profiled in this exhibit. Archival photographs and stories of the time are included.
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Through the Eyes of Everett Baker

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographer Everett Baker captured the people, places, and events of Saskatchewan in this exhibit. Archival photographs and film are included as a means of preserving the past.
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Saskatchewan River Highway Through History

For Students 9th - 10th
The importance of the Saskatchewan River as an early trade and travel route, and passage to open western Canada is profiled. Archival photographs, documents, and stories are included in the exhibit.
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Prairie Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
The growth of a prairie evangelical school located in Eston, Saskatchewan is profiled. Student life and interactions with townfolk as well as archival materials are included.
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Saskatchewan Ghost Towns

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Saskatchewan's ghost towns! Johnnie Bachusky, a writer/photographer living in Red Deer, Alberta, tells the stories of almost 20 ghost towns in the province. Maps are also provided.
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Volet's Diary: Life in Saskatchewan Early 20th Cent.

For Students 9th - 10th
A first hand account of what it like to be a women going to college in western Canada at the turn of the century (1900-1905). The diary also explores her life as a school teacher.