The secret legacy of the man who caught Louis Riel
July 24, 2017
Many may be familiar with the story of Robert Armstrong, the 19th-century hero who accepted the surrender ending this country’s historic rebellion, but fewer still…
‘Correct on of history’s wrongs’: Poundmaker artifacts coming home
July 10, 2017
Poundmaker First Nation in Sask. hosts July 18 museum exhibit including famous chief’s war club Jason Warick · CBC News July 8, 2017 Chief…
1885 telegrams give new insight into the North-West Resistance
June 14, 2017
Curt Campbell, manager of the Preservation Management & Digital Records Program at the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, looks through the ledger filled with telegrams sent…
History re-made — This summer national institutions will ask us to re-examine our story
June 6, 2017
Artful Musing History re-made — This summer national institutions will ask us to re-examine our story BY Paul Gessell. Images: courtesy of Canadian History…
Government of Canada Invests $142,000 in Tourism Marketing for Western Francophone and Indigenous Sites
May 8, 2017
News Release From Western Economic Diversification Canada May 8, 2017 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Western Economic Diversification Canada The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation,…
Sask. tourists shocked to find Poundmaker’s pipe in London museum
May 5, 2017
‘We also wondered what kind of repatriation efforts could be undertaken,’ says Donald Worme By Rachel Zelniker, CBC News Posted: Apr 24, 2017 5:00 AM CTLast…
Frenchman Butte Heritage Centre hosts huge celebration Aug. 14 2016
August 4, 2016
A series of extensive renovation works recently concluded at the Frenchman Butte Heritage Centre. Teams of workers have re-roofed their famous Log Cabin Tea-house, they…
Original Humboldt: Our Lost History
April 16, 2016
The Humboldt and District Museum staff, as well as an extremely dedicated team of volunteers are continuing to revive history about ten kilometers southwest of…
Batoche historic site to host Louis Riel relay days
March 24, 2016
A once-popular sports event is making a comeback at the Batoche national historic site. From the 1970s to the 1990s, the Saskatchewan Louis Riel Relay…