Railway & Main: Small-Town Saskatchewan Hotels

Hotels are one of the oldest and most common forms of business enterprise in rural Saskatchewan. The fact that Saskatchewan’s tenacious old hotels still stand on the corners of Railway and Main is a testament to the determination of the people who have owned and operated them over the past 100 years - and to the fact that they haven't burned down!

Friday, 13 May 2011

Beer Rationing: Saskatchewan Liquor Laws in the 1940s

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Image source During the Second World War, beer parlours across Canada experienced a shortage of beer because Prime Minister W. L. Mackenz...
Sunday, 8 May 2011

Grenfell: Hoax at the Granite Hotel

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Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (1901-1909). Image source Robert Copeland In 1887, Rob...
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Sunday, 1 May 2011

Bradwell Hotel: Two-Storey Outhouse and All

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The Bradwell Hotel, c. 1910.  Ben and Sarah Cook on right.  Western Development Museum photo, 6-E-4 In 1907, the colourful Ben Cook bui...
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Saturday, 30 April 2011

Tragedy in Blaine Lake: The Commercial Hotel

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The Commercial Hotel in Blaine Lake, 1919.  Nicholas F. Zbitnoff photo.  Image source In November 1912, a year and a half after Blain...
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Sunday, 24 April 2011

Renovation of the Borden Hotel: The Model-T Bar & Grille

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Tony and Helen Beaudry, owners of the Borden Hotel, c. 2010. Courtesy of the Beaudrys  I co-wrote the following article with Merrill ...
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Joan Champ
I once took a huge cut in pay to work as a museum researcher. Even though my office was in a back room of a back room, I felt like I'd died and gone to heaven. I love stories and I especially love the journey of discovery that is historical research. My love of stories led me to study western Canadian history at the University of Saskatchewan where I earned a master’s degree. My knowledge of history opened the door to a career at the Western Development Museum, first in exhibit production and finally as the chief executive officer for all four WDMs. Since I retired from the WDM in 2016, I have written history columns for several community newspapers throughout Saskatchewan. My husband Gordon Brewerton and I live in North Battleford.
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