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!

Saturday, 19 January 2019

A Second Look: The Kyle Hotel

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The day I stopped to take a look, September 5, 2006. Joan Champ photo. “Don’t drive by, not every time. Stop for a second look. L...
Monday, 19 November 2018

Hotel “Sample Rooms” for Commercial Travellers

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Garment salesman in the sample room of a rural Alberta hotel, 1910. Source In the early 1900s, hotels were an essential featur...
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Thursday, 8 November 2018

Ivan Buehler's Story of Growing Up in the Queen's Hotel at Moosomin

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  Ivan Buehler at the front desk of the Queen's Hotel, 1963. This photo, taken by a classmate when Ivan was in grade 12, was used in a...
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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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