Gordon McLeod of Saskatoon, Sask. a volunteer at the Western Development Museum admires this 1908 Overland touring car on display.
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Postcard prompted a fascinating research find
By Bob Taylor – Winnipeg, Man. I recently came across an old postcard that had belonged to my late father-in-law, John Robinson, of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The card was a souvenir from the 1912 [continue…]
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Early heaters were located in the middle of the room
By Agnes York – Saskatoon, Sask. Before the luxury of ducted furnaces, our central heating consisted of a fuel-burning heater in the middle of the room. It was usually fuelled with wood or coal. My parents used [continue…]
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Dozing chap woke up going where?!
By John Moyles – Regina, Sask. Air travel in the 1950s was much different than it is today. Aircraft were smaller, passenger numbers were less, and there was still a feeling of adventure and novelty in [continue…]