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Climber nearing top of ladder

  • R-B2387
  • Stuk
  • ca. 1950

Item is an image showing a climber nearing top of ladder of a fire tower in northern Saskatchewan.

Smoke from a forest fire

  • R-A17055
  • Stuk
  • 1970s

Item is a photograph taken from an airplane that shows smoke billowing from a forest fire in northern Saskatchewan.

Prairie Valley School Division No. 208 fonds

  • F 703
  • Archief
  • ca. 1886 to 2005

This fonds consists of records accumulated by the Prairie Valley School Division No. 208 of Saskatchewan. The records were created, accumulated and used by the administrators of disestablished rural, village and town school districts, school units and school divisions formerly located within the boundaries of Prairie Valley School Division. The fonds consists of one series: Disestablished School Districts, Units, Divisions.

The types of records included are correspondence; student marks and examination results; lists of school officials; pupil health record books; minutes of annual, Board of Trustees, Board of Education and local board meetings; daily attendance registers; financial records including financial statements, general ledgers, cash books, budget materials, invoices and receipts; records relating to capital building and renovation projects; photographs; maps; electronic records and plans.

Prairie Valley School Division No. 208 of Saskatchewan , 2005-

Pioneer Questionnaires collection

  • (S)X 2
  • Archief
  • 1905, 1953-1971 (predominant: 1953-1956)

Collection consists of responses received by the Saskatchewan Archives following their distribution of a series of ten questionnaires to early settlers of the province, in particular those who lived in Western Canada prior to 1914. Each questionnaire focused on one of the following particular subjects: pioneer diet; general pioneer experience; schools; churches; recreation and social life; farming experiences; folklore; health; housing; and local government. The collection also includes responses to an eleventh questionnaire on Christmas that formed part of the material gathered by the Archives for a radio program and that was sent to selective respondents of the folklore questionnaire.

Questionnaire number 1 on nutrition was organized into sections on: flour and other grain products; sugars and syrups; dairy products; meat and fish; beverages; vegetables and dried fruits; canning and preserving; baking; water supply; soaps; fuels; methods of cooking and types of utensils; and wrappings and containers.

Questionnaire number 2 on pioneer experiences included questions on: places lived; income; family relations; travel; commerce; "firsts"; sources of place names; availability of historical source materials; and important changes since their arrival.

Questionnaire number 3 on schools was organized into sections on: personal experiences of early school activity; building and equipment; organization and administration; school attendance; classroom activities; school health conditions; school grounds, games and entertainment; district social life; general.

Questionnaire number 4 on churches included questions on: religious services attended; location of services; buildings used; music and choirs; organizations; youth services; activities and special events (e.g. picnics, suppers, fund raisers); administration and financial support; membership; records available; and special features.

Questionnaire number 5 on recreation and social life was organized into sections on: neighbourly visiting, parties, etc.; organizations and meetings; children's games; picnics and sports; reading; musical entertainment; hobbies and special interests; and general.

Questionnaire number 6 on farming experiences included questions on: dates, locations, and acquisition details of land; financing; machinery; crops, livestock and other commodities; co-operative societies; hazards and difficulties (e.g. pests, weather); harvesting and secondary production activities; exhibitions and fairs; gardening; and interactions with North West Mounted Police.

Questionnaire number 7 on folklore was organized into sections on: introductory information; settlement - the land (location, man-made features; associated stories and jokes), climate (tales/believe about weather phenomenon; associated animal behaviour), celestial bodies (associated stores/beliefs), supernatural beings (stories of ghosts/fairies/strange beings), human beings (anecdotes on individuals who performed unusual deeds), animals; supporting oneself after settlement (how were skills developed; household help); family or group gatherings in the pioneer community (storytelling, singing, jokes); life cycle in the pioneer community - childhood (naming; birthdays; songs, rhymes and stories; superstitions), marriage (accessories; good and bad luck), death (foreshadowing; ceremonies); good and bad luck (signs; attracting/avoiding); and proverbs and proverbial phrases.

Questionnaire number 8 on health was organized into sections on: services of a doctor (e.g. distance; competency; visitation; charges and payment); hospital services (e.g. distance; organization; visitiation; births); home remedies (e.g. associated illnesses and treatments; sources; treatment of serious accidents; aids for the handicapped); public health problems (e.g. vaccinations; epidemics); dental services (e.g. distance; visitation; treatments and services); and general (e.g. prevention; steps taken by the community for improvements).

Questionnaire number 9 on housing was organized into sections on: temporary structures (e.g. sod or log houses; even if the family lived in the building for many years); permanent structures (e.g. including the "better" house built after living for a time in quarters mentioned in temporary structures, a permanent home built upon arrival, or the "homestead shack" that may have been added to and continued as a permanent house); and general (e.g. winterizing; additions; animals/pets; furnishings; windows and ventilation; windbreaks; fire protection and emergency measures/features).

Questionnaire number 10 on local government was organized into sections on: statute labour districts and local improvement districts before 1908; township local improvement districts and rural municipalities after 1908; villages; and towns and cities.

Questionnaire on Christmas included suggested questions on: preparations; foods; guests; gifts; songs; correspondence; impact of weather; amusements; changes over time.

Saskatchewan Archives Board

Protein survey map (showing individual points) of western Canada : Grades 1-2-3 Northern

  • A26.72 (S)
  • Stuk
  • 1930?

Item is a colour thematic map (cartogram) identifying the prevailing (range of) protein content for grain grown in Western Canada during the 1929-1930 crop year; only the areas adjacent railway lines are highlighted. Individual place names are identified on map. Map has inset summary tables by province and grade showing the number of samples, and maximum, minimum and average protein content distribution; and summary tables showing the protein content as a proportion of the crop.

Grain Research Laborary (Canada)

J.A. Cotes' map of summer and winter routes from Prince Albert to Beaver Lake mining area

  • A26.83 (S)
  • Stuk
  • 19--

Item is a photocopy of J. A. Cotes' map showing summer and winter routes from Prince Albert to the Beaver Lake mining area of Saskatchewan. Map includes insets of enlarged plan showing entrance to Cumberland Lake and details of channels, and enlarged plan of Beaver Lake showing approximate position of claims staked.

Canada. Dept of the Interior

Protein survey map of western Canada : Grades 1 hard, 1-2-3 northern

  • A26.47 (S)
  • Stuk
  • 1934

Item is a colour thematic map (cartogram) identifying the prevailing (range of) wheat protein for wheat grown in western Canada (individual place names are identified). Map includes inset summary tables of average protein content by grade and province, a bar chart for the distribution of the samples tested showing the percentage falling within each one per cent range in protein content, and an explanatory note on the source and analysis of the data.

Grain Research Laborary (Canada)

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