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Books related to Indian Head and district - either about this area or by or about people who lived in the area.
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Books that include significant sections about Indian Head and district
This 798-page history book was published in 1984 by the local History Book Committee. It is the main source for much information about the families, events and organizations of Indian Head and District. The working files from the History Book Committee constitute the "Indian Head History Book Fonds" (HBF) and are held in a four-drawer filing cabinet in the Indian Head Museum's Archives Room.
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Large hardcover history book with a worn grey cover sleeve. The book contains the history of Indian Head and district as well as black and white images and maps.
Was owned by the Fort Qu'Appelle Museum. Came into custody of Indian Head Museum July 16, 2016
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Published in 1980 by the Qu'Appelle Historical Society and contains information about events, people and organizations of Qu'Appelle and District
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Large hardcover 477-page history book with a green cover. The book contains the history of Qu'Appelle and district history as well as black and white images and maps.
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Published by the Sintaluta and District History Book Committee in 1985 and contains information about families, stories, events and organizations of Sintaluta and District (ideentical to Item IHM.2020.0025).
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Large hardcover history book with a red cover. The book contains Information on the Town of Sintaluta and District history as well as black and white images and maps to use for reference
Identical to Item IHM.2020.0024. Published by the Sintaluta and District History Book Committee in 1985 and contains information about families, stories, events and organizations of Sintaluta and District.
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Large hardcover history book with a red cover. The book contains Information on the Town of Sintaluta and District history as well as black and white images and maps to use for reference
Donated by Doreen Willerth
Exactly the same as Item IHM.2020.0029 except the spine of this item is the same color as its back cover
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Large paperback book with information about Saskatchewan businesses from 1905 to1965 as well as black and white photos for reference. The book is identical to IHM.2020.0029 and is a compilation of articles about Saskatchewan and advertising by Saskatchewan businesses
Similar to the Item IHM.2020.0028, except the spine of this item is the same colour as its front cover
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Large paperback book with information about businesses from 1905 to1965 as well as black and white photos for reference.
https://archive.org/details/N033810/mode/2up
The book is about the life of William Richard Motherwell, originally from Perth Ontario, who moved to Abernethy in 1882. He was a major leader of western farmers and in 1902 became the president of the newly formed Territorial Grain Growers Association. In 1905 he became Saskatchewan's first agriculture minister and served in this capacity until 1918. In 1921 he was elected federally and became the federal Minister of Agriculture. He was a Member of Parliament for 17 years. Lanark Place was the name that W.R. Motherwell gave to his farmstead at Abernethy - now a National Historic Site
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Small paperback book containing information about the Motherwell Homestead with black and white photos and drawings for reference.
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Small yellow paperback book listing 81 Interesting places in Saskatchewan their locations a brief description and a black and white photo of each. Page 92 has an article about Indian Head's Bell Farm.
Moffat is a farming district midway between Wolseley and Candiac, settled mainly by Scottish settlers in 1882 and 1883. The book's author, Kay Parley, was from Moffat. The book contains details about the pioneers and families that homesteaded there.
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A large blue hardcover book containing historical information about the town of Moffat (Sask.)
Donated by Ian McKay on June 2nd 2006
Artifact Accession# 2006-05.
W.R. Motherwell farmed at Abernethy and became a local farm leader before entering politics. From the creation of Saskatchewan as a province in 1905, Motherwell was the provincial Minister of Agriculture until 1918. He later entered federal politics and became the Canadian Minister of Agriculture.
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A small magazine about Saskatchewan history. This issue contains an article titled "W.R. Motherwell and Agricultural Education 1905 - 1918" and another titled "The Bird Man Of Balgonie".
He returned to Quebec in the summer of 1884 and returned with her and their four sons.
Edwin Jackson Brooks was born in Lennoxville, Quebec, in 1949. He and his twin brother Edward arrived in July, 1882 and chose land just west of Indian Head, only to be told that the land had already been reserved by the Qu'Appelle Valley Company (Bell Farm). He later chose land north of Indian Head (Wide Awake District). He became a prominent citizen and merchant in Indian Head. In 1885, he was selected to serve on the jury for the trial of Louis Riel.
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A small magazine about Saskatchewan history. This issue contains Part 1 (of 3) of the letters of Edwin Jackson Brooks from July 4, 1882 to March 11, 1884 that he wrote home to his wife Helena (Nellie). in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
He returned to Quebec in the summer of 1884 and returned with her and their four sons.
Edwin Jackson Brooks was born in Lennoxville, Quebec, in 1949. He and his twin brother Edward arrived in July, 1882 and chose land just west of Indian Head, only to be told that the land had already been reserved by the Qu'Appelle Valley Company (Bell Farm). He later chose land north of Indian Head (Wide Awake District). He became a prominent citizen and merchant in Indian Head. In 1885, he was selected to serve on the jury for the trial of Louis Riel.
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A small magazine about Saskatchewan history. This issue contains Part 2 (of 3) of the letters of Edwin Jackson Brooks from July 4, 1882 to March 11, 1884 that he wrote home to his wife Helena (Nellie). in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
He returned to Quebec in the summer of 1884 and returned with her and their four sons.
Edwin Jackson Brooks was born in Lennoxville, Quebec, in 1949. He and his twin brother Edward arrived in July, 1882 and chose land just west of Indian Head, only to be told that the land had already been reserved by the Qu'Appelle Valley Company (Bell Farm). He later chose land north of Indian Head (Wide Awake District). He became a prominent citizen and merchant in Indian Head. In 1885, he was selected to serve on the jury for the trial of Louis Riel.
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A small (magazine about Saskatchewan history. This issue contains Part 3 (of 3) of the letters of Edwin Jackson Brooks from July 4, 1882 to March 11, 1884 that he wrote home to his wife Helena (Nellie). in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Edwin Jackson Brooks was born in Lennoxville, Quebec, in 1949. He and his twin brother Edward arrived in July, 1882 and chose land just west of Indian Head, only to be told that the land had already been reserved by the Qu'Appelle Valley Company (Bell Farm). He later chose land north of Indian Head (Wide Awake District). He became a prominent citizen and merchant in Indian Head. In 1885, he was selected to serve on the jury for the trial of Louis Riel.
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The full collection of E. J. Brooks's letters to his wife Helena (Nellie) in Sherbrooke, Quebec. It also contains a 1-page biography written by his son, Murray; a reprint of an article written by E. J. Brooks titled "Pioneer Days" that he wrote for the Vidette newspaper - December 19, 1900.
The original letters were donated by their son, Murray, to the Saskatchewan Provincial Archives in Regina.
They were published in three parts in the magazine, Saskatchewan History, in 1957-1958.
Brooks family tree, a CD and hard copies of 5 photos of E.J. Brooks in his store and portraits of his sons.
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Large hardcover (22 cm X 28 cm) 348-page history book with a white cover. The book contains Information on the town of Grenfell and district history as well as black and white images and maps.
Donated by Stephen Scriver on July 16, 2020.
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272-page book with biographies of 28 country doctors in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, including maps and b&w photographs. Dr. Robert George Ferguson of Fort San (Fort Qu'Appelle) (pp 203-220) and Dr. Fredrick W. Hart of Indian Head (pp 221-224) are two of the doctors.
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A local history by former Indian Head school principal, including local aspects of the fur trade, the North-West Resistance, the CPR and agriculture settlement.
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Museum Artifact# 2000-28-6
This 602-page history book was published in 1983 by the Abernethy Heritage Association. It is the main source for much information about the families, events and organizations of Abernethy and area.
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Large hard-cover history book with a green cover. The book contains the history of Abernethy and area as well as black and white images and maps.
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This 603-page history book was published in 1981 by the Wolseley & District History Book Committee. It is the main source for much information about the families, events and organizations of Wolseley and area.
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Large hard-cover history book with a tan cover. The book contains the history of Wolseley and district as well as black and white images and maps.
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This 648-page history book was published in 1989 by the Lebret History Book Committee. It is the main source for much information about the families, events and organizations of Lebret and area.
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Large hard-cover history book with a blue cover. The book contains the history of Lebret, including as black and white images and maps.
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This 1502-page history book set was published in 2012. It is an important source for much information about the families, events and organizations of Montmartre and area.
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Large hard-cover history book 3-volume set with a dark blue cover. The set contains the history of Montmartre and district - Ce-ga-kin (Carry The Kettle) First Nation; Kendal; Mutrie; Candiac; Moffat. The books include many black and white images and maps.
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This is an important source for much information about the families, events and organizations of Fort Qu'Appelle and area.
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Large hard-cover history book with a purple cover. The book includes many black and white images and maps.
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Exactly the same as Item IHM.2020.0029 except the spine of this item is the same color as its back cover
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Large paperback book with information about Saskatchewan businesses from 1905 to1955 as well as black and white photos for reference. The book is a compilation of articles about Saskatchewan and advertising by Saskatchewan businesses. Indian Head is profiled in pp 263-269
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2-volume set of 1255 pages (Vol. 1 - 542 pages; Vol. 2 - 713 pages) containing historical write-ups on various topics (military, religion, agriculture, etc.) in Vol. 1 and family histories in alphabetical order in Vol. 2.
Donated by Michelle Krueger July 13, 2022
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ISBN 0-919781-01-2
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487-page book containing historical write-ups on various topics (military, religion, agriculture, etc.) and family histories in alphabetical order.
Donated by Michelle Krueger July 13, 2022
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ISBN 0-88925-339-0
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259-page history of the Abernethy, Saskatchewan, area - the area in which W.R. Motherwell farmed, whose farmstead still stands as a National Historic Site.
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Books about local families and local family histories
The book is a family history about Thomas and Mary Dorothea (Humphrey) Skinner and their descendants. Thomas arrived at Indian Head in May, 1882, with his sons, Frederick, Herbert and Ernest. They built a log shack overlooking the Qu'Appelle Valley east of Lake Katepwa and were joined in July of that years by Mary and their three daughters, Gertrude, May and Edith. (see Indian Head History Book pp 670-676).
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A large green 410-page hardcover book containing genealogical information about the Skinner, Humphrey, Salter, Horner, Hukins and Virgo families
The book is a Williamson family history about Robert and Hannah (Swinton) Williamson and their descendants. Robert and Hannah arrived in Canada in 1908, four years after two of their sons, Joseph and Thomas. Joe and Tom came to Qu'Appelle in 1905 and started farming at Indian Head in 1908. Robert, Hannah and the family joined them. Robert and Hannah then moved to BC but five of their sons settled at Indian Head.
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A large green 288-page hardcover book containing genealogical information about the Williamson family.
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A coil-bound 24-page summary of the life of Mavis Jealous and photographs for reference, based on interviews conducted by Bev Deschenes.
One of the Copies is marked with the accession Number 200-1-3 but according to the spreadsheet and the binder no such number exists
Arnold Dales, originally from Duff, Saskatchewan, was a long-time citizen of Indian Head, serving as town councillor and mayor. He was a member of a Lancaster bomber crew that was shot down near the Dutch-German border. He was badly injured, including a severely broken leg. Treated in a German war hospital, he went to a POW camp until the end of the war. Arnold Dales spent countless hours developing and operating the Indian Head Museum.
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Two copies of a homemade 118-page book written by Arnold Dales about his time in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII. Dales was a bomber navigator whose plane was shot down over Winterswijk, the Netherlands, on February 21, 1945. He had a broken leg and when that was mended by German medical staff, he was placed in a POW camp near the Danish border. A month later, the war had ended and he was able to return to Canada. He was a real estate agent in Indian Head, mayor of Indian Head and a key person in the creation of the Indian Head Museum.
Museum Accession# 200-1-3.
Thomas Madeley came to Indian Head in 1882 as part of the crew building the CPR railroad. He quit the railway crew west of moose Jaw at freeze-up and returned to Indian Head, helping Arthur J. Osment construct the Bell Barn as well as the first store in Indian Head. In 1883, he homesteaded south of Qu'Appelle (see Indian Head History Book pp 548-550).
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A homemade book made by Henry Madeley containing genealogical information about his family. It is an 11-page printout from a genealogical database. The pages are single-sided, letter-sized pages in plastic sleeves.
James Cooper Halford was 18 years old when he came west from Ontario in 1882 as far as Crooked Lake. In 1884, he began work at the Assiniboine Reserve - Carry-The-Kettle or Ce-Ga-Kin - as the farm instructor. In 1889, he married Minnie Thornbeck and they took up a homestead southwest of Sintaluta. One newspaper story entitled "Believe story of naming Indian Head found" in which Halford asserted that the Indian Head Hills, southeast of the town of Indian Head, were so-named by Hudson Bay Company traders who, on the top of the hills, found human bones of First Nations people who had perished in an earlier wave of smallpox. (see Indian Head History Book pp 416-418)
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A 36-page (single-sided) coil-bound book containing information on the Halford family and the area of their original homestead. It contains photo-copied documents concerning the land, followed by several copied newspaper articles and genealogical information and then photos and aerial photos of the property and farmyard.
Came with a letter from author and donor Jim Milroy in which he gifts the book to the museum. Letter stored in book.
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A self-published glossy 71-page book (staple-bound) by Doctor Thomas Milroy about growing up in Indian Head and his medical career throughout Canada and the United States. Milroy was born in Alberta in 1919 to John Murray Milroy and Marjorie (Taylor) Milroy. The following year, his father was transferred to manage the Union Bank of Canada branch at Indian Head. Thomas's parents, John and Marjorie Milroy, stayed in Indian Head for the rest of their lives (see Indian Head History Book pp 562-563).
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Includes well-known literature (Sinclair Ross, Maureen Hunter) as well as smaller circulation and personal publications.
Benjamin George Hewson was born in 1919, the son of Stan and Winnie (Holden) Hewson. He grew up on the family farm northeast of Indian Head. During WW2, he joined the RCAF as a flying instructor and then piloted a Dakota DC-3 for the RAF in India with flying missions over Burma. He flew 65 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, he returned to farm at Indian Head and operated a crop-spraying business, which he did until 1982 (see Indian Head History Book pp 440-442).
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A small blue 24-page, staple-bound book filled with poems written by Ben Hewson over his lifetime and complied after his death.
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Two copies of a 328-page paperback book detailing the military campaigns of the Canadian Army during World War 2. One of the copies is signed by the author A. Donald McKay.
Chuck Watson was born in 1919, the son of Guy and Blanche Watson who, at the time, had just arrived after Guy returned from his service in WWI. In Indian Head, he was a bookkeeper and involved in real estate. Chuck returned from overseas service and married Ruth Hanson of Saskatoon and then they moved to Ottawa where he worked at army headquarters until his retirement. Chuck Watson's sister was Betty Ashmore of Indian Head (see Indian Head History Book pp 726-727).
The book is an engaging, chronological telling of Chuck Watson's service during WWII. It does not have a lot of details such as dates, places and people but has many interesting anecdotes.
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A 68-page (single-sided) coil-bound book containing the WWII memoirs of Charles F. Watson a Canadian soldier who was originality from Indian Head and joined Indian Head's 76th Field Battery and fought in WWII.
Museum Artifact# 2004-070
Dan Kennedy (Ochankugahe) was born ca 1875 in the Cypress Hills. He was Nakoda (Assinniboine) and was able to tell the stories of the great changes that occurred over his lifetime. In 1882, the Nakoda band to which Ochankugahe belonged moved to the crown-allocated reserve south of Sintaluta, Saskatchewan, now called the Carry-the-Kettle or Ce-Ga-Kin First Nation. In 1886, he went to school at the Lebret Industrial School, begun and managed by Father Hugonard. At this time, his name was changed to Dan Kennedy. In 1891, he went to Winnipeg for further education at St. Boniface College. In 1898, he returned to Ce-Ga-Kin First Nation to work as a Band Office Clerk and married Olympe Milton in 1899. He died in the Wolseley, Saskatchewan, hospital on February 7, 1973. He was never a chief of the Nakoda First Nation. Throughout his life, Kennedy spoke, wrote and gave interviews about Nakoda history and culture (see Indian Head History Book pp 3-5).
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A 160-page hardcover book with a sleeve containing the memoirs of Dan Kennedy of the Carry-The-Kettle Reserve in Saskatchewan. Dan Kennedy lived to be over one hundred years old.
A.L. Karras moved to Indian Head where, at the time of writing this book, he was the School Business Administrator
In 1932, aged 18, Art Karras and his older brother Ab sought adventure - and their livelihood by trapping - in Northern Saskatchewan. Raised on a farm on the prairie, neither had been in a canoe and both were almost completely unfamiliar with the lifestyle they had chosen. Years later, Art wrote about the seven years they spent in the north. That book, North to Cree Lake, became a bestseller - largely through word-of-mouth and through Art's promotion - and is now in its 5th printing. Many consider it a classic of Saskatchewan literature. Karras' second book, Face the North Wind, told the story of two other trappers, Fred Darbyshire and Ed Theriau; and his third book, Northern Rover, is the story of Olaf Hanson (for whom Hanson Lake, and road, was named). Art Karras was born in 1914 in Rosthern and was raised in Yellow Grass. He worked as a trapper, grain buyer, town administrator, and school administrator at various locations throughout Saskatchewan. He died in Nipawin on 29 April 1999.
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A 256-page hardcover book with a sleeve written by A. L. Karras and detailing the time he spent with his brother, Ab, as a professional trapper in the Canadian north from 1932 to 1939. SBN 671-27071-0
A.L. Karras was in Indian Head in 1970, when he wrote "North to Cree Lake" (IHM.2020.0084). This book was written when he had moved to Nipawin, Saskatchewan, to take the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the Cumberland Community College.
In 1932, aged 18, Art Karras and his older brother Ab sought adventure - and their livelihood by trapping - in Northern Saskatchewan. Raised on a farm on the prairie, neither had been in a canoe and both were almost completely unfamiliar with the lifestyle they had chosen. Years later, Art wrote about the seven years they spent in the north. That book, North to Cree Lake, became a bestseller - largely through word-of-mouth and through Art's promotion - and is now in its 5th printing. Many consider it a classic of Saskatchewan literature. Karras' second book, Face the North Wind, told the story of two other trappers, Fred Darbyshire and Ed Theriau; and his third book, Northern Rover, is the story of Olaf Hanson (for whom Hanson Lake, and road, was named). Art Karras was born in 1914 in Rosthern and was raised in Yellow Grass. He worked as a trapper, grain buyer, town administrator, and school administrator at various locations throughout Saskatchewan. He died in Nipawin on 29 April 1999.
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A paperback book written by A. L. Karras telling the story of two trappers named Fred and Ed Theriau who lived in the Canadian north in the 1920s.
Glued binding material has become brittle and some pages (3-20) have become detached.
Lloyd Avram and his wife Kaye first moved to Indian Head in 1965, having purchased the hotel from Norman Jarvis. Lloyd Avram served on town council, including a term as mayor. They sold the hotel in 1973 and Lloyd returned to university, receiving a law degree in 1978. He practiced law in Regina, with weekly appointments at an office in Indian Head.
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A small 136-page pocket-sized paperback book containing information about economics.
Sinclair Ross, one of Canada's most respected writers, worked at the Union Bank of Canada in Indian Head ca. 1930. He was buried in the Indian Head Cemetery.
Sinclair Ross, one of Canada's most respected writers, was born at Shellbrook, SK, and died at Vancouver, BC He was raised by his mother and, at 16, joined the Royal Bank of Canada as a clerk at Abbey, Sask. He also worked at Indian Head. Banking became his lifelong career. He was buried in the Indian Head Cemetery.
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A small 137-page paperback book containing multiple short stories all written by Indian Head author Sinclair Ross and compiled by University of Ottawa professor Lorraine McMullen.
Donated by Mavis Gray on April 18, 2007.
Sinclair Ross worked at the Union Bank of Canada in Indian Head ca. 1930. Transferred to Winnipeg, his first story was published in 1934 and his first volume of short stories in 1941.
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A small 224-page paperback novel about life in the Canadian west.
Allison Kydd was originally from Whitewood, Saskatchewan and settled in Indian Head. Ms. Kydd works as an English distance instructor/tutor for Athabasca University, is on the board of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild.
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A small 64-page paperback novel.
Donated by author Allison Kydd on Aug. 26, 2016.
When author Marilyn Pelkey's son, Kendall, was twenty-seven, he was diagnosed with an unusual and aggressive cancer. Less than two years later, he passed away. Pelkey shares the story of their lives and of Kendall's battle with cancer. Marilyn Pelkey lived in Indian Head, where her son Kendall grew up and went to school.
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A small paperback book of memoirs autographed by Marilyn Pelkey.
Rose McLaughlin was a schoolteacher before she married Roy in 1938. IN 1949, Roy and Rose and their three children moved from Archydal to Indian Head. Roy continued to work for the National Grain Company while Rose taught school at several country schools (Glenn Lynn and Lake Marguerite) as well as in Indian Head after school consolidation. They stayed in Indian Head after they both retired and were deeply involved in the community, including the United Church, Masonic Lodge, Horticulture Society and Natural History Society (see Indian Head History Book p 541).
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Two copies of a 188-page paperback book based on Ms. McLaughlin's life with her husband, Roy, from 1938 to 1949 while he managed the grain elevator at Archydal, northwest of Moose Jaw.
One copy looks as if it were previously owned by a library. The other is marked as if it belonged to the author Rose Mclaughlin
Maureen (Horsman) Hunter was the daughter of Vic and Stella Horsman. She who grew up in Indian Head and attended University of Saskatchewan, where she married Gary Hunter in 1973. She became the Playwright-in-residence at the Manitoba Theatre Centre. The three plays in this volume were written in 1988 (Footprints on the Moon), 1990 (Beautiful Lake Winnipeg) and 1992 (Transit of Venus) (see Indian Head History Book pp 459-460).
Maureen (Horsman) Hunter was born on a farm south of Indian Head. After graduating from the University of Saskatchewan, she wrote plays while working as a newspaper reporter. She became the Playwright-In-Residence at the Manitoba Theatre Centre.
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A 287-page paperback book containing three plays written by Maureen Hunter.
Douglas Graham Taylor (July 4, 1936 – October 7, 2009, was born near Moffat, south of Wolseley, Saskatchewan, the son of Robert Taylor. Graduating from the University of Regina, Taylor taught school in Kipling and Wolseley, and for some time was a high school principal. He also operated a farm north of Wolseley. In 1959, he married Katherine Isabel Garden. Entering politics, he represented Indian Head-Wolseley from 1978 to 1990, From 1982 to 1989, he was a provincial cabinet minister for various portfolios.
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A 148-page paperback book containing anecdotes by Graham Taylor about his youth and life in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, and other personal stories from his life and career in Saskatchewan.
Donated by Jeanette Gibbens on July 21, 2012
Katherine Isabel (Garden) Taylor was the wife of Saskatchewan educator, rancher and politician, Graham Taylor.
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A 291-page paperback novel based on the life of the author's grandmother.
Myra (Smith) Stilborn was born at Indian Head in 1916, the daughter of Wilbert and Jessie Smith. After graduating from Regina Normal School, she taught school in southern Saskatchewan. Coming back to Indian Head, she taught at Squirrel Hills School and then at Indian Head Collegiate. She married Arthur Stilborn and moved to Saskatoon (see Indian Head History Book p 679).
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Two copies of a coil-bound book containing poems and stories based on the events of the author Myra (Smith) Stilborn's life. One copy is larger than the other.
Smaller copy donated by author on May 19, 2007
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A coil-bound book of poetry.
Donated by the author Myra Stilborn on May 19, 2007
One copy has the program to Jack Quinn's memorial service inside it.
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Two copies of a paper booklet of poems written by Myrtle G. Quinn compiled and published by her husband Jack after her death. Each copy has an inscription from Jack gifting it to a different family.
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A large 279-page coil-bound book full of recipes sent in by students and staff of the Indian Head Elementary School.
The book contains a hand-written note: "Book - Some Extracts and Reminiscences of a Lifetime - Book Found T Fuller"
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A small (12 cm X 19 cm) green 165-page hardcover book containing the published memoirs of Geraldine F. Ball. This copy has been signed by the author.
Geraldine F. Ball lived in England and moved to Grenfell (Sask.) in about 1890. She She was married to William H. Ball and had four children Elizabeth, Fred, Alfred and Olive. Additional information about Geraldine F. Ball can be found in the Grenfell history book a digital copy is available at http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/51819
The stories are entitled The Aborter; Dog; Dusty Millions; Centennial Tribute to an RCMP Constable; Flight to Biggar; Fanny Fazed Them All.
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A small (14 cm X 22 cm) 49-page paper booklet containing six short humorous stories.
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A letter-sized 56-page blue coil bound book containing a collection of articles about the history and historical figures of Wolseley and the surrounding area written by Stephen Scriver.
Donated by Stephen Scriver on July 16, 2020
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A green 150-page (single-sided) paperback book about a long-time nurse, originally from Indian Head, whose nursing career took her to many First Nations and villages throughout BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The book conatains many anecdotes about people and events from her career.
Donated by Jim Gerry on August 10, 2001
Museum Artifact# 2001-32-1
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A letter-sized 50-page blue coil bound book containing "A collection of columns previously published in the Wolseley Bulletin" - articles about the history and historical figures of Wolseley and the surrounding area written by Stephen Scriver.
Donated by Stephen Scriver on June 7, 2022
The series of readers were - in order of increasing difficulty - Up and Away; Wide Open Windows; All Sails Set; High Flight; Shining Skies
Myra (Smith) Stilborn was born at Indian Head in 1916, the daughter of Wilbert and Jessie Smith. After graduating from Regina Normal School, she taught school in southern Saskatchewan. Coming back to Indian Head, she taught at Squirrel Hills School and then at Indian Head Collegiate. She married Arthur Stilborn and moved to Saskatoon (see Indian Head History Book p 679).
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Part of the "Canadian Reading Development Series" published by Copp Clark Publishers. These readers were used throughout Canada. The poem "Wild Horses" by Myra A. I. (Smith) Stilborn is on page 97.
"Contributed to the Indian Head Museum June, 1991, by Dorothy Willidal (nee Guest) who attended the Jubilee School from 1945 to 1953"
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141-page softcover book. Contains stories by Jerry Willerth of his childhood and youth on the farm east of Indian Head. Also stories of his many years of farming and involvement in soil conservation organizations - the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation. Also stories of his work in the Bell Barn Society and memories by many friends and colleagues about Jerry and his accomplishments.
Donated By Doreen Willerth - spouse of Jerry Willerth
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274-page softcover book. Contains the life stories of Blanche (Morin) Rogers (born 1910), who was born at Indian Head, attended a country school and later became a long-time school teacher herself. The book was assembled and designed by her son, Tom Rogers, and self-published in 2022. Contains many colour photos.
Donated By Doreen Willerth - spouse of Jerry Willerth
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236-page coil-bound fictionalized account of ___ Horsman, mother of her husband Wayne.
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This series consists of books that do not fit the other series but are of local interest for other reasons.
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Coil bound 107-page book with a laminated front and back page which contains the info of many Saskatchewan houses and black and white pictures for reference. The item has been autographed by the author Ken Uhrich. It does not have local content.
Donated by Guy Blair on July 4, 2012
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A 206-page paperback book with 12 pages of colour plates at the end. Contains brief description and the history of many historic sites in Saskatchewan. Chapter 3: Horizon Country includes write-ups about Indian Head (the federal Experimental Farm and the Bell Farm) as well as Qu'Appelle, Lebret and Fort Qu'Appelle.
Doctor John Archer was a Saskatchewan historian and the first president of the University of Regina. The U of R's John Archer Library was named for him. He was born south of Broadview, Saskatchewan
A native of Broadview, Saskatchewan, John Hall Archer served the province as Legislative Librarian and Provincial Archivist prior to 1964. In that year he was appointed Director of Library Services at McGill University, a position he held until moving to Queen's University in 1967. At Queen's he served as Associate Professor of History and University Archivist, and completed his Ph.D. dissertation, entitled "Administration of Archival Institutions in Canada," in 1969. In October 1969, Dr. Archer was appointed Principal of the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, and when the University of Regina was established on July 1, 1974, he became its first President, serving until the end of 1975. John Archer has written and edited numerous articles and books on Saskatchewan's history, and has been a popular speaker throughout the province and elsewhere. As an archivist and librarian Dr. Archer participated in a number of professional associations, particularly the Canadian Library Association of which he was president (1967). He served on the Saskatchewan Constituency Boundaries Commission (1972-1974), the federal Royal Commission on Government Organization (1961), and participated in a study of Brandon University's financial problems for the Universities Grants Commission of Manitoba.
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Hardcover 422-page book that details the history of Saskatchewan. Autographed by author "Best wishes John H. Archer"
Lord Thomas Brassey was the son of an English railway magnate and therefore independently wealthy. He was the Earl of Brassey of Bulkeley, a member of the British parliament and a Lord of the Admiralty, later to become the Governor of Victoria, Australia. He was very supportive of immigration and development of British colonies - Canada, Australia and elsewhere. When Major W.R. Bell's Qu'Appelle Valley Farming Company went bankrupt in 1890, 7,000 acres were transferred to Brassey's Canadian Co-operative Colonization Company which proceeded to farm the land, managed by A.C. McLane, under the name of the "Sunbeam Farm", named after Brassey's Yacht. Lord Brassey visited Indian Head in person on October 1, 1894. After that, Brassey money was provided to build a new Anglican church, a bishop's residence, a creamery, a reading room and a cottage hospital, while the farm was divested to individual farmers (see Indian Head History Book pp 63-66). Lord Brassey was also a major supporter of the Dr. Barnardo Homes.
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A small 12 cm X 19 cm) green 368-page hardcover book written by Anne Brassey and containing her memoirs from the trip she and her husband, Lord Thomas Brassey took around the world in their yacht, the Sunbeam, from July 1, 1876 to May 26, 1977.
Donated by Donna Thompson on June 5, 2012
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A 203-page softcover book with an alphabetically organized series of biographies of about 500 baseball players who played for various teams throughout Canada from 1881 to 1960. It includes many players of the barn-storming teams that played on the prairies during the 1950s, including the Indian Head Rockets. Writeups include: Nathaniel "Nat" Bates, who pitched for the Rockets in 1952 and visited Saskatchewan in 2022 for the induction of the Indian Head Rockets (1950-1954) into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford and for the opening off the Indian Head Rockets display at the Indian Head Museum; Elijah "Pumpsie" Green who also played for the Rockets and was the first black player on the Boston Red Sox. Many other Indian Head Rockets players are also included.
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ISBN 978-0-7864-4468-7
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A 447-page softcover book about baseball in Canada. Contains a chapter - "Indian Head and Canada's Greatest Baseball Tournament 1947-55" - by Max Weder (pp. 386-396).
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ISBN 978-1-970159-82-0 (eBook ISBN 978-1-970159-81-3)
Other local graduates include Jennie Florence Amas (Qu'Appelle); Harry A. Thompson (Indian Head); Harold J. Whyte (Wolseley).
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182-page softcover book dedicated to "The Graduating Class of 1925". Violet McAfee an "Arts and Science" graduate (p.17) was the daughter of Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth (Swan) McAfee.
Donated by Violet McAfee
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Local students include Edwin John Walker (Indian Head); Henry Hood (Wolseley);Tom Jackson (Indian Head); Axel Goplin (Qu'Appelle); Roland Graff (Lebret); Bill Cram (Indian Head); John Law (Indian Head); Don MacLennan (Lebret);Marina Dillon (Wolseley); Christine Waronek (Qu'Appelle).
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200-page hardcover book containing names and photos of students and their hometowns.
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Local students include Edwin John Walker (Indian Head); Henry Hood (Wolseley);Tom Jackson (Indian Head); Axel Goplin (Qu'Appelle); Roland Graff (Lebret); Bill Cram (Indian Head); John Law (Indian Head); Don MacLennan (Lebret);Marina Dillon (Wolseley); Christine Waronek (Qu'Appelle).
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110-page softcover book containing photographs of Saskatchewan museums. .Page 75 is of the Indian Head Museum's Mary Skinner working at the table on the second floor of the fire hall.
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ISBN 0-919683-00-2