- IHM.2023.0065
- Item
- 1989
Parte de Book Collection
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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Parte de Book Collection
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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Parte de Book Collection
236-page coil-bound fictionalized account of ___ Horsman, mother of her husband Wayne.
Finders, Keepers - A photographic survey of Saskatchewan museums
Parte de Book Collection
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.
The Greystone Yearbook 1955 - University of Saskatchewan
Parte de Book Collection
200-page hardcover book containing names and photos of students and their hometowns.
Official Yearbook 1925 - University of Saskatchewan
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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.
Our Game Too - Influential Figures and Milestones in Canadian Baseball
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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).
Black Baseball Players in Canada - A Biographical Dictionary 1881-1960
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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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The Tale of the Prairie Chicken - The Autobiography of Blanche (Morin-D'Amours) Rogers
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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.
Jerry's Journey - Memoirs of Gerald Michael Willerth
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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.
Oakshela, Broadview, Percival 1882-1982 - Centennial Tribute
Parte de Book Collection
487-page book containing historical write-ups on various topics (military, religion, agriculture, etc.) and family histories in alphabetical order.
Tecumseh on the Prairies - including Forget, Heward, Stoughton and Area - 2-volume set
Parte de Book Collection
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.
All Sails Set - poem by Myra (Smith) Stilborn
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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.
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Saskatchewan Business Directory Golden Jubilee Edition
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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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Fort Qu'Appelle and Area: A History
Parte de Book Collection
Large hard-cover history book with a purple cover. The book includes many black and white images and maps.
Trolling For History - Volume 2: Stories from Wolseley's past Volume One
Parte de Book Collection
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.