The Saskatoon Heritage Society Invites you to it’s Annual New Year’s Social!

January 5 2025 – Cliff Wright Library Auditorium – 1635 McKercher Drive

Join us for our Annual New Year’s Social, and enjoy an interactive afternoon with fellow heritage enthusiasts – Light refreshments available. Free admission – All are welcome!

ALAN MORTON gives a presentation on the history of Steamboats on the Saskatchewan River

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Become a member of the Saskatoon Heritage Society!

Keep up to date on issues and have a voice in decisions that affect our heritage. Your membership fee also includes a yearly subscription to our newsletter.Heritage Society Memberships for One Year
• Senior Citizen $10.00
• Student $8.00
• Individual $15.00
• Family $20.00
• Corporate $30.00
You can purchase your yearly membership three ways:
a) Via credit card online through www.paypal.com
Send payment to saskatoonheritagesociety@gmail.com
b) Via e-transfer to saskatoonheritagetreasurer@gmail.com . Please include the membership type you are purchasing, along with your name, address, email address and phone number in the message box.
c) Or by sending your name, address, email address, phone number, and payment to: Saskatoon Heritage Society, P.O. Box 7051, Saskatoon, SK S7K 4J1.
You can also become involved by attending a Board Meeting. The Saskatoon Heritage Society meets the third Wednesday of each month.
For further information: 306 652-9801.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS – CHRISTMAS DOWNTOWN IN 1965 !   2ND AVENUE SOUTH 

Folks Finer Furs – Royal Bank – Tivoli Theatre (library PH-2002-14-102)

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RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF YOUR HOUSE and/or FAMILY IN SASKATOON

A guide and index compiled by Terry Hoknes

Use all the following links, resources and websites to collect and find data on your family or your home

Click on the link at the top of your screen!

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SASKATOON HERITAGE REGISTRY
learn more about the 62 protected and heritage designated properties in Saskatoon

https://apps4.saskatoon.ca/app/aShortListHeritageMap/ 

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SHS – SASKATOON HERITAGE SOCIETY – JUNE 2024 – NEWSLETTER – Read latest heritage news & other history articles

http://saskatoonheritage.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heritage-Connections-Jun-2024-Newsletter.pdf

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HERITAGE FESTIVAL OF SASKATOON 2025

The 2025 Heritage Festival of Saskatoon will be on Sunday, Feb 2nd at the Western Development Museum.

Registration is NOW OPEN for groups and organizations to exhibit in the Heritage Festival of Saskatoon! For more information and to register, follow this link: https://forms.gle/uZjmYKBuSzHVHuAx8

We hope you’ll join us for our 37th annual festival!

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Saskatoon History Review #33 is now available

McNally Robinson – September 27th 2024 – 7pm
City Archivist, Jeff O’Brien, will be our MC for the evening

Authors of the latest articles will be in attendance to speak about the book

All are welcome to this event!

Articles cover fascinating Saskatoon topics such as:  Historic Ice Palaces, construction of the Idylwyld Freeway and removal of 50 houses, HMCS Unicorn 100^th anniversary, Next of Kin Memorial Avenue 100^th anniversary and Saskatoon on film in 1921.

Authors include: Terry Hoknes, Alan Morton, Brock Silversides, Peggy Sarjeant, Jeff O’Brien, John Dalzell.

Copies are now available directly from the Saskatoon Heritage Society or at McNally Robinson or the WDM

SASKATOON WALKING TOURS – SUMMER 2024 hosted by Saskatoon Heritage Society

Sunday July 14 – 2 p.m. – Historic Downtown Tour. Learn of the settlement, and
development, of Saskatoon’s historic downtown district, with local historian, Terry Hoknes. Tour to last
approx. 1 ½ hours. Assemble outside of the Bessborough Hotel at 2: p.m. – A Saskatoon Heritage Society
(SHS) programme: Donations welcome!
Sunday July 28 – 1.30 p.m. – Forestry Farm Park Walking Tour and Open House.
Superintendent’s Residence Open House 1:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m., followed by a tour of the park at 2:30 p.m.
Learn about the history of the park and its impressive collection of various trees and shrubs. – A Friends of
the Forestry Farm House (FFFH) Programme – www.fffh.ca
Sunday August 11 – 2 p.m. – Saskatoon’s Early History- Broadway Avenue Tour.
Assemble at the Pioneer Memorial Cairn (top of Broadway Bridge & Saskatchewan Cres) and learn about the early history of Saskatoon’s settlement from your tour guide, local historian Terry Hoknes. The tour duration, will be approximately 1 ½ hours. – A Saskatoon Heritage Society (SHS) programme: Donations welcome!
Sunday August 25 – 1.30 p.m. – Forestry Farm Park Walking Tour and Open House.
Superintendent’s Residence Open House 1:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m., followed by a tour of the park at 2:30 p.m.
Learn about the history of the park and its impressive collection of various trees and shrubs. – A Friends of the Forestry Farm House (FFFH) Programme – www.fffh.ca
Sunday September 22 – 2 p.m. – Nutana Pioneer Cemetery Tour (1.5hrs).
Led by local historian, Dianne Wilson – Meet at corner of Ruth Street W & St. Henry Avenue.
Saskatoon’s original cemetery (1884-1948) commemorates those intrepid members of the settlement
and homesteading community of the early days of the Temperance Colony. Come and hear some of
their stories- A Saskatoon Heritage Society (SHS) programme: Donations welcome!

SHS – SASKATOON HERITAGE SOCIETY – DECEMBER 2023 – NEWSLETTER – Read latest heritage news & other history articles

http://saskatoonheritage.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heritage-Connections-Dec-2023-Newsletter.pdf

SASKATOON HISTORY REVIEW IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE SASKATOON HERITAGE SOCIETY.

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Saskatoon Heritage Society Annual AGM July 4th 2024 7pm Queens Retreat (601 Taylor St West)

Following the official AGM Meeting Patti McGillivray will give a brief presentation on the ‘History of the Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre’

A tour of the building and grounds, will also be conducted by the Facilities Manager.

Take advantage of the opportunity to visit this long-standing Saskatoon facility and its wonderful surroundings, before it’s permanent closure!

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Welcome to the Saskatoon Heritage Society – please watch the following video which tells you more about our organization.

We also have an extensive collection of local history videos on the links above as well as 33 issues of our annual Saskatoon History Review magazine available for purchase.