Nutana/Broadway Walking Tour – July 21

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On Sunday, July 21st, join local historian Dianne Wilson for a walking tour of the Nutana/Broadway area, the original settlement of what is now Saskatoon. Meet at 2pm at Nutana Collegiate (411 11th Street East). The tour will conclude at the Marr Residence for refreshments and a tour of the house. A joint Saskatoon Heritage  Society/Marr Residence Programme Nutana Collegiate, ca. 1910 (LH-407, Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room) The Marr Residence, the oldest house in Saskatoon on its original location (IL-90-3-3, Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room) ...
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Forestry Farm Superintendent’s Residence Open House – June 23rd

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Come out on Sunday, June 23rd, from 1:30-3:30pm for the Forestry Farm Superintendent's Residence Open House at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. The Superintendent's Residence is a National Historic Site and was the focal point of the Sutherland Forest Nursery Station which, from 1913 to 1965, occupied the site of the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo. Founded by the federal Forestry Branch in 1913, the Sutherland Forestry Nursery Station was created to promote shelter belts and European ideals of farm beautification on the prairies The walking tour will begin at 2pm. Refreshments available. A Friends of the Forestry Farm House (FFFH) Programme. ...
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