Researching the history of your house 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
SASKATOON HISTORY GROUP on facebook run by Terry Hoknes at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/870690309799451/
—- Free group on Facebook where I have made over 100,000 posts of articles, stories, photos and questions. Over 15,000 members comment on all my posts and you can learn a lot from the comments. You can also ask questions !
SASKATOON HERITAGE SOCIETY https://saskatoonheritage.ca/…/06/SHR-table-Feb-2023-1.pdf
—- Society has published 33 journals containing 200 historical articles and essays covering varied topics from history of buildings, ethnic groups, unique local individuals, The index is searchable by keywords for all 200 articles. The Public Library has free access to copies to read Or you can purchase copies of the journals at $5.00 from the Heritage Society. Terry Hoknes is on the board.
HENDERSON DIRECTORIES 1908-1965 http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/3177.html
—- Year by Year directory includes phone book, addresses of all citizens plus their occupation. You can cross reference and look up any address and find out who was living there. Searchable database online for the years 1908 to 1965. 1966-2000 were published and are available in person in print format at the Public Library and from Terry Hoknes.
LIBRARY – LOCAL HISTORY ARCHIVES http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/_Local%20History.htm
—- The Public Library history room downtown has the largest selection of vintage photographs of Saskatoon and area – access them here !
SASKATOON CITY ARCHIVES https://www.saskatoon.ca/…/saskatoon-history…/archives
—- Access to city records, blue prints, taxes, laws, firemaps, surveys, business documents. Jeff O’Brien is the city historian & archivist
HERITAGE REGISTRY https://www.saskatoon.ca/…/heritage…/heritage-register
— Find out history and details of every building, bridge and special place in Saskatoon that is officially designated as a Heritage property
SASKATOON CITY HISTORY & TIMELINE https://www.saskatoon.ca/…/saskatoon-history…/archives
—- Timeline of all important events in history of city plus history of every Mayor and Aldermen
SASKATOON HISTORY – VIDEOS & DOCUMENTARIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7y8OnnLcR4…
—- Youtube videos relating to Saskatoon and history – many made by Terry Hoknes
1946-2025 OBITUARIES – DEATHS INDEX http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/internet/OBIQuery.htm
—- Find every death and obituary in Saskatoon for 1946 to 2025 in the Public Library online database. Then use the NEWSPAPER links below to find the article
1880-1945 OBITUARIES – DEATHS INDEX http://terryhoknes.com/obituaries.htm
—- Find every death and obituary in Saskatoon for 1880 to 1945 in the Eleanor Kennedy database created on this website. Then use the NEWSPAPER links below to find the article
WOODLAWN CEMETERY INDEX https://www.saskatoon.ca/parks…/parks/woodlawn-cemetery
— Saskatoon’s main cemetery index to over 70,000 burials and tombstones
WW2 CANADA DEATHS INDEX https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/…/second…/Pages/search.aspx
— Directory to every Canadian veteran who died during World War Two between 1939 and 1947.
VIDEO FOOTAGE OF SASKATOON FROM 1940S AND 1950S – 8mm home movies of Saskatoon and area 1946-1973 can be seen archived here filmed by Terry Hoknes’s grandfather Les Walters of Walters Cycle Co. http://terryhoknes.com/familywaltersvideo.htm
—- Vintage video footage (no sound) filmed in Saskatoon including some cool early footage of the Bessborough Hotel garden, winter time, downtown building fires, parades, and the last Street Cars
GRAVEYARDS – over 5,000 tombstones in 50 cemeteries throughout central Saskatchewan and you can watch them all at:
—- Terry has filmed over 5,000 tombstones – great for family tree, genealogy research, ethnic cemeteries, ukrainian and indigenous graves etc.
SASKATOON MUSICIAN HISTORY GROUP on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1536990249689286/
—- Free group on Facebook discussing musicians, concerts, venues, nightclubs, bands, old photos and posters of Saskatchewan musicians of the past 70 years. Over 3,000 members comment on all my posts and you can learn a lot from the comments. You can also ask questions !
SASKATOON STATUES / HISTORY & WALKING TOUR https://www.discoversaskatoon.com/…/guide-saskatoons…
CANADA CENSUS https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx#b
—- Find out the population of Saskatoon decade by decade in the official census of Canada plus every place in Canada
PERPETUAL CALENDAR https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1963&country=27
GOOGLE NEWS NEWSPAPERS ARCHIVES https://news.google.com/newspapers
NEWSPAPER 1902-1905 PHENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=quBVm8e4N6QC
NEWSPAPER 1905-1906 PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3eDEwZmXtlkC
NEWSPAPER 1907-1912 DAILY PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=hQ3-0SoZo6AC
NEWSPAPER 1912-1928 PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=quBVm8e4N6QC
NEWSPAPER 1928-1967 STAR PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=SCE0ypLQHGcC
NEWSPAPER 1967-1987 STAR PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3eDEwZmXtlkC
NEWSPAPER 1902-2021 STAR PHOENIX searchable word text database all papers – subscription based website https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=SASKATOON
NEWSPAPER SASKATOON SUN 1991-2009 https://www.newspapers.com/paper/saskatoon-sun/11771/
NEWSPAPER DAILY STAR 1912-1928 https://www.newspapers.com/paper/saskatoon-daily-star/11762/
MHSS MENNONITE DEATH INDEX http://mhss.sk.ca/Deaths/index.shtml
EVERETT BAKER vintage photos https://everettbakerslides.smugmug.com/search/…
180 OBITUARY SITE LINKS https://www.theancestorhunt.com/…/180-obituary-and…
SASKATOON VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES https://www.youtube.com/results…
Special thanks as always to the Star-Phoenix newspaper and the Local History Room archives for their amazing references
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