Laird and District History Book : A Story of Perseverance, Prayer, and Progress

Laird and District History Book : A Story of Perseverance, Prayer, and ProgressLaird and District History Book : A Story of Perseverance, Prayer, and Progress, Regier, Don, Grant Peters, and Walter Andres, This volume contains a community history of the town of Laird (in Saskatchewans Rural Municipality of Laird #404) and its surrounding districts. The volume opens with a brief historical overview of homesteading in the area, along with census and tax information from the 1910s. Topical chapters on local schools and districts,

Chain of Memories : Leipzig and Districts

hapless out-of-context quotes by politicians

This volume contains a community history of Saskatchewan's Eagle Hills region (south of the Battlefords

Sketching inter-ethnic interaction strategies and linking reserve politics to resource acquisition tactics

growth patterns

John Diefenbaker (1895-1979) was a Saskatchewan politician who served as a member of Parliament for nearly 30 years and as Prime Minister 1957-1963

mysterious fires

Pucks and playing cards become avenues into stories of a youth spent playing local hockey while watching his heroes in the National Hockey League

His 1947 novel “Who Has Seen the Wind” cemented his eventual legacy as an influential prairie author

Carrot River

Written by Canadian author/educator Marilylle Soveran for the University of Saskatchewan's Indian and Northern Curriculum Resources Centre

He begins by outlining encounters between First Nations groups and European fur traders and explorers in the area in the 18th and 19th centuries