Researching Family History

Local Histories - Saskatchewan

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University of Calgary Local Histories

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The library has local histories for many towns in Saskatchewan. To see if the library has a history of a town or area, look in the library catalogue using “Subject browse” and terms: Saskatchewan – History. For example, a search using the terms: Schools – Saskatchewan – History calls up the following book:

Snider, Doreen.  1980.  Called to a Place: the story of Guernsey and surrounding school districts. Guernsey, SK: Celebrate Saskatchewan 1980 Committee. Library call number – GEN 971.242 SNI 1980

Other examples:

Prairie Rose Historical Society. 1992.  Prairie Rose Memories: R.M. of Prairie Rose #309, Including the Villages of Jansen and Esk Jansen, SK, Prairie Rose Historical Society. Library call number – GEN 971.242 PRA 1992

MacDowell History Book Committee.  1986. Communities of Courage and Cordwood: Deer Park, Donnybrook, Gerrond, MacDowell, Red Deer Hill, Sunbeam Valley. MacDowell SK, MacDowell History Book Committee. Library call number – GEN 971.242 COM 1986