Look at what I have found in the Saskatchewan Archives!

In the early 1950s, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan distributed a series of questionnaires to early settlers of the province. There were eleven different questionnaires which covered the following topics - 

 

Pioneer Diet

 

General Pioneer Experiences

 

Schools

 

Churches

 

Recreation

 

Social Life

 

Farming Experiences

 

Folklore

 

Health

 

Housing

 

Local Government

 

Christmas

 

The 3500+ replies which were received are located in the Saskatoon office of the Archives of Saskatchewan. They provide a sample of each questionnaire. 

 

The questionnaires may be searched by the name of the pioneer, the nearest community, or the year of settlement in Saskatchewan. 

 

You can view the list of names at http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/pdf/name_and_location_listing_with_lines_nc_14jan2015.pdf

To access the questionnaires, you can contact the archives at https://www.saskarchives.com/emr/?q=website-enquiry-form

 

This is a gold mine of information for those who had people who went to Sasatchewan during the early days. The information here is astounding!

 

Happy Researching!!

 

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