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Title: Early days in the Wolseley District
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: The author, a former member of the University of Saskatchewan Board of Governors, provides an account of the early settlers and events in the Wolseley district of Saskatchewan during the period 1880 to 1914. Many of the early settlers suffered from harsh conditions.
Call Number: MSS C555/2/7.1, spcoll:8537

Title: Pioneer Days
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: In 1924 the Women's Canadian Club of Regina held a second competition for pioneer stories of Saskatchewan. This is one of the stories submitted. This story pertains to the Lindsay family, who emigrated from England in 1883 and acquired a homestead near Whitewood, Saskatchewan.
Call Number: MSS C555/1/2.27, spcoll:8499

Title: Pioneer life in the Qu'Appelle Valley
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: In 1924 the Women's Canadian Club of Regina held a second competition for pioneer stories of Saskatchewan. This is one of the stories submitted. This story is about a group of settlers from Ontario who, in 1882, moved west and obtained homesteads in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. These early settlers experienced hardships and privation. As well, reference is made to the Riel Rebellion of 1885.
Call Number: MSS C555/1/2.22, spcoll:8459

Title: My Experiences as a Settler in Western Canada
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: In 1924 the Women's Canadian Club of Regina held a second competition for pioneer stories of Saskatchewan. This is one of the stories submitted. It is an account of an immigrant baker from the "old country" [eastern Europe?] who eventually decides to become a farmer on a homestead in the Souris Valley, Saskatchewan.
Call Number: MSS-C555/1/2.21, spcoll:8450