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Title: Letter from Dick to Gertrude Buchanan
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter written by "Dick" sent to Gertrude Buchanan (Gertie). He discusses being homesick, a black eye he got in battle, and asks her to thank a woman for offering to send him whatever he needed. The letter was written on October 23rd.

Title: A Letter from the Crown Prince to his Papa-Kaiser: Somewhere in France on Der Run All Der Time
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Fictional letter written from the perspective of Prince Wilhelm III of Germany writing to his father Kaiser Wilhelm II. The satirical letter highlights German inferiority or weakness as it references their willingness to retreat. Also, there is a brief reference to German brutality and barbarism.

Title: Christmas card to Gertie from Gordon
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Christmas card from Gordon (likely Gordon Madge) to Gertie (Gertrude Buchanan). The card's cover includes the Royal Canadian Dragoons emblem.

Title: WWI Soldiers in Rosetown
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: 16 men in WWI uniform in form of the Rosetown Town Office holding Ross rifles.
Date Created: 1915
Call Number: GPC - MI1.012

Title: Two letters from Gordon Madge to Gertrude Buchanan, 1917
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Two letters sent by Gordon Madge to Gertrude Buchanan in Rosetown between January and March 1917. One letter was sent from Belgium, the other from France. In the first letter Madge thanks the "SDBs" for their Christmas parcel. The second letter is in response to a letter from Gertrude. Madge talks about his contact with other soldiers Gertrude likely asked about, also he talks briefly about his war experience.
Date Created: 1917

Title: 2nd Contingent from Rosetown, Sask 1914
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: 18 men and one officer. The soldiers had been issued Ross Rifles, but no uniforms.
Date Created: 1914

Title: Letter from Lilias Torrence Newton to Mr. Cameron, Nov. 6. 1927.
Institution: Saskatoon Public School Division
Description: Letter from L.T. Newton to A.W. Cameron (principal of Nutana Collegiate Institute) responding to Cameron's inquiry about purchasing the painting "Marcelle."
Date Created: 1927-11-06

Title: Court House, Saskatoon, Sask.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard with an image of the Saskatoon court house on the front. On the back is correspondence from "Dick" to Gertrude Buchanan asking whether she is planning to visit him in Saskatoon during his three day leave.

Title: Liphook, Royal Anchor Hotel
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard with an image of the Royal Anchor Hotel in the background and two men in a car in the foreground. On the back is a correspondence from Dick (of the 54th Battalion of the C.E.F) to Miss Gertrude Buchanan. He explains how he was put into a new battalion, and asks about sports day in Rosetown.
Date Created: 1916-07-15

Title: Shelborne Village.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard with an image of Shelborne Village on the front. On the back is a note sent to Miss Gertrude Buchanan by Dick from Bramshott Camp in England. Dick describes his experience at the military camp.
Date Created: 1916-07-22

Title: Letter from Reg Spindler to the Members of the SDB's Club
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: In the letter Spindler thanks his friends for the Christmas parcel sent to him. Spindler also writes about his war experience and his opinion about the war.
Date Created: 1916-12-23

Title: Addressing of Mail.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Document that outlines how soldiers mail is to be addressed, and the content that will cause mail to be delayed.

Title: Letter from soldier to "S.D.B," December 27, 1915
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter from a soldier to "S.D.B." The author talks about his Christmas experience overseas, which included parcels and a concert.
Date Created: 1915-12-27

Title: Letter from Rosetown soldiers to the S.D.B, October 12, 1915
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter from various soldiers from Rosetown thanking the S.D.B. for the supplies they sent and their good wishes. The names E.E. Wallis, J.A. Quinn, R.H. Crawford, R.J. McMillan and B.J. Tucker were signed at the end of the letter.
Date Created: 1915-10-12

Title: Letter from Dick to Gertrude Buchanan, September 12, 1916
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter from "Dick" to Gertrude Buchanan that describes a few instances of German bombardment that he experienced and provides a brief outline of the trench conditions for soldiers.
Date Created: 1916-09-12

Title: Two WWI army privates
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Two unidentified young men in Canadian Expeditionary Forces uniforms. A good example of WW1 Uniforms.
Call Number: GPC - MI1.001

Title: "We're waiting for something to turn up."
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard with an image of a man and a woman yawning, while on a boat on the front. On the back is a correspondence from "Dick" to Gertrude Buchanan ("Gertie" in the letter). Dick describes his schedule and his conditions. He also states the 96th Battalion is going to move out any day.
Date Created: 1916-06-04

Title: Letter from Gordon Madge to Gertrude Buchanan, June 10, 1917
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter to Gertrude Buchanan from Gordon Madge in which he describes the success of his baseball team, the potential for him getting leave to Canada, and asks if Gertrude would send him a picture of her.
Date Created: 1917-06-10

Title: Gun Carriage and Floral Tributes
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Decoration Day parade moving north on Main Street in Rosetown on November 11, 1926. Gun carriage filled with flowers leads the parade.
Date Created: 1926-11-11
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.007

Title: 15 Men at military camp
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: All wearing berets or caps, one in uniform, some in long white aprons. Military tens in background.
Call Number: GPC - MI1.011

Title: Gordon Madge
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Page, potentially part of a letter, with Gordon Madge's army information written.

Title: WWI Recruits in Rosetown
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Recruits in uniform lined up on the sidewalk on Rosetown Main Street. Buildings behind recruits include "BC Restaurant," North West Land Co., and Goose Lake elevator. The street is quite muddy.
Date Created: 1914
Call Number: GPC - MI1.004

Title: 96th Battalion C.E.F Pass in Review Before Brig. Gen. J. Hughes: Camp Hughes Aug. 12th 1916
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: 96th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force march at Camp Hughes (now Camp Shilo, Manitoba). Some soldiers are mounted on horses, some are marching on foot. There are nurses in the foreground.
Date Created: 1916-08-12