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Title: [Family in front of homestead shack]
Institution: Morse Museum & Cultural Centre
Description: Image of a homestead shack constructed with log and plaster. A man, his wife and their two children are standing in front of the shack, posing for the camera.
Date Created: [19--]

Title: Canadian National Railways: selected farms in western Canada, millions of acres of finest agricultural land for settlement [Map]:
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Fold-out map of Western Canada. Cover Title: "Map of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, showing Canadian National lines running through western Canada's famous fertile black loam belt, where millions of acres await the plow of the enterprising homeseeker."
Date Created: 1926
Call Number: Map 614 gme 1926, spcoll:7231
dc.publisher: Canadian National Railways

Title: R.G. Laurie, Battleford to Times, Winnipeg re Indians gather- threaten attack.
Institution: Glenbow Archives
Description: All Indians in this district gathered at Poundmakers on Saturday & are now about 500 strong encamped a mile out of town threatening to take Barracks all settlers & families in barracks every man enrolled for service indians threaten to burn town are expecting to come today to "pow wow" with agent which may be made to last a day or two
Date Created: 1885-03-30

Title: Laurie's map of the North-West Territories: shewing [sic] the surveys now made and the railway and other routes thereto:
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Map of the North-West Territories showing land survey lines made by railway companies. Entered according to the Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year 1870, by D. Codd, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture."
Date Created: 1870
Call Number: Map 614 gm 1870, spcoll:7232
dc.publisher: Minister of Agriculture

Title: Map of Western Canada: Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Part of British Columbia: Showing sytem of land survey and lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Fold-out map of Western Canada from the promotional pamphlet titled: "The Western provinces of Canada, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia" published by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. To view the pamphlet this map belongs to please follow the link: http://saskhistoryonline.ca/fedora/repository/spcoll%3A6976
Date Created: 1912-01-01
Call Number: FC3204.2 .C24W47 1912
dc.publisher: Canadian Pacific Railway, Dept. of Natural Resources.

Title: 1911 Settlers' Guide. Complete information, freight and passenger rates to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Pamphlet published by the Canadian Pacific Railway; a "Settlers' Guide" providing information regarding freight and passenger rates to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta for settlers using the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Call Number: XVIII-14, spcoll:5576

Title: Western Canada: The Highway of the Empire
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Pamphlet directed at prospective immigrants advertising the features and advantages of settling on the Canadian Prairies. The pamphlet contains many images of the West. Sections are included about each province outlining their many features (geographical, agricultural, and biophysical) and providing information about settling in them. Other general information about settling including homestead plots, township plans, importation of farm animals and immigration statistics for example is included.
Call Number: FC3234.1 .C21 1910, spcoll:5961

Title: The Prairie Provinces of Canada
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Pamphlet produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway with the intention to draw immigrants to the Canadian West - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Each province is promoted for its climate, agricultural and business prospects, and success. Numerous images depict the pristine prairie image that this pamphlet is promoting. A map is included of CPR's western railway lines across southern Canada, specifically the Prairie Provinces. There is also a page with answers to common settlers' questions.
Call Number: FC3204.3 .C24P73 1929, spcoll:5802

Title: A handbook of information regarding Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba [1919]
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Pamphlet directed at prospective settlers providing information regarding the three prairie provinces of Canada: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The pamphlet includes: answers to common questions settlers may ask; a summary of each province including livelihood opportunities, climate, and agricultural prospects; information on irrigation in western Canada, "ready-made" farms, land grants, home-seekers loans, and land survey information; settlers' experiences, and further information for settlers. A pull-out colour map showing the location of the western provinces of Canada with chief railway connections is also included.
Call Number: FC3231 .P43, spcoll:5764

Title: 50,000 harvesters wanted : excusions to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1926
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Immigration promotional pamphlet directed at prospective settlers coming to the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The pamphlet is in English and French. The two sections of the pamphlet are titled: "Conditions of Tickets" and "Agencies."
Call Number: FC3239 .I.4C26 1926, spcoll:6045

Title: Investor, the Homeseeker, the Artisan, This Will Interest You. The New Settlements in Canada: Homes for Millions
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Promotional pamphlet directed at prospective settlers to Canada's prairie west including questions and answers about climate, the voyage to Canada, government regulations, fares, settlers' effects, rates, etc.
Call Number: FC3234.1 .C26 1921, spcoll:6055

Title: Western Canada : free homes for all in the great provinces of Manitoba, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan and Alberta
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Pamphlet promoting "free homes for all" in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Assiniboia, and Alberta.
Call Number: FC3204.1 .W52 1892, spcoll:8066

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: The Story of My 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. It is a story describes the difficulties a family from Ontario encountered when they moved to a homestead in Saskatchewan in 1881.
Call Number: MSS C555/1/2.31, spcoll:8532

Title: Its the Little Things in Life that Counts
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 settlers in the Wilcox area who had to endure the hardships caused by the terrible winter of 1903-1904.
Call Number: MSS C555/1/2.28, spcoll:8509

Title: Pioneer days in Saskatchewan.
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 is a personal account of the Butterworth family's experiences on their homestead near Hanley, Saskatchewan during the period 1904 to 1905.
Call Number: MSS-C555/1/2.26, spcoll:8490

Title: First in Line
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 those stories. This short story describes a problem a young land applicant experienced while waiting in a line-up in front of the Dominion Lands Office in Prince Albert.
Call Number: MSS C555/1/2.25, spcoll:8483

Title: A Pioneer Story
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 those stories. This story describes some of the hardships that a British family encountered when they emigrated from England in 1875 and settled on a homestead near Kinistino, Saskatchewan.
Call Number: MSS-C555/1/2.24, spcoll:8476

Title: My Life on a Homestead
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 reminiscence describes some of the experiences and problems encountered in the performance of daily tasks on a homestead during the 1890s and 1900s. This homestead was located in Saskatchewan near the Montana border.
Call Number: MSS C555/1/2.23, spcoll:8467

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

Title: The Western provinces of Canada, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Handbook directed at emigrants and immigrants promoting the Canadian Prairie-West. The handbook includes chapters outlining the features of each province, promoting their bountiful land and grand economic potential.
Call Number: FC3204.2 .C24W47 1913, spcoll:6976

Title: Own your own farm home in western Canada
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Promotional literature directed towards immigrants, promoting the sales of land grants and homestead plots on the Canadian Prairies.
Call Number: FC3239 .I.4C26 1925, spcoll:6846

Title: Western Canada : Manitoba and the Northwest territories, Assiniboia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Immigration promotional literature promoting the settlement of Western Canada. Western Canada is colorfully depicted as being an ideal location for settlement for his immense agricultural potential and preferable climate.
Call Number: FC3204.2 .C21W47 1899, spcoll:6603

Title: Settlers' Guide to Homesteads in the Canadian North-West
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Guide directed at potential settlers to promote and educate those who intend on taking up homestead in the Canadian North-West.
Call Number: FC3204.1 .M66 1884, spcoll:7258

Title: Canada West Manitoba-Saskatchewan-Alberta : 160 acre farms in western Canada free
Institution: University Library, Murray Library
Description: Magazine promoting the settlement of the Canadian Prairie West. This magazine is targeted towards potential settlers likely originating from Europe and the United States. Through images of- and text describing ideal agricultural land and settlement prospects, the magazine is quite luring. The pull-out maps in this magazine are duplicates of those published in the 1916 edition of Canada West: "Canada west: 350,000,000 bushels wheat in 1915 : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta." To view these maps please follow the URL: http://islandora.usask.ca/fedora/repository/spcoll%3A8363
Call Number: FC3204.3 .C21C21 1917, spcoll:8368

Title: Canada west: 350,000,000 bushels wheat in 1915 : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Magazine promoting the settlement of the Canadian Prairie West. This magazine is targeted towards potential settlers likely originating from Europe and the United States. Through images of and text describing ideal agricultural land and settlement prospects, the magazine is quite luring.
Call Number: FC3204.3 .C21C21 1916, spcoll:8294

Title: Canadian National Railways: selected farms in western Canada, millions of acres of finest agricultural land for settlement
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Cover title: "Map of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, showing Canadian National lines running through western Canada's famous fertile black loam belt, where millions of acres await the plow of the enterprising homeseeker." Pull-out pamphlet promoting the fertile lands of the Canadian prairies to prospective homeseekers. The map on the reverse side of this pull-out pamphlet may be viewed here: http://saskhistoryonline.ca/fedora/repository/spcoll%3A7231
Call Number: Map 614 gme 1926, spcoll:8208

Title: Canada west: Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Propaganda magazine / pamphlet promoting the Canadian West to potential settlers from U.S.A. and Europe.
Call Number: FC3204.3 .C21C21 1915, spcoll:8243

Title: Some startling facts relating to the Canadian Pacific railway and the north-west lands
Institution: University Library, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Promotional material directed at potential settlers, for the purpose of promoting the settlement of the Canadian North-West. The Canadian Pacific Railway is promoted for its tying together of a nation as well as it's immense quantity of homestead grants available to settlers.
Call Number: HE2810.C2H8, spcoll:7322