Researchers and history buffs alike will appreciate the latest digitization project from the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan.
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan will begin to release the first digitized copies of the province’s community newspapers from 1939 to 1945 on the Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online website.
The remainder of Saskatchewan’s community newspapers from this period will be available by the end of 2020.
Upon completion, this collection will encompass approximately 560,000 pages of newsprint from nearly 160 community publications across the province.
“Researchers interested in family history, military history and community engagement in the Second World War can now read online reports from Saskatchewan’s towns and cities,” Minister Responsible for the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Ken Cheveldayoff said. “Insight into what was happening in Saskatchewan during this period is brought to life through these newspapers.”
More information about Provincial Archives is available online.
