Western Development Museum (WDM) - Yorkton — Attraction in Yorkton

It was really cool. We're from a small settlement in Manitoba called Ledwyn that was established in the late 1800's by Polish, British, Ukrainian, and Icelandic folks, including some of our own ancestors- my great grandparents on my dad's side came straight to Ledwyn from Poland in the late 1800s, my British great grandparents came to Moose Jaw in 1925 i believe, giving birth to my grandma in moose jaw in 1927, and eventually making it over to Ledwyn, where she met my grandpa, one of TWELVE children, settling on that same land in Ledwyn, married in '45, built their house, had 6 kids total, one passed as a baby unfortunately. One of their kids actually stayed on the land. My parents. On the "historic site" erected in 2005, there is a list of the original settlers and my ancestors are on there. A book was also printed. If you ever get the chance, Ledwyn is a historic site between Arborg and Riverton Manitoba. Arborg has a heritage site called the Arborg and District Multicultural Heritage Village. It's on #68 hwy near Arborg. The historic site is just an outdoor plaque with names, free to see, you take the 326 highway north of arborg, turn at 329,go 3 miles and it's to your left. Go several more miles down 329 and you'll hit Riverton. These are now melting-pot small towns with Ukrainian, Icelandic, British, polish, Native, Syrian, East Indian, Mennonite, etc in Arborg, lots of restaurants and a new hotel coming. Great place. So anyway, seeing these themed rooms was just wonderful and just like home. I love Ukrainian eggs so much and they have a whole...

Great museum with a TON of information on local and provincial history. Can easily spend a few hours browsing the galleries and outdoor exhibits. Admission is very reasonable - just over $10 for a regular adult ticket (student and senior pricing available as well).

Friendly staff, lots of static displays, and several multimedia devices provide and present information.

Gift shop on-site with extremely reasonable prices.

Pro tip: there are no sidewalks or walking paths that lead to the museum. If possible, I recommend driving to the museum (otherwise you will be walking on the shoulder...

I had some time to kill soul on a Sunday afternoon I went and was pleasantly surprised by the western development museum here in Yorkton. First off I must seh that the very nice young lady working the front. Desk was wonderful to deal with. She was very helpful and knowledgable about everything, I wish I could’ve got a guided tour. Secondly, I was the only person in the place which was rather nice outside was pretty neat to see all the old tractors I must say I really enjoyed the interactive self guided tour. It was very informative about the local history...