Just a reminder that the Prairie History Room will have the following operating hours this long weekend:

Friday, July 29, 2011: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday, July 30, 2011: 9:30 am to 5:00 Pm
Sunday, July 31, 2011: CLOSED
Monday, August 1, 2011: CLOSED
Tuesday, August 2, 2011: 9:30 am to 9:00 pm

Important update as of July 28, 2011!
This summer camp has been cancelled.

This Summer Camp would have been held Tuesday, August 9 to Thursday, August 11, 2009

Saskatchewan Genealogical Society (SGS)
110 - 1514 11th Avenue, Regina

This summer camp has been cancelled.

For more information contact SGS by email: saskgenealogy@sasktel.net or by phone (306) 780-9207.

Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Bulletin June 2011 Volume 42 Number 2

* "The Best Way to Archive Anything: L.O.C.K.S.S." by Dick Eastman, pgs. 34-36

* "American Settlement in the Prairie West" by Jean Lamour, pgs. 37-40

* "The Becker Clan In the Fight for Freedom" by Eugene A. Cornelius, pgs. 43-49

* "American Immigration Routes into Canada" by Myles Kinney, pgs. 50-51

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Revue historique Juin 2011 Volume 21 Numéro 4

* "Willow Bunch et la centralisation scolaire, l'avenidr du rôle des Franco-Canadiens dans l'education" par Laurier Gareau, pgs, 8-14

* "L'electrification rurale: Sask Power et le grand projet des années 1950" by Laurier Gareau, pgs. 16-21

* "Des associations pariossiales à la FPF, les organisations féminines francophones en Saskatchewan" by Mélissa Bouffard, pgs. 28-33

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Saskatchewan History Spring/Summer 2011 Volume 63 Number 1

* "The Kylemore Doukhobor Colony" by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff, pgs. 9-19

* "There is no end . . . but only change: the life, art and philosophy of Ernest Lindner" by Nadine Charabin, pgs. 20-29

* "Letters East from Next Year Country: The Gilbert-McDonald Correspondence, 1909-1951" by Graham A. Mac Donald, pgs. 32-37

* "Along the Orkney Road" by Kathy Morrell, pgs. 38-39

* The Adventures of Cumines of the North" by Les Oystryk, pgs. 40-44

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Note: These issues can be borrowed for 1 week. Back issues of most Prairie History Room magazines are kept in the shelf behind the current issue and can also be borrowed for a 1 week loan period.

Everyone is invited to
Regina Transit's 100th Anniversary Celebration
in front of City Hall (2476 Victoria Avenue in Regina)
on Thursday, July 28
at a come-and-go event
from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

There will be displays of buses from the past to the present, transit memorabilia and refreshments.

Dress in clothing from your favourite era and become part of the festivities.

Mayor Pat Fiacco will be speaking at 1:30 p.m.

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Check out this page on the City of Regina website for history and photos of Regina Transit.

the above photo: The inauguration of the Regina Municipal Railway in front of the City Hall on 11th Avenue, July 28, 1911.
Catalogue Number: CORA-RPL-B-0179 (City of Regina Archives)

This month, Heritage Regina will be conducting a series of FREE guided walking tours.

Their goal, as always, is to give Reginans, and visitors too, a better appreciation of Regina's history and built heritage.

Each of the tours will take place on a Sunday afternoon, beginning at either 6:30 pm or 2:00 pm. with each tour lasting approximately two hours.

Here is the schedule:

July 16 - 1911-2011: Celebrating the Regina Municipal Railway and Old College Avenue
Meet guide Robin Adeney at Darke Hall, College Avenue and Lorne Street, at 6 pm.

August 7 - Old Lakeview
Meet guide Jackie Schmidt at the main entrance to the Legislative Building at 2 pm.

August 14 - Regina as Seen from Wascana Lake
Meet guide Will Chabun at the Wascana Marina parking lot at 6 pm.

August 28 - The Transition Area
Meet guide Grace Alexopoulos at the gazebo in Central Park at 2 pm.

For more information, contact Bill Brennan (Heritage Regina) at 585-4214.

SGS' 2011 Genealogy Summer Camp
Important update as of July 28, 2011!
This summer camp has been cancelled.

This Summer Camp will focus on Sask records only and will give learners an opportunity to learn how to conduct genealogical research in Sask. It consists of tutorials and help with specific research goals at various centres.

Genealogy Summer Camp 2011 is sponsored by the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society (SGS) and is taught by a Certified Saskatchewan Instructor and Researcher.
Date: Tuesday, August 9 to Thursday, August 11, 2009

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Saskatchewan Genealogical Society (SGS)
110 - 1514 11th Avenue, Regina

This summer camp has been cancelled.

For more information or to register for the summer camp, contact SGS by email: saskgenealogy@sasktel.net or by phone (306) 780-9207.