INTRODUCTION SASKATOON HISTORY BOOKS STAR-PHOENIX 95,000 ARTICLES DATABASE SCHOOL YEARBOOKS DATABASE
OBITUARIES/DEATHS 30,000 DATABASE HISTORY - LINKS VIDEOS FACEBOOK SASKATOON HISTORY GROUP
---- Once you find an article(s) that interests you there will be 5 ways to access the actual article. You can find it posted on the Saskatoon History facebook group already, you can email Terry at hoknes@hotmail.com and he can send them to you, you can use all the NEWSPAPER links listed down below on this page and use google to find the article as long as you have the date and page number, you can go the main Public Library local history room and you can find it on micro fische OR you can pay for a subscription for www.newspapers.com and access all articles and more.
SASKATOON HERITAGE SOCIETY https://saskatoonheritage.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SHR-table-Feb-2023-1.pdf
---- Society has published 33 journals containing 200 historical articles and essays covering varied topics from history of buildings, ethnic groups, unique local individuals, The index is searchable by keywords for all 200 articles. The Public Library has free access to copies to read Or you can purchase copies of the journals at $5.00 from the Heritage Society. Terry Hoknes is on the board.
---- Year by Year directory includes phone book, addresses of all citizens plus their occupation. You can cross reference and look up any address and find out who was living there. Searchable database online for the years 1908 to 1965. 1966-2000 were published and are available in person in print format at the Public Library and from Terry Hoknes.
LIBRARY - LOCAL HISTORY ARCHIVES http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/_Local%20History.htm
---- The Public Library history room downtown has the largest selection of vintage photographs of Saskatoon and area - access them here !
SASKATOON CITY ARCHIVES https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/saskatoon-history-archives/archives
---- Access to city records, blue prints, taxes, laws, firemaps, surveys, business documents. Jeff O'Brien is the city historian & archivist
HERITAGE REGISTRY https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/heritage-properties-programs/heritage-register
--- Find out history and details of every building, bridge and special place in Saskatoon that is officially designated as a Heritage property
SASKATOON CITY HISTORY & TIMELINE https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/saskatoon-history-archives/archives
---- Timeline of all important events in history of city plus history of every Mayor and Aldermen
https://www.saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/saskatoon-history-archives/history
SASKATOON HISTORY - VIDEOS & DOCUMENTARIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7y8OnnLcR4&list=PLqfyHVf3iM4twRQ8h27EMKQLUgqMUPXTM
---- Youtube videos relating to Saskatoon and history - many made by Terry Hoknes
1946-2025 OBITUARIES - DEATHS INDEX http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/internet/OBIQuery.htm
---- Find every death and obituary in Saskatoon for 1946 to 2025 in the Public Library online database. Then use the NEWSPAPER links below to find the article
1880-1945 OBITUARIES - DEATHS INDEX http://terryhoknes.com/obituaries.htm
---- Find every death and obituary in Saskatoon for 1880 to 1945 in the Eleanor Kennedy database created on this website. Then use the NEWSPAPER links below to find the article
WOODLAWN CEMETERY INDEX https://www.saskatoon.ca/parks-recreation-attractions/parks/woodlawn-cemetery
--- Saskatoon's main cemetery index to over 70,000 burials and tombstones
WW2 CANADA DEATHS INDEX https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/second-world-war/second-world-war-dead-1939-1947/Pages/search.aspx
--- Directory to every Canadian veteran who died during World War Two between 1939 and 1947.
---- Vintage video footage (no sound) filmed in Saskatoon including some cool early footage of the Bessborough Hotel garden, winter time, downtown building fires, parades, and the last Street Cars
---- Terry has filmed over 5,000 tombstones - great for family tree, genealogy research, ethnic cemeteries, ukrainian and indigenous graves etc.
---- Free group on Facebook discussing musicians, concerts, venues, nightclubs, bands, old photos and posters of Saskatchewan musicians of the past 70 years. Over 3,000 members comment on all my posts and you can learn a lot from the comments. You can also ask questions !
---- Find out the population of Saskatoon decade by decade in the official census of Canada plus every place in Canada
PERPETUAL CALENDAR https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1963&country=27
GOOGLE NEWS NEWSPAPERS ARCHIVES https://news.google.com/newspapers
NEWSPAPER 1902-1905 PHENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=quBVm8e4N6QC
NEWSPAPER 1905-1906 PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3eDEwZmXtlkC
NEWSPAPER 1907-1912 DAILY PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=hQ3-0SoZo6AC
NEWSPAPER 1912-1928 PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=quBVm8e4N6QC
NEWSPAPER 1928-1967 STAR PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=SCE0ypLQHGcC
NEWSPAPER 1967-1987 STAR PHOENIX https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3eDEwZmXtlkC
NEWSPAPER 1902-2021 STAR PHOENIX searchable word text database all papers - subscription based website https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=SASKATOON
NEWSPAPER SASKATOON SUN 1991-2009 https://www.newspapers.com/paper/saskatoon-sun/11771/
NEWSPAPER DAILY STAR 1912-1928 https://www.newspapers.com/paper/saskatoon-daily-star/11762/
MHSS MENNONITE DEATH INDEX http://mhss.sk.ca/Deaths/index.shtml
EVERETT BAKER vintage photos https://everettbakerslides.smugmug.com/search/?q=saskatoon&c=photos#i=0
180 OBITUARY SITE LINKS https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/180-obituary-and-obituary-index-links-from-canada?fbclid=IwAR1mP8kEG2ngefDTVulL9tdzFU451wbJK8VMBoFGav2Ws2uY9JPaBWVHgTU#.X6YvY2hKjcf
SASKATOON VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=saskatoon+history+hoknes