Corner stores displayed during Archives Week

Lumsdon said a lot of work and research went into the displays, but it was all worth it for the excellent reaction they received.

“We’re very happy with the turnout. We chose the right display and the response has been awesome,” he said. “We started at 1 p.m. on Thursday and we were hopping. People were really enjoying the display.”

North Battleford mayor, Ryan Bater, said he was impressed with the historical display.

“I’m just amazed as a lifelong resident of this city. I recognize a lot of these properties,” Bater said. “A lot of these stores closed before my time even. That’s how far back this goes, but I recognize a lot of these buildings so it’s neat to read about them and to learn about that history.”

Bater said it’s important to know the roots of the community.

“You get a sense for the community, for how the city has evolved and how the people in it have changed and it becomes less about just the bricks and [cement] on the streets and more about the people and how we’ve evolved over the years,” he said.

“You see an exhibit like this and then you walk around the city, or you drive around the city and you look at some of these properties in different ways because you can sort of envision how some of these places used to be stores, and now they’re people’s residences, many of them.”

Katherine.svenkeson@jpbg.ca

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by Katherine Svenkeson

Corner stores displayed during Archives Week

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