Souris Valley Museum features historical collection by southeast researcher – Sask Today
February 21, 2024
ESTEVAN — The Souris Valley Museum introduced the Adrian Paton Photo Collection Travelling Exhibit on Feb. 9.
The temporary exposition will remain on display through April 5, and will be available to view and tour during the museum’s operating hours.
Paton, who hailed from Arcola, always took a keen interest in history and in photographs of people. The history of Indigenous people was of particular interest to him. He built up an impressive collection of pictures during his life. Although he died in January 2021, Paton’s legacy remained alive through the many stories and images he accumulated and shared. Some of them are a part of the temporary exhibit at the museum.
Paton’s enormous photograph collection is a look into the past and a record of his knowledge about these photographs. The Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society (SHFS) and the University of Saskatchewan sponsored students who worked with Paton over two summers in 2012 and 2013 to digitize over 700 photographs. During this process, the students also recorded his knowledge and stories about the photos.
