HUMBOLDT - The latest installment of the exhibit series “Stories of Humboldt” opens on July 9. It features two stories: Angelstad’s Quick Cobbler Shoe Repair, a business that served Humboldt for more than 45 years, and the RCAF No. 5 Bombing & Gunnery School at Dafoe that trained 131,500 airmen during WWII.
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who trained and served at Dafoe Base. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Air Force Association No. 600 (Regina) Wing. The cairn is visible from Highway 6 and the Department of Highways has historical marker signs that point to the site. A cement structure, a cement target structure and an original hangar (now privately owned) are visible as well. The school opened January 1941 and closed January 1945.
The public is invited to join the Humboldt Gallery at the Museum on Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m., to take in the new exhibit and to share any information or stories that they may have on about the Cobbler, the Bombing & Gunnery School or anything else about the Humboldt and area history.
This exhibit is the continuation of the conversation with the community about these and other stories, and the museum encourages everyone to come out and be a part of it.
The Humboldt and District Gallery thank the Watson Museum for contributing research materials, photographs and artifacts to this exhibit, and the Angelstad family for sharing their family history and photographs.
