Talk:Rosthern

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SriMesh | talk  03:03, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

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SriMesh | talk  03:03, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1. Context -Town geographically localised community located within Saskatchewan. describing the category or field in which the idea belongs.
 * 2. Characterization - appearance, age, gender, educational level, vocation or occupation, financial status, marital status, social status, cultural background, hobbies, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ambitions, motivations, personality, what the term refers to as used in the given context.
 * 3. Explanation - deeper meaning and background.
 * 4. Compare and contrast - how it relates to other topics, if appropriate. need to add about community pop in comparison to other community population comparison
 * 5. Criticism - include criticism if there has been significant, notable criticism. need to compare to other communities of Saskatchewan when communities finish up...and look at the comglomerated statistics from each - as well.

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Please Sign Your Posts use four tildes plese.... SriMesh | talk  03:03, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Cencus data is incorrectly shown. Population is 1500, not 19,000

The "supposed name origin" is fairly well regarded as incorrect, Rosthern was originally settled by Ukranians and Russians, neither of whom would have been familiar with Old English.

I disagree with the above. Rosthern was settled by many different ethnic groups, and the English were among them. This explanation is also given in the book "Whats in a Name: the Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names." Seager Wheeler is a good example of this English presence and diversity, as is the towns many different churches. Germans, Ukrainians, French, Metis, English and Scots could all be found in the area around Rosthern and their descendants still can be today. - Wyldkat 26, September 2007