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Charles Wilson moved to Weyburn from Swindon, England in 1908 with his parents Frederick Levi Wilson and Eliza Ann (Peck) Wilson. In Weyburn his father owned and operated the Waverly Hotel (known as the King George Hotel). Charlie's father also bought a farm about 8 miles north of Weyburn. In 1915 the hotel was sold and the family moved to the farm. This was the house where all the silver and antiques of Charles Wilson where stored and displayed. In later years the house had to be torn/burnt down. A new house is built on homestead with family members residing at present time.2
Charles Wilson's houseCirca 1995
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Credits:John Shelly
SLHM
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Charles' HouseCirca 1995
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Credits:SLHM
John Shelly
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Charles' HouseCirca 1995
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Credits:SLHM
John Shelly
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Charles Wilson's YardCirca 1995
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Credits:SLHM
John Shelly
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Mary Konotopetz and Jim Nedelcov recapturing the memories of the museum obtaining and receiving the silver collection and antiques from the Charles Wilson homestead. The work, time and people involved. The days it took to retrieve the bequeathed silver and antiques from homestead and the time spent to display in the Soo Line Historical Museum7
Mary Konotopetz and Jim Nedelcov Interview (10:08)Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Charles was a bachelor with a passion, choosing to fill his home, not with the joyful sounds of children at play, but with something tangible that depicted a side of history of the upper class society. This unique collection is the largest private collections of silver in Canada. Items portrayed in the collection encompass the Art Nouveau & Victorian Era. Designs emphasized are the fiddle pattern and the grape & vine pattern. The glass items can be grouped into categories of china, cut glass, Bohemian and Pinwheel crystal. Furniture and other antiques round out the collection.9
The antique furnishings consisted of names such as Victorian, Edwardian, Duchess, and many names to numerous to list.10
Charles Wilson lived on the family farm north west of Weyburn. He was a bachelor with a passion, choosing to fill his home, not with the joyful sound of children at play, but with something tangible that depicted a side of history of the upper class society. His abiding interest from his teen years to his most senior years was finding items for his collection of antiques, silverware and glassware. The furniture consisted of various Victorian, Edwardian, Duchess and names too numerous to list.11
Dresser in Charles' house.Circa 1995
Canada
Credits:John Shelly
SLHM
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Collection inside Charle's houseCirca 1995
Canada
Credits:John Shelly
SLHM
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Cabinet inside Charles' House.Circa 1995
Canada
Credits:John Shelly
SLHM
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Cabinet and Dresser in Charles' House.Circa 1995
Canada
Credits:John Shelly
SLHM
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