Awards - Now and Then
Major Bell received a number of awards and prizes during his lifetime. Many were related to his expertise with a rifle, others were for military service, and later for achievements in agriculture while operating the Bell Farm.
After the Bell Barn Society was formed to preserve the Barn and interpret the history of the Bell Farm and the contributions that Major Bell made to the development of dry land farming, the Society won several more awards.
1895 North-West Territorial Exhibition Grounds, Regina
1895 Terriorial Exhibition Grandstand and Bandstand
Award of Excellence for Restoration and Addition Masonry Design
Saskatchewan Masonry Institute Award - 2012 - SMI Award - 2012
Bell Memorabilia - Trophies - 4 Oct 2017 - Korvemaker 015
Detail of medals awarded to Major Bell for military service in 1866, 1870 and 1885
Military Medals - Military Medals
Detail of the SMI marble plaque
Presented Feb. 16, 2013 at Casino Regina - Close-up of marble plaque
Lieutenant Governor's Award for Sympathetic New Construction
2011 Annual Awards: Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan - AHSS Award - 2011
Major Bell's Medals - on display
The Major's medals and badges without accompanying numbers.
Major Bell's medals and badges
Various medals and badges presented to Major Bell
Major Bell's Trophies
Three trophies presented to Major Bell - Some of Major Bell's Trophies
Major Bell's Trophy # 1 - Governor General's Cup - 1870
Presented to Captain W.R. Bell in Frederiction, New Brunswick.
Major Bell's Trophy # 2 - Hudson's Bay Company Cup - c1888-1890
Presented to Major Bell while living at Indian Head
Major Bell's Trophy # 3 - Champion Cup - 1892
Presented to Major Bell at the Indian Head Rifle Association shooting meet.
Major Bell's Trophy # 4 - 1895
Awarded at the North-West Territorial Exhibition of 1895
Presenting the Award of Excellence
Construction and Society representatives on stage - Construction and Society representatives on stage
Society members with the SMI plaque
Group with plaque - Group with plaque: (L-R) Frank Korvemaker, Connie Billett, Jerry Willerth, Doreen Willerth, Lori Tourscher