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Torch Run in Calgary with the Bow Building in the Background, Jan. 19, 2010 Judith Umbach With the Winter Olympics set to start in Vancouver in a few days, many Calgarians are casting their minds back to our own very successful Winter Games in 1988. I...
Disney Themed Display Calgary Brewing and Malting Company Gardens, 1960 Alison Jackson Photography Collection, AJ 51-08 The days are getting longer. Thanks to a wonderful Chinook things are warming up. Now is the time to think about gardens. OK, so maybe...
Horse and Buggy Postcards from the Past (1263) Often, when I am fishing for a subject for the blog, I turn to the newspapers. I love to read the old papers because it gives you a very interesting perspective on the early denizens of this city. For example...
Winter Scene, Elbow River Postcards From the Past It looks like winter might actually be here, for a while anyway. Over the years we have noticed a very distinct trend. When the weather first turns, we start to get a lot of questions at the reference...
I’ve just gotten back from my vacation during which I indulged my passion for all things railroad. I walked part of the Trans Canada Trail on Vancouver Island to the magnificent Kinsol Trestle. The railroad holds a special place in my heart – my family...
We are having a Senior's Summer Market at the Central Library on June 5 from 11-3. A number of exhibitors will be here and we will have some of the treasures from our Community Heritage and Family History collection on display in the Local History...
I don’t want to bring this up, really, but flood season will soon be upon us. Since the founding of the city, where the Bow River meets the Elbow, flooding has been a reality for Calgarians. The first major flood occurred in 1884 but caused little damage...
Calgary's historic hotels are in the news again. This time it is the Cecil Hotel, built in 1912 to cater to the needs of the working man. It was described in a 1914 Albertan publication as "a cosy resort permeated with fellowship." A hotel...
This is Calgary's first courthouse, built in 1888-1889. Before this building was constructed, court was held in an immigration shed. When a second courthouse was built in 1915, this building served as the NWMP facilities and jail. The building was...
In 1892 two-year-old whisky was $1.25 a gallon and “old” whiskey was $2.00 a gallon. The most popular drink at Calgary’s exclusive Ranchmen’s Club in 1892 was Glen Grant Scotch whiskey shipped directly from Edinburgh in 40 gallon barrels. To read more...
For more postcards like this, visit our Postcards from the Past website. And if you're interested in learning more about the Community Heritage and Family History collections, come and join our drop in "Heritage Hunters" program on Thursday...