Calgary History

• Blast from the past: Calgary time capsule opened after 50 years

  A time capsule containing pieces of Calgary's history from 50 years ago was opened on Monday, after it was discovered hiding in plain sight.   

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2024
  
• Calgary man passes on ‘incredible’ piece of the past he saved from the trash

  After saving an oil painting of the old Crescent Heights library from the trash, John McDermid hung it on the wall inside his garage for 20 years.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2023
  
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• New Calgary presentation ‘extremely important’ effort to highlight historical racism

  The historical village is bringing visitors a new take on history at the Chinese laundry building.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2023
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• ‘He was a remarkable man’: Heritage Park honors Chinese-Calgarian grocer with exhibit renaming

  There's a permanent change to a Heritage Park staple to be a more inclusive tourist attraction. In collaboration with Chinese-Calgarians, a significant modification was unveiled.

  Perspectives

  Jan 13, 2023
• “That’s really cool!”: New stamp features historic Calgary carousel

  Heritage Park hopes recognition might help attract visitors: "It's one of those things, especially coming out of COVID, that might draw people in."

  Features

  Jul 27, 2022
• IN PHOTOS: Calgary Stampede then versus now; how the iconic event has changed since 1912

  This year's Calgary Stampede is set to be back to normal. But how will it compare to the more than 100 previous years of celebrations?

  Features

  Jul 8, 2022
• Heritage Calgary sounding alarm over several ‘at risk’ historic sites

  Over the next several weeks, Heritage Calgary will be highlighting seven properties in the Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources it considers potentially at risk.

  Canada

  May 2, 2022
• A slice of history: new exhibit explores diversity of bread in Calgary

  Calgarians are getting a new chance to discover surprising things about something that's been fuelling the growth of the city for more than a century.

  Features

  Apr 4, 2022
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• Historic Calgary building moving to temporary location for Eau Claire Plaza redesign

  A piece of Calgary's history is on the move. The Eau Claire & Bow River Lumber Co. building will be stored as the area redesign project gets underway.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2021
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• Parts of Centre Street Bridge, Queens Hotel up for auction: Heritage Calgary

  Pieces of Calgary's Centre Street Bridge and the Queens Hotel are being auctioned off after sitting in city storage for two decades.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2021