Record of updates (last updated Sept 10, 2013)
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January 16: Archeological Society of Alberta monthly talk, third Wednesday of the month, at 7:30 pm at the University of Calgary, ES 162 Tom Oliver Room. FREE. http://www.arkyalberta.com Mitch Hendrickson (University of Chicago). Industries of Angkor Project: Material Production and the Decline of the Khmer Empire (11th-15th Centuries CE), Cambodia.
January 29: Derailed Development: Calgary and the CPR 1962-64 Tuesday January 29, 7:30 pm at Fort Calgary, Burnswest Theatre. FREE.
Join urban historian and educator Max Foran for a lively talk based on his new book Development Derailed: Calgary and the CPR 1962-64. The story began with a proposed multimillion dollar development project on a piece of CPR reserve land in the heart of downtown Calgary. The plan was met with rapture by the political and business leaders of the day. The scope of the plan grew to include a proposal of rerouting or removing the railway tracks from the downtown area and reshaping much of Calgary's urban core. What could have derailed such a grand scheme? Presented by the Chinook Country Historical Society. Monthly events listed at http://www.chinookcountry.org
February 2: Old Buildings, New Designs: Architectural Transformations by Charles Bloszies Saturday February 2, 10am–12pm, Shelf Life Books, 4th Street and 13th Avenue SW
Join us for a discussion of Princeton Architectural Press’ Architecture Briefs series, as led by Bill Johnston. Increasingly, architects are hired to design new work for existing structures. Whether for reasons of preservation, sustainability, or cost-effectiveness, the movement to reuse buildings presents a variety of design challenges and opportunities. Old Buildings, New Designs is an Architecture Brief devoted to working within a given architectural fabric—from the technical issues that arise from aging construction to the controversy generated by the various project stakeholders to the unique aesthetic possibilities created through the juxtaposition of old and new. Charles F. Bloszies is an architect and structural engineer who has been actively engaged in work that merges both disciplines since opening his office in San Francisco in 1985. http://www.shelflifebooks.ca/events.php
February 6: Historic Calgary Week Organizational Meeting (Chinook Country Historical Society). This is not a meeting for the general public, but heritage groups have been invited to send representation. Wed, Feb 6/13 at 7:00 - 8:30 PM at the Memorial Park Library (downstairs) located at 1221 2 St SW.
February 7: Heritage Grassroots: Community Heritage RoundtableThe Heritage Roundtable will kick-off 2013 with an evening of grassroots community based heritage initiatives. Get your hands on a copy of Bowness’ latest history book, hear about Cliff Bungalow-Mission’s plans for a heritage district, find out about Parkdale’s historic plaques, learn how the Ramsay community is launching their community heritage program and celebrate 100 years of Colonel Walker School. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event on February 7 at the Marda Loop Community Hall at 3130 16 Street, SW. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the program starts at 7pm. Refreshments and community networking will be provided. Register online at http://www.calgarycommunities.com/events
February 20: Archeological Society of Alberta monthly talk, third Wednesday of the month, at 7:30 pm at the University of Calgary, ES 162 Tom Oliver Room. FREE. http://www.arkyalberta.com Christyann Darwent (U of California-Davis) Beach Ridge Archaeology at Cape Espenberg, Alaska: Investgating the Origin and Development of Thule Culture in the Bering Strait Region
February 22: Heritage Matters: Designing the Baitunnur Mosque in Calgary with Architect Manu Chugh The Calgary Heritage Authority invites you to the first Heritage Matters of 2013, featuring Architect Manu Chugh. Learn about the design of the Baitunnur Mosque in Northeast Calgary. Completed in 2008 it is Canada’s largest mosque and one of Calgary’s most notable new landmarks. Refreshments will be served. No charge. Central Library, Macleod Trail and 7th Avenue SE, Friday, Feb. 22, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Main Floor South. Register online: http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/service ... ?id=4228l1
February 26, 7:30 pm at Fort Calgary: Chinook Country Monthly program. The History of the Calgary Local Council of Women. For more info see the brochure: http://www.chinookcountry.org/CCHS%202012-13Program.pdf
March 9: Research the History of Your House* Join the experts and explore resources to help you uncover the history of your house, whether a hundred years old or younger. Great for Century Homes participants too... Central Library Saturday, March 09, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Central - 4th floor North - Genealogy Area. Register online: http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/service ... ?id=4240l1 *Further opportunities in the spring are being scheduled.
March 9: Historical Gardens of Calgary Tour some of the beautiful historical gardens of Calgary’s past with a slide show and presentation by Janet Melrose, Calgary’s Cottage Gardener. Central Library - Saturday, Mar. 9, 1 – 2 p.m., Lower Level Meeting Room 2. Register online: http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/service ... rdens&pg=1
March 16: Planning With Heritage in Mind The Federation of Calgary Communities and The City of Calgary collaborate on "Partners In Planning" courses, free workshops that educate community members and the public about the planning process. This course is about Heritage Planning: The Municipal Development Plan and the Calgary Heritage Strategy present a new vision where the City works with a range of stakeholders including communities to build a culture of preservation. Join heritage staff to learn how the City works with stakeholders to preserve historic resources and implement the strategy. Includes an introduction to the preservation principles of “identification, protection and management”, illustrated with local case studies. Date: March 16th, 2013, Time: 9:00am to 12:00pm. Doors open and sign-in at 8:30 am. Coffee and refreshments provided. NO CHARGE. Location: Thorncliffe/Greenview Community Association: 5600 Centre Street North. Register online: http://calgarycommunities.com/event/par ... e-in-mind/
March 20: Archeological Society of Alberta monthly talk, third Wednesday of the month, at 7:30 pm at the University of Calgary, ES 162 Tom Oliver Room. FREE. http://www.arkyalberta.com Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer (U of Calgary) Nested Landscapes: Ecological and Ideological Influences on Late Prehistoric Site Patterning in Southern Alberta
March 26, Chinook Country Historical Society AGM. Danish Canadian Club. 5 pm, buffet dinner and meeting. Tickets $38/person, must be purchased before March 19. Email sarpatharv(at)gmail(dot)com. Talk: Calgary’s Mosquito Aircraft Story - Richard de Boer. http://www.chinookcountry.org
April 3: Concrete Centenarian book launch with author Scott Jolliffe, chair of the Calgary Heritage Authority. Central Memorial Park Library at 7 pm. Registration. Information at this link: http://www.calgaryheritage.org/CHIForum ... =3660#3660
April 17: Archeological Society of Alberta monthly talk, third Wednesday of the month, at 7:30 pm at the University of Calgary, ES 162 Tom Oliver Room. FREE. http://www.arkyalberta.com Topic TBA
April 18 Calgary Heritage Initiative Society AGM. At Lougheed House. Doors open 6:30 meeting begins at 7 pm. Guest speaker is Johanne Yakula, one of Alberta’s foremost experts on heritage interiors. For more information and to RSVP go to http://www.calgaryheritage.org and check under Events ( direct link: http://www.calgaryheritage.org/CHIForum ... =3669#3669 ).
April 23, 7:30 pm at Fort Calgary: Armchair Neighbourhood Exploration. For more info see the brochure: http://www.chinookcountry.org/CCHS%202012-13Program.pdf
April 29, 7:30 pm at Calgary JCC: Calgary’s Palestine Exhibition of 1913 A talk by Harry Sanders, Calgary’s outgoing historian laureate
7:30pm, Monday April 29, 2013 at Calgary Jewish Centre, 1607 90 Ave SW (west of 14th Street) Join the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta for Harry’s entertaining presentation on the Calgary Palestine Exhibition of 1913, a unique event that saw models of ancient and modern Jerusalem displayed in Victoria Park. For further information contact the JHSSA at 403-444-3171or jhssa@shaw.ca.
May-September: Historical Walking Tours of Stephen Avenue. Wednesdays at 10 am starting at Glenbow Museum 130 9th Avenue SE entrance. By "Projects Organized With Energetic Retirees" (POWER). http://www.walkaroundcalgary.com/
May 3:Heritage Matters: Invisible People and Places in 1950s and 1960s Calgary. The Calgary Heritage Authority invites you to re-look at mid-century Calgary with Kevin Allen, historian with The Secret History of Gay Calgary Research Project. Kevin will share his discoveries while uncovering the invisible histories of gay and lesbian Calgarians as they created and claimed safe places and lives within the post-war city. Central Library, Macleod Trail and 7th Avenue SE, Friday, Feb. 22, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Main Floor South. No charge. Refreshments will be served. Online registration will be posted when available. Check the Calgary Public Library website for registration.
May 4, 5, Jane’s Walks. A weekend of walks in the spirit of urban and heritage activist Jane Jacobs. http://www.thecalgaryfoundation.org List of walks (still developing, check back) posted here: http://janeswalk.net/index.php/walks/canada/calgary/
May 4. Calgary Region Heritage Fair. At the Military Museum, 4520 Crowchild Trail S.W. Open to public 10 am - 2 pm. More info at: http://www.thepastisablast.ca/Regional- ... Fairs.page
May 7: Historical Gardens of Calgary. Central Library Tuesday May 7, 6:30-7:30 pm. Meeting Room 1. Details and registration TBA at http://www.calgarypubliclibrary.com.
May 25: Research the History of Your House Join the experts and explore resources to help you uncover the history of your house, whether a hundred years old or younger. Great for Century Homes participants too... Central Library Saturday, May 25, 2-3 pm. Meeting Room 2. Details and registration TBA at http://www.calgarypubliclibrary.com
May 28, 7:30 pm at Fort Calgary: Banff’s Cave and Basin – Adaptive Re-use. For more info see the brochure: http://www.chinookcountry.org/CCHS%202012-13Program.pdf
May 29-June 1 in Edmonton. The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada annual conference. Some themes related to heritage and adaptive re-use. http://www.canada-architecture.org/
June 2 – October 27 (Saturday or Sunday, 2 pm): Cemetery tours. At Union, Burnsland and St. Mary’s Cemetery. For more information check the 2013 Parks Program Guide: http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Pages/ ... grams.aspx
June 13 – Community Heritage Roundtable – Forgotten Landscapes Forum.. Doors open 6:30 pm, event 7-9 pm. Fort Calgary. FREE. Register at this link: http://calgarycommunities.com/events/month/ While the events at Fort Calgary remained firmly in the minds of Calgarians, the landscape was once forgotten. Fort Calgary CEO, Sarah Gruetzner, will share the story about Fort Calgary and the rediscovery of this heritage landscape. Archaeologist Brian Vivian will speak about the park area and neighbouring landscape of the once forgotten Paskapoo Slopes. City of Calgary landscape architect, Michelle Reid, will speak about once forgotten heritage streetscapes newly recognized on the City’s heritage inventory. Come hear about a heritage circus in Balmoral and Renfrew, Elbow Park’s Garden Crescent, and other once forgotten community heritage landscapes located in 15 Calgary Communities!
July 2-30 (Tuesdays, 10 am): Stampede’s Big Four Cemetery Tour. For more information check the 2013 Parks Program Guide: http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Pages/ ... grams.aspx
July 5-14: Calgary Stampede www.calgarystampede.com
July 25: Heritage Roundtable "Addressing Flood Damage to Calgary's Heritage Places" 7:00 pm at Fort Calgary.
July 26-August 5: Historic Calgary Week A week of tours, talks and events. http://www.chinookcountry.org
July 26-August 5: Century Homes Calgary http://www.centuryhomes.org
August 28. Calgary Gay History Walk. Part of Pride Week, a walking tour of the Beltline's gay history sites. Starting at CommunityWise (the Old Y), 223 12th Ave. SW. 7:30 pm - 9 pm. http://calgaryqueerhistory.ca/2013/08/2 ... ry-events/
September 5: d.talks (Design Talks) Building ICONOMY: Possibilities for a Brutalist Building. A talk focussing on brutalist architecture and the future of the old CBE Building. http://d-talks-invitations.tumblr.com/image/58924985374
This page last updated September 10, 2013September 19-20: Municipal Heritage Forum. The ABCs of Conservation. In Edmonton.
http://albertashistoricplaces.wordpress ... -now-open/
September 19-21: Alberta Museums Association Conference, Edmonton, September 19-12
http://www.museums.ab.ca/
September 24: Monthly program. Chinook Country Historical Society.
More information at http://www.chinookcountry.org/
September 28, 29: Doors Open YYC http://www.doorsopenyyc.org
October 2: Open House and Porch Opening at CommunityWise Resource Centre (Old Y). Over the noon hour. Register at http://communitywise.net/october-2nd-op ... h-opening/ Also: INTERFACE! an Evening at CommunityWise Resource Centre. October 2 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Help the Old YWCA celebrate it's recontructed porch. Networking event and fundraiser to support member organizations and facility repairs. http://communitywiseinterfaceevening-ef ... tbrite.ca/
October 22: Monthly program. Chinook Country Historical Society.
More information at http://www.chinookcountry.org/
October 25: Calgary Heritage Authority presents Heritage Matters: Calgary’s Commercial Heritage. Author Steve Speer shares his photographic vision of Calgary’s skyline through his book, Building on the Bow, Landmarks of Downtown Calgary. Central Library Main Floor, Friday, Oct. 25, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Register: http://www.calgarypubliclibrary.com/ser ... ?id=4588l1
October 25, 26: Calgary Public Library Heritage Weekend. Talks and events at Central Branch and Nose Hill Branch of Calgary Public Library. Check out the Adult program guide (pp. 30, 31) and registration at this link:
http://www.calgarypubliclibrary.com/ser ... r-programs
October 31 – November 2, 2013 in Ottawa: Heritage Canada Foundation Conference. http://www.heritagecanada.org/
November 6: Mayor's Urban Design Awards. 7 pm at the Aldred Centre in SAIT
http://www.calgary.ca/muda
November 11 – Remembrance Day Cemetery Tour, 1 pm and 3:30 pm at Union Cemetery. For more information check the 2013 Parks Program Guide: http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Pages/ ... grams.aspx
November 26: Monthly program. Chinook Country Historical Society.
More information at http://www.chinookcountry.org/
December 7: Christmas luncheon. Chinook Country Historical Society.
More information at http://www.chinookcountry.org/
Fall 2013 – Heritage Roundtable TBA
Other heritage-related events not listed here, associated with other heritage and history groups, may be found at:
Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners – heritage-related talks, walks and study groups.
http://calgarylifelonglearners.ca
Calgary Heritage Initiative (new events posted as CHI becomes aware) http://www.calgaryheritage.org
Century Homes Calgary http://www.centuryhomes.org
Chinook Country Historical Society http://www.chinookcountry.org
Doors Open YYC http://www.doorsopenyyc.org
Lougheed House (you can subscribe to their online newsletter) http://www.lougheedhouse.com
Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants http://pioneersalberta.org/
Petroleum History Society http://www.petroleumhistory.ca/about/events.html
Calgary Public Library http://www.calgarypubliclibrary.com
Calgary Parks http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Pages/ ... grams.aspx[/quote]