Historic Calgary Week at a Glance

Friday, July 27

1:00 pm Sandstone Church Tour – Cathedral Church of the Redeemer

2:00 pm Sandstone Church Tour – Central United

3:00 pm Sandstone Church Tour – Knox United

7:00 pm Opening Ceremonies with Dr. Max Foran Presenting – Lougheed House

Saturday, July 28

10:00 am Truths to Tales: Our Burials by the Bow

10:30 am Old Fashioned Fun

1:30 pm Petroleum History Walking Tour of Downtown Calgary

1:30 pm History of Central Memorial Park

4:00 pm The House with the Light on

7:00 pm Sunnyside – Hillhurst Ghost Tour

Sunday, July 29

10:00 am 17^th Avenue SW – From Streetcars to Streakers

2:00 pm 1^st Street booms again – Victoria Crossing Tour

2:00 pm Picture Palaces – Calgary Goes to the Movies

7:00 pm George Stanley’s Calgary

Monday, July 30

9:00 am Mount Pleasant - East Walk

12:00 pm Storytellers

2:00 pm Mawson Plan, Maps and More

2:00 pm Firefighters Museum - Guided Tours

7:00 pm Alberta Family Histories Society Library Open (House)

Tuesday, July 31

10:00 am Heritage Hunters : Special Historic Calgary Week Edition

10:00 am Overview of the History of Pioneers and development of the Grain Industry

12:00 pm Buffalo Hunting: Then and How

1:30 pm Celebration of the 75^th Anniversary of the formation of the CCF in Calgary

2:00 pm Alberta Family Histories Society Library Open (House)

7:00 pm The Intrepid Explorer: James Hector's Explorations in the Canadian Rockies by Ernie Lakusta

7:00 pm Dominion Bridge Historic Industrial Site

Wednesday, August 1

12:00 pm The Calgary Project: From Cowtown to McKenzie Towne

2:00 pm The Military Museums: National Treasures

all day Southern Alberta Pioneers - Early Pioneer Customs and Entertainment

Thursday, August 2

10:00 am P.O.W.E.R Historic Walking Tour

12:00 pm Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

2:00 pm P.O.W.E.R Historic Walking Tour

2:00 pm Firefighters Museum - Guided Tours

7:00 pm "Tents to Towers" in Photographs: An Illustrated History of Calgary

7:00 pm a First Thursday Historical Walking tour of the Olympic Plaza Cultural District

Friday, August 3

9:00 am Mount Pleasant - West Walk

10:00 am Talk and Tour - Newly Restored Lougheed Building

12:00 pm Calgary's Musical Pioneers

2:00 pm Oh no Don - not the Isis Theatre!" The Musicians' and Actors' Club of Calgary

7:00 pm Inglewood Walking Tour

7:00 pm Cliff Bungalow-Mission Historical Walking Tour

Saturday, August 4

10:00 am Alberta Family Histories Society Library Open (House)

11:00 am A Ride Through Time – Period Cars and Fashion at the Lougheed House

Sunday, August 5

11:00 am Closing Frolic – Fort Calgary