A history of flooding in Calgary, starting in 1883 through to the flood of 2013.
Read more about "Calgary’s Flood Story"Students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 can find online reference resources, curated by Learn Alberta. Explore topics including history, current affairs, science and nature.
Read more about "Online Reference Centre"Use this bilingual resource to find maps of Canada, information about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a glossary of Indigenous terms, contemporary and historical photography, and more.
Read more about "Indigenous perspectives shared through maps, artwork, history, and culture."Recent trends in theoretical & collaborative archaeology force a rethinking of the nature of early or alternative urbanisms. Cahokia was the largest Mississippian-era instance of...
Read more about "Urbanism as a State of Mind: What was Cahokia, and How did it Shape History?"'\n ', 'Use this resource to find maps of Canada, information about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a glossary of Indigenous terms, contemporary and historical photography, and more.', 'Created by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in conjunction with the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Métis Nation, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and Indspire. This resource was created for Grades 5 and up.', 'In English and French.', '\n '
Read more about "'Indigenous perspectives shared through maps, artwork, history, and culture.'"Christ Church Archives strives to be a dynamic, exciting and vital part of its community. Past projects included recording oral history, and researching stained glass windows. To...
Read more about "Historic Calgary Week: Integrating Archives and Community at Christ Church Elbow Park"Find eBooks and articles by searching multiple digital resources at once. Study Buddy also offers premade searches on popular topics, like Alberta history or nature.
Read more about "Study Buddy"Celebrate Women's History Month with these inspiring real-life stories about female activists, astronauts, artists, explorers, musicians, rulers, scientists, and more.
Read more about "Wonder Women: Past & Present"Search over 8,500 biographies of Canadians who lived between 1000 A.D. and 1930. Read histories of significant events in Canada's past.In French and English.
Read more about "Illustrated biographies of notable Canadians"Written and researched by Bashir Mohamed.
Read more about "The Story of Calgary's 1940 Anti-Black Race Riot"Brenda is an author and retired lawyer who lives in Calgary. She was raised on a farm in southern Alberta with stories about her colourful grandfather, Wildhorse Jack. Brenda’s first novel, "The Art of Rebellion," was inspired by her family history.
Read more about "Brenda Joyce Leahy"Deep dive into Bizet’s beautiful opera “Carmen,” one of the most popular operas in history! Led by a Calgary Opera teaching artist, you’ll learn about opera as an artform, the...
Read more about "Discover Opera - Unpack the Timeless Tale of Carmen"Research Canadian history and culture from 1905 to 2015. Search articles, cover pages, and advertisements. And read individual articles, or full cover-to-cover issues as originally published. Find current issues of Maclean’s Magazine in Libby.
Read more about "Canada's national current affairs magazine "Glenbow Western Research Centre Glenbow Western Research Centre at the University of Calgary's Taylor Family Digital Library documents the history of Calgary and southern Alberta. Find personal history records, including diaries, letters, and family albums there. The Research Centre has more than 2 million Western Canada photographs from the 1870s – 2000s as well as historical maps and newspapers from Calgary and rural communities. No appointment is required. Glenbow Western Research Centre
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