Historic Calgary Week dives into city's colourful past with 81 events, tours
Calgarians are invited to step into the city's past as Historic Calgary Week returns for its 35th year. The event, which runs from Friday to Aug. 4, includes more than 80 free events offering a deep dive into the people, places and ideas that shaped the city and the region.
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Organized by the Chinook Country Historical Society, this year's festival brings together walking tours, presentations and community visits, with the theme 'growing with the flow.'
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'We kind of take for granted most things . . . An efficient transport system, a flow of ideas, a flow of immigrants — all things that have been important to growth in our city,' said the event's co-chair and past president Walter DeBoni. 'That's the genesis of our theme, and a lot of our presentations are going off of that.'
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'There's no way anybody gets to all of them,' DeBoni said with a chuckle.
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New this year is a photo exhibition at cSPACE, featuring archival quality, modern photographs of iconic sights in and around Calgary. Prints are available for purchase, with proceeds supporting the historical society.
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For Harry Sanders, historian and frequent contributor to the society, the festival's mission extends beyond reflecting on the past.
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'Knowing local history is citizenship-building,' said Sanders. 'If you know something about the past of the community where you live, I think it makes for good citizenship. It means you appreciate the people, circumstances and historical forces that led to our presence here.'
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Following Friday's opening ceremonies, Sanders will give a presentation on the history of the City of Calgary Water Services and Calgary Transit. Sanders has plenty of knowledge to draw from; he has written two books on the subjects.
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Other notable events on Friday include Highlights from Calgary's First 150 Years — an examination of the city spanning four distinct time periods — and A Face in the Crowd, a presentation by Diana Hart reflecting on life among Calgary's own Hart wrestling family. Both events will take place in the Central Library performance hall.
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