September 17th, 2019

Ranching Under the Arch: Stories from the Southern Alberta Ranchlands

D. Larraine Andrews, Historian, Author

7pm

Central Library 

802 - 3 St SE

FREE PROGRAM

Pioneers made the rangelands their home, conserving and preserving the land for generations to come. In the process, they were instrumental in establishing the vibrant and successful ranching industry that remains a fundamental part of our history and our future. Using photos and readings, this talk will delve into some of these compelling stories.

October 15th, 2019

The Glenbow Western Research Centre: An Introduction and Tour at the Taylor Digital Library

Dr. Annie Murray, Associate University Librarian, Archives and Special Collections

7pm 

Gallery Hall, Taylor Family Digital Library, University of Calgary

410 University Ct NW

FREE PROGRAM

Come and learn about special and archival collections in the new Centre scheduled to open in the Fall of 2019. In this new research centre anyone can access the holdings of Special Collections, the archives of Canadian Architecture, U of C and the Glenbow. You will be introduced to the new Centre and participate in a short tour. Pre-register at amurr@ucalgary.ca or call 403-210-9521.

October 29th, 2019

Like the Phoenix: The Alberta University of the Arts

Jennifer Salahub, Professor Emerita at AUArts

7pm

Central Library

802 - 3 St SE

FREE PROGRAM

The institution that most of us know as the Alberta College of Art and Design, the Art College, or even the ACA took on a new identity and will now be known as the Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts). This illustrated talk touches on the lesser known highlights of more than a century of institutional history--from its creation in 1916 as the Art in the Provincial Institute of the Technology and Art through a tangled social history marked by relocations and changing identities to present day.

November 26th, 2019

The Banff-Canmore Mission and the Popular Novelist Ralph Connor

Dr. David Marshall, Dean, Department of History, University of Calgary

7pm 

Central Library

802 - 3 St SE

FREE PROGRAM

David Marshall will explore how the Rev. Charles W. Gordon's years serving as a missionary in the Banff-Canmore region served as a foundation and inspiration for his literary career as the popular novelist "Ralph Connor."

March 24th, 2020

AGM & Dinner

"Please do not subject our children to annihilation:" Calgarians Against Nuclear Arms

Dr. Nicole Marion-Patola, Senior Associate, Know History

AGM at 5pm, talk at 7pm

FCJ Centre

219 - 19 Ave SW

TICKETS REQUIRED FOR DINNER

From 1959 to 1963 there was a small but enthusiastic disarmament movement in Canada. Opposition to the notion of nuclear weapons on Canadian soil was politically challenging in Calgary. Nevertheless, many Cold War Calgarians spoke out and marched against nuclear arms.

April 21st, 2020

Bison in Alberta: Their Past, Present and Future

Harvey Locke and Marie-Eve Marchand, Conservationists, Photographers and Writers

7pm 

Central Library

802 - 3 St SE

FREE PROGRAM

Alberta has played a disproportionate role in the human relationship with bison from pre-history to the XXI century. In many ways, the bison is a symbol of Albertan's relationship with nature.

May 26th, 2020

Pre-contact Indigenous Specialisations

Dr. Linda Many Guns, Professor, University of Lethbridge Indigenous Studies

7pm 

Central Library

802 - 3 St SE

FREE PROGRAM

This presentation will outline the wide variety of knowledge found in Blackfoot Territory before contact. Examples include large trade centres, successful brain surgery, horse training, weapon making, etc. Learn about the winter count holders, women who were warriors, healing and plant medicine, etc.