Celebrating Calgary's 150th Anniversary

Calgary's story begins with its Indigenous roots, followed by Fort Calgary (now The Confluence) 150 years ago.  Over the next half-century, the city's population grew to about 65,000, then to over 100,000 by 1950. A complex, cosmopolitan, urban Calgary had emerged by 1975, spurred by nearby and provincial oil and gas development. From roughly one-third of a million Calgarians in the mid-1970s, the city’s population numbers over 1.6 million today. TIME TO LOOK BACK! 

A panel from the ongoing Calgary's History group will explore these exciting milestones and welcome comments from Café attendees.

Presenters:

Don Smith, Professor Emeritus, U. of Calgary, and a CALL co-founder. 

Kathleen Rogers, a Past President of the Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants. 

Shaun Hunter, author and public historian passionate about the city’s literary landscape. 

Peter Jull, retired Calgary lawyer with a keen interest in our city's history. 

Stacy Kaufeld,  Executive Director, Legal Archives of Alberta, 

Tom Kerwin is a perennial CALL facilitator including assistance on the Calgary’s History series