A couple months ago I learned that Calgary got itself an official Historian Laureate, Harry Sanders. More recently I learned of the new Historian Laureate's blog. I've always enjoyed the prior CBC Radio segment where Mr. Sanders, known to many as Harry the Historian, shared tid-bits of Calgary's history, often making connections that were obscure but ended up being important to how things have since panned out.
Historian Laureate's official blog:
calgaryhistorian.blogspot.ca/
Harry the Historian's personal (and most educational) twitter feed:
twitter.com/harry_historian
His most recent post on the blog is about the lot currently occupied by Holt Renfrew. I had no idea about the William Aberhart, Ernest Manning and Preston Manning connection!
Also interesting was his inaugural post, which teases with a mention of the original UCalgary having opened 100 years ago this month, in October of 1912. I had no idea, but am eagerly waiting to hear more in a forthcoming post.
Anyway - if others have tid-bits about the history of Calgary, please do share. Don't think the thread should be limited to the Historian Laureate, but Harry is certainly a great place to start!
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