Calgary Public Library Archives: Our Story in Pictures was launched as part of 2012 Calgary Public Library celebrations of 100 years of service to Calgarians. With a generous grant from the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, a collection of over 3,000 photographs from the Calgary Public Library Archives have been digitized and …
In 1988, the estate of former Calgary Public Library librarian Alison Jackson donated an extensive collection of slides and photographs to the Local History Collection. These images, primarily of Calgary's historic buildings and residences, were taken between 1953 and 1977.
Over 3600 photographs have been donated to the Local History Collection since 2005 by Judith Umbach, who gained her appreciation of contemporary history while serving on the Board of Trustees for Calgary Public Library. Most of the pictures depict construction, architecture and development of Calgary with a highlight being the careful …
This extensive collection contains almost 2000 postcards. From the early days of the Calgary Stampede to streets in Mount Royal, these postcards offer a fascinating glimpse into more than 100 years of Alberta history. Any writing found on the back of the postcards has also been included.
The Historic Maps collection highlights a sampling of historic maps of Calgary, Alberta and Canada from the Community Heritage and Family History Map Collection at the Central Library. The print map collection contains hundreds of business, geographical, topographical, transit, and city planning maps dating back to the 18th …
Welcome to the Calgary Public Library’s Community Heritage and Family History Digital Library.
The images in the digital library come from several different collections which the Library has digitized and made available online. They contain a wide variety of images and maps highlighting the history of Calgary and Alberta. Along with the pictures, many of the Alison Jackson Photograph Collection and the Postcards from the Past entries include Calgary Herald articles that give in-depth architectural and historic information about the locale. For more information, contact the Humanities department of the Castell Central Library at hum1@calgarypubliclibrary.com or (403) 260-2785.
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