Lougheed House
707 - 13 Ave SW T2R 0K8 Calgary, AB, Canada

This is the third video in our nine-part series called Lougheed House Literary Walking Tour (with guide Shaun Hunter) that looks at the historic literary connections of eight locations in our Beltline community. We'll post all videos here, over the next few weeks. Enjoy the videos, and don't forget that you can also watch these videos on your device when you visit the physical locations themselves.

The end of the first decade of the 20th century heralded an end to the ranching era. The early 20th century saw Calgary transition towards becoming a mixed farming and agricultural economy. As a result in 1912, four former cattle barons popularly known as the Big Four put up $100,000 to hold the first Calgary Stampede, believing they were throwing a party to bid farewell to a bygone era, with no idea that it would become an annual international event and an icon for Calgary.... Want to learn more about the first Stampede? Visit https://www.calgarystampede.com/ or read Icon, Brand, Myth: The Calgary Stampede here https://www.aupress.ca//120142_99Z_Foran_2008-Calgary_Stam Read our full blog post at https://lougheedhouse.com/lh_blog/the-early-stampede/ Do you have any stories that you think Calgarians should know about? Tell your side of the story at lougheedhouse.civilspace.io/en Because our story is best told together. Photo: Buffalo team and cart at Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Calgary, Alberta. Photo by Marcelle, September 1912. Glenbow Archives NA-335-74

Now you can download Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as a new radio play production by Lougheed House and Steven Méthot, with live music by Natalie Manzer, a...nd Karen & Michael Pollock. Recorded in our Victorian Drawing Room, this is a 2-hour tapestry of Calgary talent capturing all that makes Dickens' 1843 novella so important as a Christmas tradition in 2020. Listen at home, in your car or as you walk your dog. And, of course, email it as a gift to friends and family. https://lougheedhouse.com/axmascarol/

An original John Leech illustration from the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

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Delicious food flavours enrobed in the House's historic ambiance. If you need a good dining experience, Chef Judy's serving it up on Friday night! Join Chef Jud...y Wood In The Lougheed House Dining Rooms For A Traditional Three-Course Roast Beef Dinner Dinner will be $65 per person Dinning Room with be open between 6 pm. - 9 pm. Reservations are recommended but not required For reservations call 403-410-9288 or 403-244-6333 ext. 116 AHS Protocalls are in place. Online at meezcuisine.com Email at [email protected] Phone at 403-262-6336 Delivery and curb side pick up available See more

It's Métis Week and so we share this video celebration of the artists and historians with whom we collaborated last year to produce an exhibit and programs about the dynamic and diverse Métis culture & history in Alberta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSnfiQcQSVE

November 15- 21 is Métis Week, an opportunity to recognize the culture, history and contributions of Métis people to Alberta and Canada. This article was written by Matt Hiltermann on behalf of Métis Nation of Alberta Region 3. Matt was the co-curator of our very popular Métis art & culture exhibit in 2019.

Recently our community partners have helped us create some of the most fascinating exhibits & programs we've ever done. Now we are hiring an Exhibition Coordinator, and perhaps it'll be your way to become part of what we do next. Apply below. https://calgaryartsdevelopment.com//lougheed-house-2020-e/ Photo 1: Patrons at our sold-out All Hallows Eve costume event in October, 2019... Photo 2: Lady Josephine Pompington at our Drag Tea Party in 2019 (photo by Sam Brown). Photo 3: Métis artist Heather Shillinglaw with her Whiskey Scrip Bison grave marker that was part of our exhibit, From Racialization to Peoplehood: Exploring Métis identity, past and present. Photo 4: From our Storied City: Early Calgary through the Eyes of Writers exhibit, Herbert Gordon Love reading the Eye Opener, c. 1913-1919 courtesy Glenbow Archives, Archives and Special Collections, University of Calgary NA-3026-4. See more

We're thrilled to launch our new downloadable radio play of A Christmas Carol! You can now purchase this 2-hour uplifting audio experience and email as a gift to anyone, anywhere! This performance was recorded in Lougheed House by the team that each Christmas performs our sold-out sensation of this Dickens classic; Steven Méthot (all 30 voices) with live musical accompaniment by Natalie Manzer, and Karen & Michael Pollock. Get yours now! https://lougheedhouse.com/axmascarol/

In 1892, one of the worst instances of anti-Chinese hostility in Alberta occurred in the first Chinatown, the 1892 Smallpox Riot. One Chinese resident had contracted smallpox in Vancouver. Upon his return to Calgary, he fell ill and nine Calgarians were infected. Fearing the spread of the disease, a mob of 300 men attacked a Chinese laundry, vandalizing property and injuring two men. The North West Mounted Police stepped in and offered the barracks as refuge for the targeted ...Chinese men. Want to learn more about Chinatown? Watch Secret Calgary: Chinatown, here https://bit.ly/32dta5Q or learn about Tomorrow’s Chinatown, Calgary’s cultural plan for Chinatown, here: https://bit.ly/34Rwcyj Read our full blog post entitled Three Calgary Chinatowns: https://bit.ly/2I1AdY5 Do you have any stories that you think Calgarians should know about? Tell your side of the story at https://bit.ly/3jWiRJp. Because our story is best told together. Photo: Chinese gathering at Calgary, Alberta, 1905, Glenbow Archives, NA-2622-31. Photographer unknown.

We are hiring an Exhibition Coordinator! Join our team as we tell more diverse stories in co-creation with our community partners. Apply below. https://calgaryartsdevelopment.com//lougheed-house-2020-e/ 1. Shauna Starr A Queen Among Royalty, to Walk the Halls They Once Did, courtesy of Katy Whitt Photography from our 2019 exhibit Nine Lives: Changing Notions of Femininity Through Time... 2. Ambroise Dydime Lepine, Métis leader and son, c. 1880s courtesy of Glenbow Archives and Special Collections, University of Calgary NA-2631-6 from our 2019 exhibit From Racialization to Peoplehood: Exploring Métis Identity, Past and Present 3. Buffalo Child Long Lance in native clothing c. 1929 courtesy of Glenbow Archives and Special Collections, University of Calgary NA-3965-37 from our 2020 exhibit Storied City: Early Calgary through the Eyes of Writers 4. Two men in sunglasses courtesy of Calgary Queer Arts Society from our 2019 exhibit Outliers: Queer History in Calgary. See more

Join us Thursday night from the comfort of your own home!

Please join our virtual information session at 7 p.m. on Thursday November 5th. It's your chance to share, discuss, and collaborate on projects at Lougheed House. Join us to have your voice heard, or just to listen and learn. Login details: Topic: Lougheed House Re-Imagined... Time: Nov 5, 2020 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81215277744 Meeting ID: 812 1527 7744

The staff and volunteers at Lougheed House wish everyone a Happy Halloween. Our mansion was built in 1891 of the Victorian era when Halloween and rituals about death were an obsession. Queen Victoria, openly mourning her husband for 40 years, influenced Victorians' creation of elaborate rituals, superstitions and dress. Victorian England was driven by the idea of a "good death," an elaborate and strict set of Victorian practices requiring painstaking detail and a small fort...une. Failing to properly mourn on a grand scale was considered a societal and moral failure. Halloween parties were also common, and featured Halloween games that offset the more sincere associations with witchcraft or communing with the dead. Most Halloween games were connected to some kind of fortune telling, often predicting the kind of man a young woman would marry. This is a sample menu from a Halloween party in 1891.

Thanks to everyone who helped make sell outs of all 4 of our ghost story performances. With reduced seating, distancing, mask & cleaning measures in place, we've made our mansion spacious and safe. The only scary part is the tales told superbly by Zach Running Coyote and the team at Sage Theatre (our event partners). We'll bring more such modified events to our House this Christmas. Watch this space for details..

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