All of the books and pamphlets in the Local History Collection are
accessible through the library's catalogue. Some material,
biographical and subject newspaper clippings files, maps and the
Peel microfiche are not yet available through the catalogue.
The collection focuses on resources in all subject areas related
to the history and development of Calgary, Alberta and selected
themes in Western Canadian history from pre-history to the
present.
Approximately 40,000 books, pamphlets, CDs, videos, clippings
files, newspapers, magazines, maps, directories, microforms, sound
recordings, photographs, audio tapes, Internet resources.
Available Resources:
Cemetery Records |
Obituaries and Death Notices | Directories and Phone Books |
Homestead Records | Local Histories |
Maps, Atlases and Place Names
| Gazetteers and Place Names |
Metis Records | Newspaper Clippings
Files | Newspapers| Voters Lists
Cemetery Records
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Alberta Cemetery Records and Other Sources: Surname Index.
1995
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Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. (microfiche) 1995
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Monumental Inscriptions of Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. 1986
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Transcriptions of Alberta Cemeteries as prepared by the Alberta Family
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Histories Society and the Alberta Genealogical Society. Check the
catalogue under the subject heading Cemeteries – Alberta.
Obituaries and Death Notices
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Alberta, Formerly a Part of the North-West Territories: an Index to Birth, Marriage and Death Registrations Prior to 1900. 1999
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Birth, Marriage & Death Notices of "The Alberta Tribune", Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1897-1899. 1986
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A Genealogical Index to Southern Alberta Death and Marriage Notices, 1962-1980. 1998
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Obituaries: Brooks Bulletin, 1910-1989. 1990
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Obituaries Index of the Barrhead Leader, 1928-1969. 1993
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Obituary Index of Turner Valley Oilfields Residents, Past and Present. 1993
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R.C.M.P. Obituary Index, 1933-1989. 1990
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Obituaries from the Alberta Report magazine (uncatalogued)
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Additional copies of obituaries and death notices for various locations in Alberta can be found by checking the catalogue under the subject headings obituaries and death notices.
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Calgary Cemeteries Office 403-221-3660
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Alberta residents can obtain death records through private registry offices, subject to restrictions. See Alberta Vital Statistics
(http://www3.gov.ab.ca/gs/services/vpe/) for details.
Directories and Phone Books
Homestead Records
Recommended Reading
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History of Prairie Settlement. Arthur S. Morton. 1938
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The Records of the Department of the Interior and Research Concerning Canada's Western Frontier of Settlement. Irene M. Spry and Bennett McCardle.1993
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Understanding Western Canada's Dominion Land Survey System. R.B. McKercher and Bert Wolfe.1978
Local Histories
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Alberta local histories including uncatalogued pamphlet files
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Calgary community history books and uncatalogued clippings files
Select Bibliographies
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Alberta's Local Histories in the Historical Resources Library. 1989
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Local Histories of Alberta: A Bibliography of Holdings Found in Calgary Area Repositories. 1999
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Local History Mapping Project: Index to Communities, Post Offices, and School Districts Found in the Local History Books in the Collections of the Provincial Archives of Alberta and the Calgary Public Library. 1995
Maps, Atlases and Place Names
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Alberta
- Cummins Alberta Rural Directory Maps, 1923 (microfilm; reel includes western Saskatchewan, 1912, Manitoba, 1923 and Ontario (part), 1924)
- Rural Atlas and Directory for Alberta Counties and Municipal Districts. 1990’s (check the subject key word catalogue using place name and maps)
- Alberta road maps (for a complete listing check the subject catalogue under Alberta - maps and Alberta – road maps
- Uncatalogued historical maps for Alberta and region a guide is kept with the maps
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Calgary
- Address Guidebook. Calgary. Planning and Building Department. 1992 -
- Platbook of the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 1976
- Calgary Street Maps, catalogued 1903, 1911, 1940 - (for a complete listing check the key word in subject catalogue under Calgary and maps)
- Calgary maps, uncatalogued a guide is kept with the maps
Gazetteers and Place Names
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Alberta Place Guide: Listing Alphabetically
- Cities, Towns and Villages with Populations and Location.
- Rural Municipalities with Places Contained Within and Their Populations. 1947, 1951
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Gazetteer of Canada. Alberta
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Place-Names of Alberta. 1928
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Place Names of Alberta. Vols. 1-4. 1990
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Post Offices of Alberta, 1876-1986. 1986
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What’s In a Name—Calgary? 2 vols.1974
Metis Records
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Biographical Resources at the Hudson's Bay Company Archives. 1996
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1900 Scrip. 1998
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Censuses of the Red River Settlement : an Index to the Censuses for the Years 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1835, 1838, 1840 and 1843. 1998
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Dictionnaire historique des Canadiens et des Metis francais de l'ouest. 1908
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French Canadians of the West : a Biographical Dictionary of French-Canadians and French Metis of the Western United States and Canadian. 2001 (Translation of Dictionnaire
historique)
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The Genealogy of the First Metis Nation: the Development and Dispersal of the Red River Settlement, 1820-1900. 1983
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Metis Families : a Genealogical Compendium. 2001
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North West Half-Breed Scrip, 1885. 1997
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Northwest Territories. Council (1869-1888). Sessional Papers.1870, 1886, 1887
Newspaper Clippings Files
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Uncatalogued clippings from The Calgary Herald and The Albertan, irregular to 1988
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Calgary and select Alberta topics
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Biographies of well-known Calgarians and Albertans
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A finding aid listing the subject headings is kept with the files
Newspapers
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Calgary
- Alberta Tribune 1899-1903
- The Albertan 1897-1980
- Bow Valley Advertiser 1954 (September – December)
- Calgary Herald 1884-
- Calgary News Telegram 1907-1918
- Calgary Sun 1980-
- Calgary Tribune 1885-1889
- The Eye Opener 1902-1922
- Western Standard 1911-1918
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Alberta
- Cardston News 1925-1958
- Edmonton Bulletin 1880-1936
- Fort Macleod Gazette 1882-1904
- Langdon Leader 1912 (March – October)
- Lethbridge News 1885-1900
- Medicine Hat News 1885-1889
- Pincher Creek Echo 1903-1906
- Strathmore Standard 1909-1948
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Western Canada
- Farmer’s Advocate (Western Edition) 1890-1910
- Nor’Wester (Winnipeg, Man.) 1859-1869
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Newspaper Indexes
- Lethbridge News and Macleod Gazette, 1882-1900 : a Subject and Biographical Index
Voters Lists
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Voter’ Lists of the Municipality of Calgary. 1912 – 1971
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Calgary Federal Voters List. 1974
The City of Calgary Archives has the Municipal voters lists to 1974.
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