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30th September 2010, 11:13 AM #1Turned a Few
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1912 Calgary Stampede
Didn't know where to post this.
Not pen turning related, but is interesting.
My grandfather attended the first Calgary Stampede in 1912 and brought this pennant back home with him.
I had the Glenbow Museum and the Calgary Stamped Museum look at the pennant and they authenticated and appraised.
Guy Weadick produced the first “Frontier Days and Cowboy Championship Contest” soon to be known as the Calgary Stampede. The Big Four – Pat Burns, George Lane, A.E Cross and A.J. Maclean – provided financial backing.
1919 Guy Weadick returned to Calgary to produce the second Stampede, called the Victory Stampede in honour of the end of World War I. The original Agriculture Building with the Victoria Pavilion was completed.
1923 The “Calgary Stampede” merged with the “Calgary Industrial Exhibition” to form the “Calgary Exhibition & Stampede.” Guy Weadick moved to Calgary to produce an annual Stampede at the same time as the Exhibition. He invented chuckwagon racing, downtown attractions and the other community activities that brand the Stampede today.
Les
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30th September 2010, 01:05 PM #2
So they shifted the date - it's held in July now isn't it? I have a soft spot for Calgary - been there quite a few times (work) and my father and uncle were both there with the RNZAF about 1943/4.
Got friends in Red Deer too......1st in Woodwork (1961)
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30th September 2010, 03:55 PM #3Turned a Few
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6th October 2010, 04:41 PM #4
Hi Les,
Just read your post from last week. I'm a native Calgarian, born-raised right near the grounds (13ave - 5st s.e). Just west of Leduc now. Retired and getting setup and back into woodwork.
take care
glenn
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