On October 24, 2011 the JHSSA AGM program honoured living veterans of the first and second world wars who had a connection to southern Alberta. This event inspired a project to create a database with information on southern Albertan veterans . We decided to focus initially...
On June 30, 2012, the JHSSA hosted an event unveiling a plaque for the site of the old Smithbilt Hat Factory, now the home of Hotel Arts. The event, part of Historic Calgary Week, highlighted the early history of Smithbilt hats, and company founder Morris Shumiatcher. We...
The office hours over Pesach will be: March 25 9:00-12:00 March 26 Closed March 27 Closed March 28 9:00-12:00 April 1 Closed April 2 Closed We will resume normal hours on Wednesday, April 3. Chag Sameach, have a lovely Passover....
Doug Cass, Director of Library and Archives at the Glenbow, hosted two informative sessions for the JHSSA. On January 8, 2013, we were given a tour behind the scenes of the archives. This climate controlled area consists of rolling shelves allowing the archives to fill...
Everyone in the office is delighted that Agi Romer Segal is back from her sabbatical. We have definitely missed her. Her return means that we are back to business as usual in the Archives, and can accept donations of archival materials. It also means that we...
There is going to be a book! It isn't by us, but it still looks interesting. Judith Theroux is spearheading a book on the history of the Cliff-Bungalow Mission area, and has asked if anyone in the Jewish Community has any information or photos from the...