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Author of the article: Eric Volmers Publishing date: Feb 19, 2021  •  February 19, 2021  •  6 minute read  •  Co-curator Shaun Hunter poses for a photo at Storied Exhibit in Lougheed House on Monday, January 27, 2020. Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Photo by Azin Ghaffari /Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content In February 1978, a conference was held at the University of Calgary’s MacEwan Hall Ballroom that bro...

Posted: Dec 28, 2020 6:29 PM MT | Last Updated: December 29, 2020 Progressive Conservative Party leader Peter Lougheed, accompanied by wife Jeanne Lougheed, gives a wave to hundreds of party workers and supporters at his victory party at the Edmonton Inn on Thursday, March 15, 1979. (The Canadian Press)

The Globe and Mail Cailynn Klingbeil Published December 28, 2020 Leah Hennel/The Globe and Mail As the long-standing stories told about a downtown Calgary historic residence are reconsidered, a fascinating and more complicated history is emerging. Caroline Loewen, curator at Lougheed House, says she’s started thinking about the grand sandstone mansion as having been the home of a Métis household, given that the first resident, Lady Isabella Lougheed, was Métis. New complexities have arisen, Ms. Loewen says, considering Lady Lougheed’s husband, James Lougheed, was a Conservative senat...