Join us at the Resource Centre for a presentation offered by CALL (Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners)
Sir John A. Macdonald – The Vision, the Controversy and the Cost of Nationhood
Join us for an hour’s presentation and discussion of Canada’s first prime minister. Sir John A. left us a nation of promises but also some tatters of legacy issues. Ian Harvey of CALL and Jim Benedict of AFHS+CALL will talk on Macdonald, covering the nation building period of 1885, when Canada was only eight years old, the transnational railroad was just completed and the settlement of the west was underway. His handling of indigenous peoples and the Louis Riel rebellion lingers on in today’s debates.
The event will be held on Thursday, December 4 th , starting at 11 am at the AFHS Resource Centre in the Heritage Square at Suite 251-South, 8500 Macleod Trail, S.E. The talk will also be available on Zoom. See the link below.
We are inviting members of the Alberta Family Histories Society, AFHS, to join us in person or by Zoom. This is sponsored by the “Historical Events & Their Impact” group of the Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners, CALL. Please come to the talk to enjoy some Canadiana and to meet some other very interesting people.
The presentation will wrap up by noon. The members of CALL intend to enjoy a lunch at the nearby Toscana Restaurant, a short walking distance just north of Heritage Square with optional parking for you. AFHS members are welcome to join us.
Jim Benedict
The Zoom link has been distributed to our members in recent Windsock messages.
