Hitting the books, 1885 style — Calgary's first schools: Monday memories

The start of September is only a few days away and that means back to school for students everywhere, but in the late 1800s on the prairies it wasn't easy to get an education. When you look back to the early days of Calgary, it took nine years after the establishment of Fort Calgary for the first school to be started here. Local historian Jack Peach (1913-1993) wrote this column about the history of schools in Calgary for the Herald in 1981. Read More