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Libraries & Cultural Resources

Research Guides

Map Resources at UCalgary and Beyond

Fire Insurance Plans

Fire insurance plans can help you narrow down the year a structure was built and what materials that building was made of. See our Fire Insurance Plans Guide for our list of resources.

Calgary Resources

Guide to Researching Building History

City of Calgary document in .pdf format

Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources
List and links to inventory of historic places in Calgary. See also their links under Heritage Planning

City of Calgary Archives
documents and images

Calgary Heritage Initiative
Citizen group interested in preserving Calgary's historic sites - discussion forums & events

Heritage Calgary
Heritage Calgary is a charitable Civic Partner of The City of Calgary focused on the research, education, and preservation of our shared heritage in Calgary.

Henderson's Directories/Phone Books

Henderson's Directories - Calgary
Calgary volumes from 1910 to 1950s: see library catalogue for later years in print (FC3697.2 .H44)
Pre-1910 are also found in the "Manitoba and Northwest Territories gazetteer and directory"

Henderson's Directories
Addresses of citizens and businesses, dating back 50 years and older for many prairie locations

British Columbia City Directories
Vancouver Public Library's site contains directories from 1860-1955, along with links to historic BC photos

Alberta Telephone Books
Scanned historic phone books from the Medicine Hat Genealogical Society, includes Calgary starting 1903.

Surveys & Maps

Library and Archives Canada Maps Database
Search 'Calgary' - can limit to digitized images

Federal Township Survey Plans and Field Notes
Interactive map viewer for Canada Lands

Alberta Township Plans and Field Notes
Log in as a guest to Alberta's Land Titles Spatial Information System (SPIN)

Provincial Archives of Alberta
Cartographic resources, many with a thumbnail view of map

Historic Map Websites
Numerous worldwide resources

Environmental Site Resources

Spatial and Numeric Data Services Contact Information

Spatial and Numeric Data Services
Rm 466, Taylor Family Digital Library
Telephone: 403-220-6822
Email: maps@ucalgary.ca

Libraries & Cultural Resources