Ranching Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/ranching/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:17:56 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Ranching Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/ranching/ 32 32 Old Photographs of Ranches from Across Alberta (1892-1972) https://calgaryguardian.com/old-photographs-ranches-across-alberta/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:33:56 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=24987 Ranches played a pivotal role in Alberta’s history, shaping its economy, culture, and identity. The industry took root in the late 19th century when the Canadian government encouraged large-scale cattle ranching to support settlement and [...]

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]]> Vintage Photos of the Historic Oxley Ranch https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-photos-oxley-ranch/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:44:12 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=18912 Alberta is synonymous with ranching. Vast open grassland and a favourable climate provided the desirable components for cattle to graze independently nearly year-round. Arguably one of the most famous ranches in Alberta is the Bar [...]

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]]> Vintage Photographs from the Bar U Ranch https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-photographs-bar-u-ranch/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:00:11 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=15634 With Parks Canada’s recent announcement and the Calgary Stampede just around the corner, we thought we’d bring you a post with some western flavour this week. Officially known as the North West Cattle Company, the [...]

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]]> Vintage Photographs of Bragg Creek https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-photographs-bragg-creek/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:00:30 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=11211 Bragg Creek is a quaint community just west of Calgary that has become a hub for a multitude of recreational opportunities. Although it has always been a desired destination for those escaping big city life, [...]

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]]> Vintage Photos from Fish Creek Park https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-photos-fish-creek/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:34:45 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=7551 The Fish Creek Valley is rich in history. The valley was perfectly suited for pre-contact First Nation people and archaeological evidence shows they used the area for over 8,000 years. By 1873, the first settlers [...]

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]]> How The West Was Once https://calgaryguardian.com/how-the-west-was-once/ Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:46:42 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=2003 Take a step back in time and discover some of Alberta’s earliest frontiersmen at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), in their ambitious quest to span the continent, continued their westward push [...]

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]]> Legendary Cowboy https://calgaryguardian.com/legendary-cowboy/ Thu, 19 May 2016 23:35:00 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=1320 When discussing history it can be challenging to discern fact from fiction; truth from tale. Detailed record keeping was not what it is today and many stories were only passed on orally; their words never [...]

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