- Other Name
- EATON'S FLAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- NYLON, COTTON, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P20000032000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- EATON'S FLAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- NYLON, COTTON, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Height
- 1.8
- Length
- 186.0
- Width
- 90.0
- Description
- RECTANGULAR. BACKGROUND COLOUR IS WHITE. AT TOP OF FLAG, IN NAVY BLUE IS "EATON". BELOW THIS ARE VARIOUS STRIPES; FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: A WIDE BURGUNDY, A NARROW WHITE, A NAVY BLUE, A THIN BLACK, A NARROW BURGUNDY, A WIDER WHITE, A NARROW BURGUNDY, A THIN BLACK, & A WIDE BLUE. ONE SIDE OF FLAG IS REINFORCED WITH A STRIP OF WHITE FABRIC (COTTON?). AT EITHER END OF THIS STRIP IS A PIECE OF WHITE ROPE; ONE OF THESE IS ATTACHED TO A WOODEN PIECE, AND THE OTHER IS TIED AROUND A STEEL HOOK WITH A NUT AROUND IT. THERE IS A TAG STITCHED TO STRIP OF WHITE COTTON THAT READS "DOMINION REGALIA LIMITED LIMITEE TORONTO".
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- COMMEMORATIVE
- History
- WAS IN DONOR'S POSSESSION SINCE OCTOBER 1999. DONOR WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF EATONS IN POSITION OF CASH ADMINISTRATION FOR 11 YEARS. SHE WAS OFFERED THE FLAG IN THE LAST DAYS OF EATONS (BEFORE MANY STORES WERE CLOSED ACROSS CANADA IN 1999) WITH THE INTENT TO FIND A GOOD HOME FOR IT. NEITHER THE DONOR NOR THE DISPLAY ARTIST OF EATONS REMEMBERS THE FLAGS USE AT THE STORE. IS SUSPECTED THAT IT WAS USED AT OLD 4TH AVENUE LOCATION ON FLAGPOLE, BUT NOT CONFIRMED. SEE P19990061001-GA FOR MORE HISTORY.
- Catalogue Number
- P20000032000
- Acquisition Date
- 2000-08
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- BOY SCOUT'S BANNER
- Date Range From
- 1970
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- BURLAP, COTTON, FELT
- Catalogue Number
- P20000098048
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BOY SCOUT'S BANNER
- Date Range From
- 1970
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Materials
- BURLAP, COTTON, FELT
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 1.8
- Length
- 126.5
- Width
- 71.5
- Description
- YELLOW BURLAP? FLAG, WITH GREEN APPLIQUES. IN THE CENTER OF THE FLAG IS A WOLF'S HEAD. BELOW THIS IS A BANNER SHAPE, OUTLINED IN GREEN, THAT READS "DO YOUR BEST". BELOW THIS ARE THE WORDS "WOLF CUBS'. AT TOP OF BANNER, IN FELT, IS "42ND LETHBRIDGE". ON LEFT HAND SIDE OF FLAG IS A SLEEVE FOR A FLAG POLE. FLAG HAS A NUMBER OF SMALL HOLES IN IT.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- ASSOCIATIONS
- History
- SCOUTING HAS CHANGED ITS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND THE LETHBRIDGE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABSORBED INTO A WIDER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. ON MAY 25TH 2000, OFFICE OFFICIALLY CLOSED BUT BOY SCOUTS STILL REMAIN IN OFFICE. DUE TO FEAR OF ITEMS LOSS THEY WERE GIVEN TO THE MUSEUM. SCOUTING IN LETHBRIDGE BEGAN IN 1914. SEE P20000041001-5-GA FOR MORE HISTORY ON SCOUTING IN LETHBRIDGE.
- Catalogue Number
- P20000098048
- Acquisition Date
- 2001-07
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- FLAG CARRIER
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1990
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- VINYL, SYNTHETIC FABRIC, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P20000098046
2 images
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- FLAG CARRIER
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1990
- Materials
- VINYL, SYNTHETIC FABRIC, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 5.0
- Length
- 68.0
- Width
- 15.0
- Description
- TWO STRAPS, BACK TO BACK, MADE OF BROWN VINYL FORMED INTO A LOOP. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LOOP IS A CUP SHAPE, MADE OF VINYL. THE STRAPS BUCKLE TOGETHER BY A STEEL BUCKLE, AND A VINYL BELT LOOP. PRINTED ON THE END OF ONE OF THE STRAPS, IN YELLOW, IS AN INVERTED V-SHAPE. IN THE CENTER OF THE V IS A MAPLE LEAF WITH A FLEUR DE LIS IN THE CENTER. BELOW THIS READS "SCOUTS CANADA".
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- ASSOCIATIONS
- History
- SEE P20000098001-GA FOR HISTORY.
- Catalogue Number
- P20000098046
- Acquisition Date
- 2001-07
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Other Name
- FLAG CARRIER
- Date Range From
- 1970
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- LEATHER, BRASS
- Catalogue Number
- P20000098045
2 images
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- FLAG CARRIER
- Date Range From
- 1970
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Materials
- LEATHER, BRASS
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 3.7
- Length
- 59.0
- Width
- 21.0
- Description
- A SINGLE, BROWN LEATHER STRAP FORMED INTO A LOOP. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LOOP IS A CUP SHAPE, ALSO OF BROWN LEATHER. THE STRAP BUCKLES TOGETHER BY A BRASS BUCKLE. STRAP IS WORN; DARK BROWN COLOUR HAS BEEN RUBBED OFF IN MANY SPOTS.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- ASSOCIATIONS
- History
- SEE P20000098001-GA FOR HISTORY.
- Catalogue Number
- P20000098045
- Acquisition Date
- 2001-07
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Other Name
- LADIES TRAINMEN
- Date Range From
- 1922
- Date Range To
- 2002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- WOOD, COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P20060010001
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- LADIES TRAINMEN
- Date Range From
- 1922
- Date Range To
- 2002
- Materials
- WOOD, COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 3.5
- Length
- 28.5
- Width
- 7.5
- Description
- WOODEN GAVEL WITH GRN,RD AND WHT RIBBONS. DECORATIVE TURNED HANDLE.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- ASSOCIATIONS
- History
- GAVEL WAS USED BY THE PRESIDENT TO BRING MEETINGS TO ORDER AND "TO STOP THE GOSSIPING". RIBBONS DECORATING THE GAVEL WERE THE LODGE'S COLOURS. DONOR CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THE ARTIFACT(S) AS THE LAST PRESIDENT OF THE CPR LADIES LODGE. SINCE THERE WERE NO NEW MEMBERS AND FIVE MEMBERS WERE NEEDED TO HAVE A MEETING, THE LODGE AMALGAMATED WITH MEDICINE HAT. THE PAST SECRETARY MOVED TO A NURSING HOME AND THE DONOR BECAME BOTH PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. THE AUXILIARY OF THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, FORMERLY THE LADIES AUXILIARY OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD FRIENDSHIP LODGE NO. 729 WAS A CHAPTER OF THE LADIES TRAINMEN. THE LADIES AUXILIARY WAS ORGANIZED INFORMALLY BY SOPHIA J. GRANGER SHORTLY AFTER THE FORMATION OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN (BRT) ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1886 IN FORT GRATIOT, MICHIGAN. THE LADIES AUXILIARY WAS FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AT THE BRT CONVENTION IN OCTOBER 1888, AND THE FIRST CHARTER WAS GRANTED TO THE GRAND LODGE LADIES AUXILIARY TO THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN AT FORT GRATIOT ON 23 JANUARY 1889. THE AIMS OF THE LADIES AUXILIARY TO THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN ARE HERE QUOTED FROM THE CONSTITUTION AND GENERAL RULES REVISED TO 1951. "TO UNITE THE FAMILIES OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN; TO PROMOTE THEIR WELFARE SOCIALLY, MORALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY, AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM IN ALL THINGS PERTAINING TO THE GOOD OF THE BROTHERHOOD, THE AUXILIARY HAS BEEN ORGANIZED. CONVINCED THAT IT IS FOR THE GOOD OF THE BROTHERHOOD IN GENERAL, AND FOR OUR OWN WELFARE, THAT A MUTUAL GOOD FEELING SHOULD, AT ALL TIMES, EXIST BETWEEN BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, IT SHALL BE OUR CONSTANT AIM AND ENDEAVOR TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN THE SAME. SUCH ARE THE AIMS AND INTENTIONS OF THE LADIES AUXILIARY TO THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN." ON 10 MARCH 1970 THE BRT MERGED WITH THREE OTHER UNIONS TO BECOME THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, AND THE NAME OF THE AUXILIARY WAS CHANGED TO LADIES AUXILIARY OF THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EXIST AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING. FRIENDSHIP LODGE NO. 729, LADIES AUXILIARY OF THE UNITED TRANSPORTATION, WAS FORMED AT MEETING HELD IN THE MOOSE HALL IN LETHBRIDGE ON 3 FEBRUARY 1922 AS FRIENDSHIP LODGE NO. 729, LADIES AUXILIARY OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN, THE 14 CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE LODGE WERE: MARY E. CAMPBELL, AMANDA CHOINIERE, LORETTA DAVIDSON, MARAGET GOODALL, JESSIE GORDON, MARY V. HIGHTON (SECRETARY), MABEL KEIVER (PAST PRESIDENT), LILLIE MAHON (PRESIDENT), ETTA MACDONALD, LUCY MURPHY, ANNA ROY, CLARA R. SMITH, BLANCHE WANS (VICE PRESIDENT) AND LEORA V. WRAY (TREASURER).MRS. WRAY PROPOSED THE NAME "FRIENDSHIP" FOR THE LODGE, WHICH WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. A LIST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF FRIENDSHIP LODGE NO. 729, AS WELL AS ALL MEMBERS WHO JOINED FROM 1922 TO 1989 THAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE LODGE HISTORY. THE AIMS OF FRIENDSHIP LODGE WERE THE SAME AS THOSE OF THE PARENT ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE LODGE REGULARLY CONTRIBUTED MONEY AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERED GOODS AND TIME TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE SALVATION ARMY, LETHBRIDGE HANDICAPPED RIDING ASSOCIATION, LETHBRIDGE SOUP KITCHEN AND LETHBRIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL. IN THE MID 1990S, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LODGE BEGAN TO DECLINE AS MEMBERS GREW OLDER, AND NO NEW MEMBERS WERE RECRUITED. THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF FRIENDSHIP LODGE NO. 729 CEASED ABOUT THE TURN OF THE 21ST CENTURY AND THE LODGE SURRENDERED ITS CHARTER ON 31 DECEMBER 2004.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060010001
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-05
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- PENNY JAR
- Date Range From
- 1922
- Date Range To
- 2002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- TIN
- Catalogue Number
- P20060010003
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PENNY JAR
- Date Range From
- 1922
- Date Range To
- 2002
- Materials
- TIN
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 12
- Diameter
- 13
- Description
- HOMEMADE PIGGY BANK MADE FROM JAM CAN. BLK TIN PENNY JAR. HAND PAINTED GRN TEXT READS "PENNY JAR". TOP OF JAR HAS SLOT OPENING TO DROP COINS.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- ASSOCIATIONS
- History
- BANK WAS USED BY MEMBERS TO COLLECT PENNIES FOR MEMBER'S BIRTHDAY AND USED FOR OTHER LIKE DONATIONS. DONOR CAME INTO POSSION OF THE ARTIFACT(S) AS THE LAST PRESIDENT OF THE CPR LADIES LODGE. SINCE THERE WERE NO NEW MEMBERS AND FIVE MEMBERS WERE NEEDED TO HAVE A MEETING, THE LODGE AMALGAMATED WITH MEDICINE HAT. THE PAST SECRETARY MOVED TO A NURSING HOME AND THE DONOR BECAME BOTH PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. SEE P20060010001 FOR COMPLETE HISTORY ON THE CPR LADIES LODGE.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060010003
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-05
- Collection
- Museum
ORNAMENT, CHRISTMAS TREE
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/en/permalink/artifact11999
- Other Name
- TREE TOPPER
- Date Range From
- 1956
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- CARDBOARD, PLASTIC, GLASS
- Catalogue Number
- P20060032008
2 images
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- TREE TOPPER
- Date Range From
- 1956
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Materials
- CARDBOARD, PLASTIC, GLASS
- No. Pieces
- 4
- Height
- 7.5
- Length
- 31
- Width
- 7
- Description
- CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT IS BOXED AND SITS IN A PLASTIC FORM - 4 PIECES. BOX RED AND WHITE MARKED "MOUTH BLOWN HAND PAINTED GLASS ORNAMENTS." SIDE OF BOX MARKED " DIV. OF. INVERSIONES NAVIDAD S.A. CALI, COLUMBIA MADE IN COLUMBIA S.A.". PRICE TAG MARKED "CO-OP HARDWARE $5.99". ORNAMENT BASE IS BLUE WITH CYLINDRICAL OPENING FOR TREE TOP. TOP HALF OF ORNAMENT IS A SILVER SCREWDRIVER-SHAPE FEATURING RED, GREEN AND ORANGE.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- ACCORDING TO DONOR TREVOR BENNET AT TIME OF DONATION, THE TREE TOPPER DATES TO ABOUT 1956, AROUND THE TIME THE CO-OP STORES WERE FOUNDED. BENNET SAID "I WOULD THINK THIS WAS PURCHASED AT THE CITY CENTER CO-OP IN CALGARY. THIS WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN A PLACE WHERE WE WENT FOR LUNCH WHILE WE WAITED FOR THE TRAIN (DAYLINER THEN) TO TAKE US BACK TO LETHBRIDGE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AFTER ONE OF MY APPOINTMENTS AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AS AN OUT PATIENT WITH DR. GORDON TOWNSEND. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE PERMANENT FILE.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060032008
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-10
- Collection
- Museum
Images
ORNAMENT, CHRISTMAS TREE
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/en/permalink/artifact12007
- Other Name
- CHRISTMAS TREE
- Date Range From
- 1959
- Date Range To
- 2005
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- ALUMINUM, CARDBOARD, WOOD
- Catalogue Number
- P20060032018
2 images
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CHRISTMAS TREE
- Date Range From
- 1959
- Date Range To
- 2005
- Materials
- ALUMINUM, CARDBOARD, WOOD
- No. Pieces
- 49
- Height
- 17
- Length
- 62
- Width
- 17
- Description
- ALLUMINUM CHRISTMAS TREE IN BOX. TOP OF BOX MARKED " STAINLESS ALUMINUM 43 BRANCHES 6FT CHRISTMAS TREE WITH TRIPOD STAND FOR ADDED BEAUTY". STAND CONSISTS OF TRIPOD WITH TWO WOODEN RODS. BOX ALSO CONTAINS A PIECE OF TREE GARLAND AND A THIN METAL ROD. BRANCHES ARE INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED IN BROWN PAPER.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- ACCORDING TO DONOR TREVOR BENNET AT TIME OF DONATION, HE RECALLED THE TREE BEING PURCHASED IN CALGARY FROM THE DOWNTOWN HUDSON BAY STORE IN 1959-60. BENNET SAID, "I ALWAYS SET IT (THE TREE) UP IN THE AREA WHICH SERVED AS A MUSIC ROOM IN MY PARENTS' HOME. IT STOOD ON A LOW WOODEN TABLE. A STRING OF PARALLEL WIRED - C -7 LIGHTS WOULD BE TAPED TO THE EDGE OF THE TABLE SO THE LIGHTS WOULD REFLECT OFF THE TREE." THE DONOR WOULD DECORATE THE TREE WITH UNBREAKALBE BELLS AND SOME BREAKABLE GLASS BALLS. BENNET SAID, "I MADE A NEW TOP FROM A LENGTH OF COAT HANGER WRAPPED IN TREE GARLAND." THE NEW TOP ALLOWED THE DONOR TO USE A GLASS TREE TOPPER ON THE TREE. THE DONOR CLAIMS THAT ALL OF THE BRANCHES ARE IN THEIR ORIGINAL WRAPPING PLUS THE EXTRA BRANCHES THAT THE DONOR MADE HIMSELF. THE TREE WAS LAST USED IN 2005 WHEN IT WAS PLACED IN THE DONOR'S FRONT ENTRANCE TO GREET HIS VISITORS. THE DONOR STATED THAT HE FELT IT WAS TIME TO RETIRE THE TREE. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE PERMANENT FILE.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060032018
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-10
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Other Name
- ALTER CROSS
- Date Range From
- 1912
- Date Range To
- 2003
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- BRASS
- Catalogue Number
- P20060021001
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ALTER CROSS
- Date Range From
- 1912
- Date Range To
- 2003
- Materials
- BRASS
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 78
- Length
- 44
- Width
- 24
- Description
- BRASS ALTER CROSS. CROSS SITS ON A THREE TIERED BRASS BASE. CENTER AXES OF CROSS READS "IHS". FOUR POINT OF CROSS HAS A CLOVER-LIKE SHAPE.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- RELIGION
- History
- ALTER CROSS IS BELIEVED TO BE ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING (1912) OR EARLIER. WHEN THE ALTER WAS MOVED FROM THE EAST WALL OF THE CHURCH IN 1966, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CROSS WAS TOO LARGE, OBSCURING THE PRIEST WHEN HE STOOD "BEHIND" THE ALTER. DURING THESE SERVICES, THE CROSS WAS MOVED TO ANOTHER TABLE IN THE SANCTUARY, BUT WAS ALWAYS RETURNED TO ITS PLACE OF HONOR AFTER EACH SERVICE. THE LETTERS "IHS" IN THE CENTER SECTION OF THE CROSS, ALTHOUGH COMMONLY BELIEVED TO BE AN ABBREVIATION FOR "IN HIS SERVICE" ACTUALLY ARE THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OF JESUS' NAME IN GREEK. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH BEGAN EARLY IN THE 1900S. THE EARLIEST ARCHIVAL RECORD IS A STATEMENT MADE IN JANUARY, 1906 THAT A GROUP OF PROMINENT MEMBERS OF ST. AUGUSTIN’S PARISHIONERS AGREED TO COVER A DEFICIT IN THE OPERATION OF ST. MARY’S MISSION UP TO $300. APPARENTLY, ST. MARY’S EXISTED BEFORE THIS DECISION, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN FOR HOW LONG. A FORMAL ORGANIZATION MEETING FOR ST. MARY’S MISSION WAS HELD ON APRIL 20. 1908. THE SEPARATE PARISH OF ST. MARY’S WAS ESTABLISHED ON FEBRUARY 1, 1910. THE “NEW” CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1912, AND USED BY THE PARISH UNTIL IT CLOSED IN 2003. THE NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP THEN RENTED THE BUILDING UNTIL 2006, WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. THERE WERE AT LEAST EIGHT RECTORS (PRIESTS) AT ST MARY’S BETWEEN 1910 AND 1944, INCLUDING SOME PERIODS OF TIME WHEN NO PRIEST WAS AVAILABLE (OR AFFORDABLE). IN 1944, ROBERT COWAN ARRIVED AND SERVED ST. MARY’S FOR THE NEXT 37 YEARS UNTIL 1981, A TERM UNPARALLELED IN THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF CALGARY. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT ST. MARY’S BECAME KNOWN HAS ST. MARY THE VIRGIN. CANON COWAN RETURNED TO ST MARY’S AS A PARISHIONER FOR A FEW YEARS LATER, AND REMAINED UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1999. MICHAEL EBSWORTH SERVED AS RECTOR FROM 1981 UNTIL 1994, WHEN HE RESIGNED DUE TO HEALTH REASONS. FATHER EBSWORTH REMAINED A RESIDENT OF LETHBRIDGE, OFTEN SERVING AS A “VISITING” PRIEST, AND HE TOOK PART IN THE FINAL SERVICE AT ST. MARY’S HELD ON AUGUST 14, 2003. IN THE FINAL DECADE OF ST MARY’S EXISTENCE, FIVE OTHER PRIESTS SERVED THE PARISH, INCLUDING TWO FEMALE PRIESTS WHICH SOME FOUND SURPRISING DUE TO ST. MARY’S TRADITIONAL LITURGICAL PRACTICES. THE CHURCH CLOSED AND AMALGAMATED WITH THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE. OTHER OBJECTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH ST. MARY'S OPERATION WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF CALGARY. AT THE TIME OF ITS CLOSURE, ST MARY'S WAS THE LONGEST OPERATING OF ANY LETHBRIDGE CHURCH IN THE CURRENT PREMISES. FOR COMPLETE HISTORY SEE PERMANENT FILE.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060021001
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-08
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- CHURCH STEEPLE BELL
- Date Range From
- 1912
- Date Range To
- 2003
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- IRON
- Catalogue Number
- P20060021007
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CHURCH STEEPLE BELL
- Date Range From
- 1912
- Date Range To
- 2003
- Materials
- IRON
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 60
- Length
- 56
- Diameter
- 5
- Description
- CAST IRON STEEPLE BELL WITH CLAPPER. CAST IRON MOUNT AND CORD HOLDING MOVEMENT WHEEL (SEPARATE PCE) FOR BELL OPERATION. ROPE ATTACHED TO ARM OF MOUNT. RD PAINT CAN BE SEEN ON INTERIOR OF BELL THROUGH WEAR OF METAL. BELL IS VERY RUSTED.
- Subjects
- CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- RELIGION
- History
- BELL WAS USED UP TO THE CLOSURE OF THE ST. MARY'S CHURCH IN 2003. IT WAS RUNG BEFORE EACH SERVICE TO SUMMON THE FAITHFUL. THE BELL DOES NOT HAVE A MUSICAL SOUND, AND IT IS SAID THAT THE BELL CAME FROM THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE USED IN THE LETHBRIDGE COLLIERY. AS MANY OF THE EARLY PARISHIONERS OF ST. MARY'S WERE MINING FAMILIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER 3 MINE, IT IS A VERY PLAUSIBLE STORY. THIS STORY HAS BEEN REPEATED IN A NUMBER OF PRINTED ARTICLES, SOME OF WHICH ARE IN THE ARCHIVES IN CALGARY. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH BEGAN EARLY IN THE 1900S. THE EARLIEST ARCHIVAL RECORD IS A STATEMENT MADE IN JANUARY, 1906 THAT A GROUP OF PROMINENT MEMBERS OF ST. AUGUSTIN’S PARISHIONERS AGREED TO COVER A DEFICIT IN THE OPERATION OF ST. MARY’S MISSION UP TO $300. APPARENTLY, ST. MARY’S EXISTED BEFORE THIS DECISION, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN FOR HOW LONG. A FORMAL ORGANIZATION MEETING FOR ST. MARY’S MISSION WAS HELD ON APRIL 20. 1908. THE SEPARATE PARISH OF ST. MARY’S WAS ESTABLISHED ON FEBRUARY 1, 1910. THE “NEW” CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1912, AND USED BY THE PARISH UNTIL IT CLOSED IN 2003. THE NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP THEN RENTED THE BUILDING UNTIL 2006, WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. THERE WERE AT LEAST EIGHT RECTORS (PRIESTS) AT ST MARY’S BETWEEN 1910 AND 1944, INCLUDING SOME PERIODS OF TIME WHEN NO PRIEST WAS AVAILABLE (OR AFFORDABLE). IN 1944, ROBERT COWAN ARRIVED AND SERVED ST. MARY’S FOR THE NEXT 37 YEARS UNTIL 1981, A TERM UNPARALLELED IN THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF CALGARY. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT ST. MARY’S BECAME KNOWN HAS ST. MARY THE VIRGIN. CANON COWAN RETURNED TO ST MARY’S AS A PARISHIONER FOR A FEW YEARS LATER, AND REMAINED UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1999. MICHAEL EBSWORTH SERVED AS RECTOR FROM 1981 UNTIL 1994, WHEN HE RESIGNED DUE TO HEALTH REASONS. FATHER EBSWORTH REMAINED A RESIDENT OF LETHBRIDGE, OFTEN SERVING AS A “VISITING” PRIEST, AND HE TOOK PART IN THE FINAL SERVICE AT ST. MARY’S HELD ON AUGUST 14, 2003. IN THE FINAL DECADE OF ST MARY’S EXISTENCE, FIVE OTHER PRIESTS SERVED THE PARISH, INCLUDING TWO FEMALE PRIESTS WHICH SOME FOUND SURPRISING DUE TO ST. MARY’S TRADITIONAL LITURGICAL PRACTICES. THE CHURCH CLOSED AND AMALGAMATED WITH THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE. OTHER OBJECTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH ST. MARY'S OPERATION WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF CALGARY. AT THE TIME OF ITS CLOSURE, ST MARY'S WAS THE LONGEST OPERATING OF ANY LETHBRIDGE CHURCH IN THE CURRENT PREMISES. FOR COMPLETE HISTORY SEE PERMANENT FILE P20060021001.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060021007
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-08
- Collection
- Museum