“The Telegrapher”An Educational Program

Scope and Content: Program is for retired people that had a business in Lethbridge. This program talks specifically to Tom O’Grady who was the manager of Canadian Pacific telegraphs in Lethbridge. He talks about his time as a telegrapher. They explain how telegrams worked and the components of the machines used to se…

History Biographical: This VHS is among a variety of films used by the Galt Museum & Archives for public and for educational purposes. Some were produced by the National Film Board, local 2&7, CFCN and Global Television stations.

Scope and Content: Program is for retired people that had a business in Lethbridge. This program talks specifically to Tom O’Grady who was the manager of Canadian Pacific telegraphs in Lethbridge. He talks about his time as a telegrapher. They explain how telegrams worked and the components of the machines used to send and receive telegrams/ wires. The use of Morse code and how one learns. World War II as the turn of events because everything turned into radar and the change from telegraphs to computers. Filmed in a studio. Jumps to footage of a public talk by the Lethbridge Historical Society. Speaker talks about the history of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce for its 100th year anniversary. She ends her presentation with a slide show of the chamber of commerce members, buildings, and works such as the St. Mary’s irrigation project and the train stations in Lethbridge. Jumps to footage of the Brewery Gardens, Stand is the head gardened in 1988. Talk about the different sections of the garden and it shows footage of the gardens set up for Christmas and New Year’s..