08/12/2026
The Bearspaw Historical Society participated in the Calgary Historical Society 'Calgary Historic Week' on Aug 3. About 40 people came to the historic school site. We provided coffee and cookies in the replica horse barn, then one of our members talked about one-room schools. Following this, the visitors walked around the site, looked at the signs about the 4 one-room schools that existed in the Bearspaw area from 1908 to 1965, and visited the fully restored 1940 teacherage. They then went into the 1920 one-room school and listened to an interesting talk about dairy farming in the area, presented by the daughters of two original dairy farming families. Dairy farming was the main type of farming in this area during the first half of the last century. The presentation included photos of about 30 dairy barns that existed in the area. Only a few of these barns still exist.
If anyone is interested in learning more about the historic school, getting involved with the Society, or renting one of the buildings for meetings or other events, please contact [email protected]
