Visitors to Calgary’s Lougheed House will now be able to take in some history about the family’s work in the war effort during World War I as a new exhibit opened on Wednesday.
‘Family at War: Calgary, the Lougheeds, and the First World War’ shows how the war affected one of the city’s foremost families and the whole city, which had a population of about 40,000 at the time.
Visitors will be able to take in about 60 artifacts including photographs, newspaper articles, art depicting the trenches, family treasures, and official documents.
The family itself also paid a major part in the war effort, with sons Clarence and Edgar serving overseas as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and father Sen. James Lougheed responsible for creating the country’s veteran’s hospitals and programs to help soldiers resume their lives after the war.
Isabella Lougheed also volunteered with a number of war-related causes and hosted Dukes, Duchesses, and the Prince of Wales at Lougheed House.
The exhibit runs until January 18.
Lougheed House was built in 1891 and is classified as a National and Provincial Historic Site.
