1912 Calagary Stampede

[rd_ab_penman]

My grandfather attended the first Calgary Stampede in 1912 and brought this pennant back home with him.

I had the Glenbow Museum and the Calgary Stamped Museum look at the pennant and they authenticated and appraised.

Guy Weadick produced the first "Frontier Days and Cowboy Championship Contest" soon to be known as the Calgary Stampede. The Big Four – Pat Burns, George Lane, A.E Cross and A.J. Maclean – provided financial backing.

1919 Guy Weadick returned to Calgary to produce the second Stampede, called the Victory Stampede in honour of the end of World War I. The original Agriculture Building with the Victoria Pavilion was completed.

1923 The "Calgary Stampede" merged with the "Calgary Industrial Exhibition" to form the "Calgary Exhibition & Stampede." Guy Weadick moved to Calgary to produce an annual Stampede at the same time as the Exhibition. He invented chuckwagon racing, downtown attractions and the other community activities that brand the Stampede today.

Les

 

[LEAP]

That's COOL! Love History

 

[PenMan1]

I LOVE good history! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Old Lar]

Thanks for the history. My wife and I got to attend the Calgary Stampede this year for the first time. We were there for the finals day. Great rodeo, one of the best I've seen. The evening entertainment was outstanding. But, I loved the chuckwagon races. I raised horses for 40 years and would have liked to have tried it were I 30 years younger. For now, I'll stick to wood working. Again, thanks for the history.