Stories From the Park

by Heritage Park

Stories From the Park explores western Canadian history and it's links to Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary, Alberta.  
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Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • S01 E10 - The history of Eugenics

    S01 E10 - The history of EugenicsExplicit

    ***Content warning: Some of the topics covered in this episode may be difficult to listen to.***In this episode of the podcast, Kesia and Dominic are joined By Dr. Erna Kurbegovic to talk about the controversial topic of Eugenics....

    29:46

  • S01 E09 - Sikh History - Part 2

    S01 E09 - Sikh History - Part 2

    Did you know that people of Punjabi descent have been living and working in Alberta since before it was even a province? April is Sikh History month and in honour of that, Dominic and Kesia are joined on the podcast by Dr. Michael...

    24:32

  • S01 E08 - Sikh History - Part 1

    S01 E08 - Sikh History - Part 1

    Did you know that people of Punjabi descent have been living and working in Alberta since before it was even a province? April is Sikh History month and in honour of that, Dominic and Kesia are joined on the podcast by Dr. Michael...

    20:33

  • S01 E07 - Metis History

    S01 E07 - Metis History

    Louis Riel and the Red River Rebellion. That's probably the extent of most people's knowledge of Metis History in Canada. But there is so much more to the history of these people that that! Kesia and Dominic are joined by Metis Hi...

    29:04

  • S01 E06 - BONUS! Sleeping Car Porters with Suzette Mayr

    S01 E06 - BONUS! Sleeping Car Porters with Suzette Mayr

    Bonus episode for Black History Month! Sleeping car porters were railway employees across North America who would attend to passengers aboard sleeping cars. The vast majority of sleeping car porters were Black men and the position...

    24:29