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Welcome to 2025.
H ello everyone and welcome to 2025. The Calgary chapter of the Morse Telegraph Club says goodbye to the old year and hello to the new on ...
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
Centennial Stamps
Received this email from one of our Junior Telegraphers, Hugh Cowling.
Thanks Hugh!
This framed sheet showcases the U.S. 3¢ Telegraph Centenary stamp (Scott #924), issued on May 24, 1944 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first official telegraph message. The stamp’s design features a prominent telegraph pole with wires receding into the distance, symbolizing the dawn of electrical communication. Embedded in the design is the historic message “What hath God wrought”, the very phrase tapped out by Samuel F. B. Morse in 1844 during his first telegraph transmission from the U.S. Capitol to Baltimore
Friday, August 8, 2025
Jack the Signalman.
In the 1880s, a chacma baboon named Jack made history — not for mischief, but for working as a railway signalman in South Africa. And yes, he was paid in money and beer.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Junior Telegraphers mentioned in dispatches!
The TV network here in Calgary did a segment on the Junior Telegraphers at Heritage Park
Enjoy!
https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/at-heritage-park-the-morse-telegraph-clubs-junior-members-are-keeping-the-code-alive/
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
The year the CPR crossed Alberta 1883
I found this map in a copy of the July-August 1883 copy of Canada Rail magazine.
It covers the the progress the CPR made in 1883 starting just East of Maple Creek in April and ending at Laggan in November.It made it to Calgary in August that year.
Fascinating.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A story from the days of Steam!
Todays story comes from Thom Cholowski, Administrator of the Historic Saskatchewan FB page. Enjoy 73
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Alberta MTC Line at Supertrain 2025
During Supertrain in Calgary this year I was interviewed by the Ham Radio Blogger Vince d'Eon.
Check it out!
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Monday, April 14, 2025
History in the making... with a golden key!
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ASSISTS CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN OPENING NEW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 6. THE MUCH COVETED HONOR OF BEING THE FIRST YOUNGSTER TO PRESS THE HISTORIC GOLD TELEGRAPH KEY USED BY PRESIDENTS WENT TODAY TO CAMP FIRE GIRL JANE BRANDT, RIGHT, AS SHE ASSISTED PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS, IN LIGHTING BY WIRE THE CROSSED LOGS AND FLAME LAMP IN THE ORGANIZATION'S NEW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK CITY. TODAY'S CEREMONY MARKED THE 27TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS. ON THE LEFT IS CAMP FIRE GIRL MARGARET PATSY BIRGE.
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