
The Community Life collection features major social institutions serving the West (government and mainstream politics, education, religion, and support organizations), and activist groups, causes, and movements, including western alienation, women's rights, minority rights, politics, labour, and the environment. The ceremonial life collection reflects forms of ritual and ceremony, including rites of passage marking births, weddings, funerals, religious observances, festive celebrations, fraternal society regalia, and cultural, social, and political events.
Button Badges
1970s - 1980s
Collection of Glenbow Museum
2003.053.007; 2003.053.008; 2003.053.015; 2003.053.016; 2003.053.025; 2003.053.026
Masonic Lodge Jewel
n.d.
Collection of Glenbow Museum
C-21485 A-B
School Planetarium
ca. 1920s
The school planetarium was used as an instructional model at Central Collegiate Institute, Calgary.
Collection of Glenbow Museum
PI-11964
Bingo Set
ca. 1951
The bingo drum, ball board and game cards represent a favourite fundraising activity of fraternal lodges, churches and community organizations.
Collection of Glenbow Museum
2000.074.015, 2000.074.018 A-BF, 2000.074.074 A-BX