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18 Jul 2002
Calgary, Alberta Crematorium Records, 1937-1979
1937-50 |
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1951-79 |
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The Calgary Crematorium began in December 1937 when the three-storey solid brick ranch home of the Shouldice family located six miles west of Calgary's city centre was converted into a crematorium. Until 1951, it was the only crematorium serving Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Jacques family acquired the Calgary Crematorium in 1953 and in 1970 moved its location to one within Queens Park Cemetery.
The cremation information presented for the period 1950-79 is limited to that on the registers and by privacy requirements; additional information may be available in some cases and would have to be obtained from the funeral home or the cemetery.
The accuracy of the age at death information, especially pertaining to the months and days, may vary depending on the informant's degree of knowledge and on the transfer of information from other localities. The cremation information provided on this website is limited by privacy requirements; additional information may be available in some cases and would have to be obtained from the funeral home.
Many other cemetery indexes (including the Burnsland Cemetery in Calgary) are available online or have been prepared as paper publications by the AFHS and are available for purchase.
