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	Home Sweet Heritage Home profiles a selection of well-known pioneer Calgarians and their residences. From the magnificent sandstone mansion built in 1903 for Patrick Burns, founder of one of Canada's largest meat packing companies, to "Bow Bend Shack", constructed in 1891 for William Pearce, Calgary's first environmentalist, the stories of the individuals who lived in these houses are a fascinating sidebar to Canadian history. Although other people have resided in these homes over the years, the houses are still clearly connected to their famous inhabitants. The Calgary house where Nellie McClung, famous Canadian author, suffragette and celebrated member of Alberta's Famous Five, lived from 1923 to 1932 is still called the McClung house in recognition of her nine-year occupancy. While the photographs date from 1957 to 1977, some of the houses and residents featured in Home Sweet Heritage Home date back to the 1800s. Even though all of the Calgarians profiled in the biographies are now dead and some of the buildings have been demolished, the houses that have escaped the wrecking crew are now lived in and appreciated by a new generation of Calgarians. Go ahead, sneak a peek!