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Lady Strathcona (Isabella Sophia Hardisty Smith) married Donald Smith, who later became Lord Strathcona.

Lady Strathcona (Isabella Sophia Hardisty Smith) married Donald Smith, who later became Lord Strathcona.

Lougheed family at Banff, where they had a cabin. Isabella, second from left, and James, centre.

Belle’s uncle, Richard Charles Hardisty.

Belle’s aunt, Eliza (McDougall) Hardisty.

Dick Hardisty, Belle’s younger brother. He was killed in action at the Battle of Batoche in 1885.

Photograph appeared in The Globe newspaper in Toronto on October 17, 1891.

From Picturesque Calgary, 1903, page 28

Calgary, as it was when James Lougheed and Isabella Hardisty first arrived in Calgary.

Marriage certificate for James A. Lougheed and Belle C. Hardisty issued by John McDougall, Methodist Church mission, Morleyville, AB.

Lady Lougheed’s silver tea service with monogrammed ‘L’ on tea pot.