Alberta’s
contributions
to Canadian
history
Engineering
Innovation
alberta honours
some big machines
Founding
Folks
the ukrainian cultural heritage
village is a little bigger this year: its
new Galician Farmstead tells a fuller
story of ukrainian pioneers who
came to alberta 125 years ago from
an area between modern Poland
and ukraine. and look for a new art
exhibit that marks the 150th anniver-
sary of confederation with students’
explorations of their family roots.
For canada’s 150th, the
Remington Carriage
Museum in cardston,
and Reynolds-Alberta
Museum in wetaskiwin
jointly present “the
mclaughlin story.”
the exhibition relates
how this canadian
family helped shape
our nation—first as
carriage builders and
then as automobile
manufacturers.
Easy Entry
save 15% on experience alberta’s
history passes at ama centres.
Passes grant summer-long access
to alberta heritage museums and
pay for themselves in just three
visits. no pass? show your ama
card and save 10% or more at
every museum on this page.
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Local History
discover alberta’s dinos, disasters and more
Frank Slide
Interpretive
Centre
Find out what
happened to
the people who
found themselves
in the path of
canada’s deadliest
rockslide, which
buried part of
a town in 1903.
Head-Smashed-In
Buffalo Jump
the Pis’kun
program immerses
guests in traditional
buffalo-hunting
culture. Join an
elder in a smudge
ceremony, learn
how weapons were
made and even use
a spear thrower!
Royal Tyrrell
Museum
canada’s dinosaur
museum presents
“Grounds for
discovery,” a
new exhibition
featuring amazing
fossils found in
collaboration
with alberta
industries.
opens in may.
Rutherford House
once the home
of alberta’s first
premier, the manor
can be explored
with costumed
interpreters, and
hosts events like
a dominion day
picnic (July 1) and
sunny summer Fair
(July 23).
even bigger rigs—like
an 850-ton excavator—
can be found at Fort
mcmurray’s Oil Sands
Discovery Centre. and
calgary’s The Hangar
Flight Museum boasts
restored aircraft, many
of which had notable
roles in canadian aero-
space history.
Kids Go Free
add your kids (under
16) to a Plus or Premier
membership for free! they
can get roadside assistance
even if they’re not with you
ama.ab.ca/KidsGoFree
AMA InsIder
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