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HERITAGE POST
ISSUE #2 • MAY 2015
SUMMER SEASON
KICKS OFF MAY 16
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WELCOME ADDITION COOKING UP MEMORIES
BRINGS NEW STORIES WITH FIVE ROSES
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VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
PARADE MARSHALS
WANTED!
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CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE SETTLEMENT OF WESTERN CANADA
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A NEW HISTORY EVERYDAY!
T
his summer, we are celebrating history at Heritage Park through
music, dance, food, storytelling and much more! The 51st summer
season kicks off on May 16 with the opening of the historical village at
9:30 a.m.—and complimentary pancakes for the early birds of course!
Last year all rides were added to the admission price making it
easier and more affordable for guests to enjoy all that the Park has to
offer. That new pricing has carried over into 2015, as well as the added
benefits of purchasing an Annual Pass, or Annual Pass Plus. Annual
Pass holders already receive incredible savings on unlimited admission
into the Park year round, while Annual Pass Plus holders receive the
same benefits plus discounts on select ticketed events, retail items and
food and beverage purchases, and the convenience of early booking
privileges for summer camps and the Once Upon A Christmas breakfast
buffet.
able to enjoy a taste of history aboard the River Forth Dining Car, a
luxury 1920s train car that will be operating on Tuesdays for lunch and
in the evenings for private bookings.
In the Settlement, guests can go on patrol with the North West
Mounted Police, become a voyageur, learn to make bannock at the
Hudson’s Bay Company Fort and play a game of dominos in Drew’s
Saloon.
Guided character tours are available in The Famous 5 Centre
of Canadian Women, a beautiful representation of Nellie McClung’s
house, as well as pink teas, which include lively discussions regarding
women’s rights. Sunday Teas on the Verandah return every Sunday
from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. beginning May 31, and are a lovely way to enjoy an
afternoon.
Heritage Park’s theatrical troupe will be performing Ragtime to
Riches, weekends in the Canmore Opera House, and shows are included
with Park admission. Beverley, a young aspiring singer enters the world
of a Ragtime Show Circuit—against her mother’s wishes—to compete
with veteran performers, and find fame and fortune. This family–friendly
musical highlights songs from the ragtime era and hints at where it is
going.
Mark your calendars for Heritage Park’s special events, pancake
breakfasts and free concerts, and get ready to Escape Today with a visit
to Heritage Park!
Some of the highlights of the 2015 summer season include
celebrating the Festival of Quilts 20th anniversary in May, Dominion
Day celebrations on Canada Day and the return of a western rodeo
in August. Music in the Plaza, a free summer concert series returns
every Wednesday night in July and August and Captain’s Cruises return
Thursday evenings with a fun new menu and complimentary bubbly.
The Selkirk Grille has a new summer menu and one of the best patios
in town, and the First Nations’ Encampment is home to a newly gifted
painted tipi and new programming. Later this summer guests will be
THE RIVER FORTH
A VINTAGE DINING CAR EXPERIENCE
Originally a 1928 Canadian Pacific solarium, the River Forth has been recommissioned as an elegant 1920s
dining car. Pulled by an antique steam engine around Heritage Park, this unique dining experience will be
complete with a historically inspired menu created by Executive Chef Jan Hansen.
OPENING IN 2015
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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2-3 & 8-10 Day Out With Thomas
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Mother’s Day Brunch
16-18
Historical Village Opening Weekend (Pancake Breakfast
all three days)
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Brewing Workshop
23-24
20th Anniversary Festival of Quilts (Pancake Breakfast
both days)
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Tea on the Verandah, Famous 5 Centre of Canadian
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JUNE
4, 18
Brewing Workshop
7, 14, 21, 28 Tea on the Verandah, Famous 5 Centre of Canadian
Women (Sundays)
HISTORICAL VILLAGE
OPENING WEEKEND
20-21
Rhubarb Patch
21 Father’s Day Brunch
JULY
1
Dominion Day (Pancake Breakfast)
5, 12, 19, 26 Tea on the Verandah, Famous 5 Centre of Canadian
Women (Sundays)
MAY 16-18 • 9:3O AM-5PM
9, 23
Brewing Workshop
8, 15, 22, 29 Music in the Plaza (Wednesdays)
Step into a world of history and discover How the West was
Once®. See what’s new in the First Nations’ Encampment,
watch the premier of Ragtime to Riches playing at the
Canmore Opera House, and meet the new farm animals.
16, 23, 30 Captain’s Cruises (Thursdays)
AUGUST
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Heritage Day (Pancake Breakfast)
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tea on the Verandah, Famous 5 Centre of Canadian
Women (Sundays)
Complimentary pancake breakfast for the first 500 guests through the
gates before 10:30 a.m. on all three days.
5, 12, 19, 26 Music in the Plaza (Wednesdays)
Purchase an Annual Pass or Annual Pass Plus and experience
all there is to see and do all year, for one low price.
6, 13, 20, 27 Captain’s Cruises (Thursdays)
BUY YOURS TODAY AT HERITAGEPARK.CA
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Brewing Workshop
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Friends of Heritage Park Western Rodeo
22-23
Country Kickback (Pancake Breakfast)
YOU COULD BE AN
ENGINEER
FOR A DAY!
WIN A RIDE IN THE CAB OF
HERITAGE PARK’S HISTORICAL
STEAM ENGINE!
You and a guest can get behind the scenes with Heritage
Park’s train crew. Enjoy a morning on the rails, followed by
a three-course lunch at the Selkirk Grille restaurant, then
take home parting gifts.
Raffle tickets are $5 or five for $20.
Purchase yours today at www.HeritagePark.ca
or by calling Guest Services at 403.268.8500.
MAY 2-3 & 8-10
The draw is on Monday, September, 28, 2015,
at Heritage Park.
For tickets and info visit www.ticketweb.ca/dowt
or call 1.888.222.6608
A limited number of walk up tickets will be
available each day of the event.
1,200 tickets are available. Raffle license #403147. The prize includes: onehour ride for the winner and a guest in a Heritage Park locomotive cab, threecourse lunch for two at Selkirk Grille, two engineer caps and bandannas,
‘Engineer for a Day’ certificates, and memento photographs. Estimated prize
value is $2,000.
Day Out With Thomas™ Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™ Based on The
Railway Series by The Reverend W. Awdry. © 2015 Gullane (Thomas) Limited.
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Thomas & Friends and Day Out With
Thomas are trademarks of Gullane (Thomas) Limited. © 2015 HIT Entertainment
Limited. © 2015 MEGA Brands Inc. All rights reserved. MEGA BLOKS and the
MEGA BLOKS logo are registered trademarks of Mega Brands Inc.
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PAINTED TIPI A WELCOME ADDITION
H
eritage Park’s First Nations’ Encampment has a colourful new addition. The Park has
been growing its Aboriginal programming over the past eight years and last fall, was
honoured to receive a tipi design, in transfer from Louis Soop, Piipiakihtsipiimi, respected
elder of the Kainai Nation, and his wife, Abby Soop, Matoiyohkomiaakii.
A tipi design must come from a dream, or be transferred from two people to a man
and a woman, in a formal, sacred and spiritual ceremony. Kainai Elder, Ray Black Plume
performed the private ceremony on October 7, which included prayer, face painting, and a
Blackfoot naming ceremony. Heritage Park’s Public Programming Coordinator, Ellen Gasser,
and Heritage Park Society Vice President, Joe Anderson accepted the Yellow Otter tipi
design, and responsibility for it, on behalf of the Park.
The First Nations’ Encampment shares the stories and the culture of the Blackfoot
people, and now with the welcome addition of the Yellow Otter tipi, the Park can share
with guests the meaning and significance of painted tipis, as well as the stories associated
with this one in particular.
The Yellow Otter tipi will be open this season in the First Nations’ Encampment for
guests to discover, as well, visitors to the Encampment can experience a multitude of
activities, which vary from day to day. Guests can help raise a tipi, listen to traditional
songs and storytelling, participate in dancing and drumming, watch demonstrations of
cooking, beading and other handiwork. They can play traditional games, such as the hoop
game, bone toss and bow and arrow and try their hand at using traditional hunting tools.
The Encampment will host guest dancers, artisans and enhanced programming on select
weekends during July and August.
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oin the Friends of Heritage Park and help connect people with the settlement of Western Canada! With your $200 membership, you’ll be
supporting the western, ranch and agricultural components of Canada’s largest living history museum, by bringing all the excitement,
thrills and spills and up close action of a live rodeo to Heritage Park on Saturday, August 8. This is an opportunity for Heritage Park guests to
experience a live rodeo. For many guests, this will be a first time experience!
FRIENDS OF HERITAGE PARK MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
• Receive a tax receipt for a portion of your membership fee
• Complimentary gate admission for two to attend the rodeo,
with reserved seating
• An invitation for you and your guest to attend the Friends
of Heritage Park Western Brunch on rodeo day!
Become a Friend of Heritage Park today.
Visit HeritagePark.ca or contact Donna Palmer at 403.268.8629 or [email protected]
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MOTHER’S DAY &
FATHER’S DAY
BRUNCHES
Tea on the Verandah
TRADITIONAL TEA ON THE VERANDAH OF THE
FAMOUS 5 CENTRE OF CANADIAN WOMEN
Treat Mom and Dad to a spectacular brunch in
Gasoline Alley Museum.
SUNDAYS, MAY 31 – AUGUST 30
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
MAY 1O & JUNE 21
$19.95 + GST per person (in addition to Park admission)
$14.95 + GST for children under 12
Sittings at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.
Adults $31.95 +GST
Children (under 12) $21.95 +GST
Reservations recommended. Call 403.268.8500.
(Gratuity Included)
Call 403.268.8500 for tickets.
Discounted admission into Gasoline Alley Museum in May,
and the Historical Village in June will be added to the price for
those who are not Annual Pass holders.
Visit HeritagePark.ca for full menu and pricing.
BIG ROCK INTERPRETIVE BREWERY
BREWING WORKSHOP
Enjoy a fascinating and interactive evening as you discover the basics
of the complete craft brewing process taught by an experienced brewer.
May
21
June
4 & 18
July
9 & 23
August
6 & 27
8 weeks after the course pick up a sample of beer that you personally brewed!
6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. • Heritage Park Historical Village, Big Rock Interpretive Brewery
$95.00 + GST per participant
Register online HeritagePark.ca
Phone 403.268.8500
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Memories to Last a Lifetime
How do you honour the landmark moments and people in your life? An in-memoriam
tribute, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, the birth of a child and any other major life
event can be acknowledged through the purchase of a Memory Bench. These benches
mark the lives and times of special people and assists Heritage Park in preserving the
past for future generations.
For more information, please contact Laurene Mitchell
403.268.8509 or [email protected]
Festival
OF
20th Annual
UILTS
At Heritage Park
May 23 & 24, 2015
Western Canada’s largest outdoor quilt show is
celebrating its 20th anniversary!
May 23 & 24 • 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Hundreds of Quilts on Display!
CAPTAIN'S CRUISES
Special Displays
Dear Jane and Nearly Insane
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
PRE-BOOK NOW!
New! How to Build a Quilt 101
Basic quilting presentation
Thursday Evenings
July 16 – August 27, 2015
Merchants’ Mall
Products and services to inspire your creativity
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
$74.95 + GST per person
Complimentary pancake breakfast on both days for the first
500 guests through the gates before 10:30 a.m.
• Two hour evening cruise • Live jazz band
• New menu of gourmet hors d’oeuvres
• Complimentary bubbly • Breathtaking views • Cash bar
TICKETS ONLINE HERITAGEPARK.CA
PHONE 4O3.268.85OO
Regular Park admission applies. Two day consecutive admission
available. Visit HeritagePark.ca for more information.
All rides and exhibits operating during the Festival of Quilts.
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Historic
Events
Happen Here
casually elegant. uniquely vintage. distinctly canadian.
Escape Today! Enjoy a retreat away from the office, without
leaving the city. A fully catered lunch for 20 served in a cozy log
cabin to a festive barbeque for 300 on the antique midway.
Let your imagination guide your next Heritage Park event.
MEETINGS • SEMINARS • STAMPEDE PARTIES • CORPORATE EVENTS • WEDDINGS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND BOOKING AVAILABILITY
VISIT HERITAGEPARK.CA OR CALL 403.268.8526
NEW MENU
Chef de Cuisine, Sean Cutler’s menu uses locally grown,
organic foods and Canadian specialties to ignite
and delight your taste buds.
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day lunch and dinner specials.
Enjoy lunch, dinner or drinks on one of the best patios in town!
(weather permitting)
Reservations 403.268.8607 or HeritagePark.ca
Open daily for lunch. Tuesday through Sunday for dinner.
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FAMILY FAVOURITES AND THE FIVE ROSES COOKBOOK
By Ellen Gasser, Public Programming Coordinator
L
ast November I began a project to create a Family Favourites
cookbook to pass on, and to document the origin of those recipes. I
soon discovered that the enduring recipes, handed down from my
two grandmothers, and loved by the three generations to follow, were
not grandma’s recipes as we always thought, but inevitably led back to
one important cookbook — the Five Roses Cookbook. In conversation, I
learned many other friends could trace their old family favourites back
to the same cookbook. Why was it so prominent, I wondered?
As food manufacturers started to develop in Western Canada
beginning in the late 1880s, some began distributing cookbooks as a
way of advertising and advocating the use of their products, which
they featured in the recipes. The first notable Canadian classic was the
Blue Ribbon Cook Book, printed in multiple editions from 1905 to 1970 by
the Blue Ribbon Manufacturing Company of Winnipeg, which sold tea,
coffee, spices, baking powder, etc. Robin Hood, which began milling in
1909, also eventually produced cookbooks. But the Canadian cookbook
that appears to have spread the widest and had the most influence
seems to be the Five Roses Cookbook, first produced in 1913. Both my
grandmothers had well used copies, and had given their daughters
copies when they got married.
The Lake of the Woods Milling Company started making Five Roses
flour in Winnipeg in 1888 and by 1913, the company had a
reputation for “milling fine flour, not bleached, not blended and sold all
over the world”. The next logical step to increase the market was to
inspire legions of women to use their flour so they created a cookbook
with “a compilation of almost 600 recipes carefully chosen from the
contributions of over two thousand successful users of Five Roses flour
throughout Canada”. The 1915 edition says “nearly 850,000 copies are in
daily use in Canadian Kitchens.…practically one copy for every second
Canadian home” with “recipes…supplied by Canadian Housewives…
suitable for use in all parts of the Dominion”. It cost 30 cents to receive
a copy by mail. The books had coupons inside the cover for the owner
to give to their friends so they could get their own copy by mailing
“thirty cents in stamps or silver.” The book contained three pages of
instructions for making the perfect loaf of bread, 10 pages of bread
recipes, instructions on how to store flour for maximum satisfaction,
sections on making dainty sandwiches, rolls, buns of all kinds, various
breakfast foods, cakes, cookies, puddings, tarts, sauces and better
than a page devoted to tips for making the perfect pie crust. The Five
Roses Cookbook also has the earliest printed reference to butter tarts
in Canadian food literature. It is no wonder my grandmothers made the
very best bread and the perfect pie crust!
The influence of the Five Roses Cookbook on Canadian cooking is
quite phenomenal. According to Elizabeth Driver (2003 edition) “It is
the longest-running recipe collection from a Canadian flour company.
Every decade or so, the company redesigned the cover and revised the
contents.”
The Five Roses Cookbook is still available today, both in print and
online. It has had an important and lasting influence on my family and
our Family Favourites. I wonder if it has on yours?
Jam-Jams No. 1
Five Roses Cook Book. 1915. Page 121.
Lake of the Woods Milling Company Ltd.
2 eggs
1 cup shortening
6 tablespoons syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon (small) soda 1 teaspoon lemon or vanilla
Five Roses flour to roll thin
Roll thin, cut and bake. While warm, put two together with jam.
About Jam-Jams
Jam-Jams are made often at the Ranch House at Heritage Park. They were one of my Grandma
Gasser’s favourite cookies to make. She could literally “make them with her eyes shut”—she
made them all her life, even into her late eighties, when she had lost most of her sight.
This recipe from the 1915 Five Roses Cook Book is almost exactly the same as my Grandma
Gasser’s recipe, although Grandma’s recipe had more detail as it would have come from a
later edition. Shortening could be replaced by margarine, 1 tsp (small) soda is 1½ tsp. baking
soda, a ½ to 1 tsp. salt has been added, and Grandma’s recipe says: Use 3 to 4 cups flour,
enough to make a soft dough. Roll and cut with a cookie cutter. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to
12 minutes. Put together with jam (or icing). – Ellen Gasser
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VOLUNTEER
CORNER
“VOLUNTEERS DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE TIME;
THEY JUST HAVE THE HEART.”
– Elizabeth Andrew
A
nd we know our volunteers have huge hearts! Heritage Park volunteers worked hard to help celebrate our 50th anniversary with really big events and
crowds. Volunteers at Heritage Park come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes; groups, corporations, families and individuals alike, from aged ten
to 80 plus! Thank you to all of you for your dedication.
YOUR VOLUNTEER CALENDAR
Are you looking forward to volunteering this spring? To help you plan your calendar, the upcoming
events and their approximate recruitment dates are below:
EVENTEVENT DATERECRUITMENT DATES
Day Out With Thomas
May 2-3 & 8-10
Ongoing
Festival of Quilts
May 23 & 24
Ongoing
School Patrol DayJune 4Beginning mid-May
Dominion DayJuly 1Beginning mid-June
Western RodeoAugust 8Beginning mid-July
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS…
• Don’t forget the Staff (employee and volunteer) Annual Orientation on
Saturday, April 25 at 8:30 a.m. Buses can take you to the Chautauqua
Tent from Security.
• Please send in your registration and opportunities form to be
registered for 2015.
• Review your 2014 volunteer hours for your pass. If you have any
questions or did not receive the mail out for passes, please contact
Bonnie at 403.268.8563 or [email protected].
• If you received an invitation to the Volunteer BBQ in June and plan to
attend, RSVP to Pam at 403.268.8610 or [email protected]
before May 30.
Please welcome Katie Swanberg, Heritage Park’s
new Marketing Assistant and volunteer scheduler for
all of the Park’s special events. If you have signed
up to volunteer for a special event, Katie will be
contacting you to schedule your shift.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Bonnie at [email protected] or 403.268.8563,
or check the website for the next new volunteer orientation.
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DOMINION DAY
CRAFTS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
You love crafts! We love crafts! And we
need supplies to make crafts happen!
Old Christmas cards? We’ll take them!
Tassels? We LOVE tassels!
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Please consider donating the following items to our
craft committee:
• Christmas cards • Lace • Yarn • Felt
• Ribbon • Cotton or polyester batting • Pipe cleaners
• Stickers • Wallpaper • Tassels • Baggie ties
PLEASE DROP YOUR ITEMS OFF AT THE
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE IN THE
CLOCK TOWER BUILDING.
CELEBRATE CANADA DAY THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY!
9:30 A.M. – 5 P.M.
• Dominion Day Parade • Old-Fashioned Games
• Music • Magic Show • Dancing • BBQ Picnic
• Official Citizenship Ceremony • Mini Chuckwagon Races
SPONSORED BY
HERITAGE PARK SUMMER CAMPS
Escape Today…it’s time for pioneer play!
Lead the parade!
For five unforgettable days, kids dress up and journey back in
time to experience the Park like never before. Ride the rails,
fur trade in the fort, make ice cream and more!
Show us your Canadian pride and you could be our
Dominion Day Family on July 1!
REGISTER TODAY
The winning family will be costumed, and will get to lead the
parade in a horse-drawn carriage. Contest includes free admission
on July 1, complimentary lunch at the Wainwright Hotel and an
8x10 photo from the Park Lane Portrait Studio.
Day and overnight camp options for ages 6-14
SPONSORED BY
MEDIA SPONSORS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
For more information visit
www.heritagepark.ca/education-programs/camps.html
Register at HeritagePark.ca or in person at Administration
between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CELEBRATE YESTERDAY
CELEBRATE YESTERDAY
and
Escape today
escape
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SUBMIT A PHOTO OF YOUR FAMILY SHOWING OFF
THEIR CANADIAN PRIDE.
One entry will be selected. Entry information and contest rules at
www.HeritagePark.ca from May 5 to June 18.
and
Escape today
escape
KIDS
CORNER
EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEF
For Mother’s Day or Father’s Day
FOR THIS PROJECT YOU WILL NEED:
• A 10 in. x 10 in. cotton handkerchief
(you could use embroidery linen as well)
• Needlework Threads
• Craft size needle
• A pattern:
DIRECTIONS:
1. Thread your needle. Use 3 strands. You can mix colours if you want.
2. Make a knot at the end.
3. Replicate the pattern on your handkerchief using a basic satin stitch:
Insert your needle from the back. Up at 1, down at 2, then up at 3 coming back toward your work and down at 4, and continue with the same idea until your pattern
is completed.
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1900 Heritage Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
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