25th annual RSA Seminar – Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Dear RSA Members,
1 – If you have not paid for the seminar and intend to participate please let Seminar Coordinator Mike Alsop know by Aug. 18th if you are planning on attending the 2023 Cody seminar so he can receive an accurate count for the dinners.
2 – If you have any items you would like to donate for the auction please bring the items with you.
Mike Alsop
Vice President & Seminar Coordinator
(540) 847-2123
RSA’s 25th annual historical seminar will be held at the prestigious Buffalo Bill Center of the West Sept. 6th to 8th. The opening dinner will be held at the Holiday Inn on Sept. 6th. Sept. 7th & 8th activities will be onsite at the Center of the West with the closing dinner to be held Sept. 8th at the Center of the West. The $175 fee per attendee covers both the opening and closing dinner as well as admission to the Center of the West museums. Please make checks payable to RSA and send them to:
RSA
P.O. Box 8737
Tucson, AZ 85738
Come explore legends, cultures, and artworks of the Wild West at the massive, award-winning complex. The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s five museums celebrate the spirit of the American West with stories that make up the West of fact and legend, of yesterday and today. The Center of the West museums are Buffalo Bill Museum, Plain Indians Museum, Cody Firearms Museum. Draper Natural History Museum, and Whitney Western Art Museum
Most notable is the Cody Firearms Museum, completely renovated in 2019 with 4,200 firearms on display plus related artifacts. It includes examples from 1400 to present of military history & modern shooting sports paired with science & art.
Another highlight of the Center of the West is the McCracken Research Library, an expansive repository for books, photographs, manuscripts, and other materials about the American West. It includes firearms design drawings, marketing, sales, & distribution information. Original material is available in person by appointment.
Other attractions in the Cody area include the Historic Erma Hotel, Cody Dug up Gun Museum, Old Trail Town, Cody Firearms Experience, Heart Mountain WWII National Historic Landmark Site, and Cody Trolley tours to name just a few. Also, Yellowstone, our nation’s first national park, is a short drive from Cody.
To allow coming early or staying after the seminar, here are room blocks established from Sept 1st to the 11th that have been set aside for the RSA members at two different hotels, located in the same block, with a shared parking lot and owned by the same owners.
Comfort Inn – Cody (307) 587-5556 (use code A4RSG) $164 per night (free breakfast) 20 rooms available.
Buffalo Bill Village – Cody (307) 587-5544 (use code A3RSG) $144 per night (no free breakfast) 10 rooms available.
The hotel reservation deadline is July 1st with 72 hr. cancellation allowed.
Optional airports are:
Cody Regional Airport
Billings Logan International Airport (107 miles away from Cody WY)
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (214 miles away from Cody WY)
When estimating driving time, allow for slower travel through mountain passes.
Michael Alsop
RSA Vice President & Seminar Coordinator
(540) 847-2123