A postcard from Bill May's collection shows historic Alameda Park in Butler Township when it was an amusement park from 1901 to 1944.

BUTLER TWP — A program on “The History of Alameda Park — Butler’s Disneyland” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. June 11 at the Carousel Shelter at the park.

Alameda Park was an amusement park from 1901-1944. It was complete with a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel and boating lake.

Many celebrities, including trumpeter, singer and all around jazz great Louis Armstrong, performed in the outdoor theater and dance pavilion.

Historian Bill May of Butler will give the 60-minute slide show with rare photographs, video clips and entertaining tales.

Admission is free. The event is sponsored by Butler County Parks and Recreation. For more information, call 724-504-3648 or e-mail privateh@zoominternet.net.

Other programs in the Outdoor Discovery series will be:

• Nature Expo from Penn State Extension, June 25

• Mammals and More! July 2

• AL Mazing Magic, July 9

• Pennsylvania Wilderness Search and Research, July 16

• SurfSup Adventures, July 23

• Honey Heroes, July 30

• Creek Creatures, Aug. 6

• The Biddle Boys: Escape and Death of Butler County’s Most Notorious Outlaws, Aug. 13.

For more information, call 724-284-5383 or visit www.co.butler.pa.us.